Re: blue on black is unreadable
On 24-Mar-00, 10:19 (CST), Steve Greenland <stevegr@debian.org> wrote:
> > > (I wonder if the preference for light-on-dark vs dark-on-light depends
> > > on ambient light conditions?)
> >
> > I usually like to work in a relatively dark room. I think I'm nocturnal or
> > something (looks at clock... :(
>
> And I tend to work in well lit rooms, even at night -- so from our
> amazing sample of two, there is a correlation!
And the link (http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/ematias/faq/S/S-9.html)
that someone else provided said this:
In an experiment with light- or dark-adapted subjects identifying
target letters within a letter string from positive or negative
displays, I also found interactions between adaptation level and
display polarity (Fischer, 1992). Thus, the display of choice
probably depends on your workplace illumination.
(presumably with a sample count of more than 2)
It also said this:
"Saturated blue should not be used for the presentation of fine
detail, because the central part of the fovea is relatively
insensitive to that color. For similar reasons, blue is an excellent
background color."
(Of course, that promotes light-on-dark....)
sg
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