Re: ergonomics question ($TERM colors)

[Bruce Sass <bsass@bms.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>]

I recall hearing that dark text on a light background was best in most
situations... easier on the eyes when you are going back and forth
between printed and displayed texts.

dark gray on light gray is better than black on white, IMO.

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On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Ian Keith Setford wrote:

> Aside from personal preference, does anyone know if a certain combination
> of colors is better to stare at than others?  I can guess, from my own
> experience, that white text on a black background is better than black on
> white.  Does anybody have any input on this? I would like to use the one
> that is "best" on my eyes since I stare at computer screens for ~12hrs a
> day.