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Source code colors: Contrast / Readability / Ergonomics
Gothi[c]:
Why is it that most IDE's have a default white background with black text?
Personally it really hurts my eyes. Especially on CRT monitors. The white of a computer monitor is not like say a white paper, it is light. So especially for those of us who are coding over 8 hours a day, which is better for our eyes?
Personally I use a soft green on a black background because green is one of the colors humans perceive best. Green on black provides high contrast. I use soft green so the contrast isn't too high. Seems to work best for me. I hear yellow on blue is best for bright-lit rooms / daylight. But black on white is overkill contrast and really bad on the eyes.
Here is an interesting page about this topic:
http://www.writer2001.com/colwebcontrast.htm
Rover:
I agree. I think the black on white was originally designed to mimic paper and make us all more comfortable with PC's. Plus Mainframes and Terminals used Green on Black, so we *must* look different from them.
Personally, anytime I'm using an editor, terminal or anything for very long, I look to change it to ....
Green on Black. Looks best, easiest to see and doggon.. I like it. :Thmbsup:
I used to work with a guy who always used Yellow on Blue... yuck! :'(
jroad:
I remember back in the days of Turbo Pascal, the default scheme was yellow on blue and I really got used to it. It was hard moving to the default black on white in Windows. I guess I have adapted to it, but maybe I will start experimenting again with darker backgrounds when I can.
Rover:
I remember back in the days of Turbo Pascal, the default scheme was yellow on blue and I really got used to it. -jroad (February 10, 2006, 12:00 AM)
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2 quick notes:
1. I changed the color scheme in TP to Green on black.
2. I LOVED Turbo Pascal :-* :-*
Gothi[c]:
My color scheme in Turbo Pascal was usually green on blue due to excessive ASM usage :D
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