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Post #148876 by Futura Girl on Thu, Mar 24, 2005 8:13 AM
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way back in the day - the stone ages - pre-web... when CRTs first started to rule the world.... it was generally accepted that dark backround screens were easier to read. this makes sense - because your eyes are not staring into a bright light source which can be fatiguing. hence, most of the the earliest computer displays were amber text on black. nowadays the web presents a different set of issues - i tend to recommend lighter colored backgrounds for web clients that have sites where people will regularly print out pages. if you have white or light text on a dark background - chances are you will bhave printing issues. there are programming ways around this, but overall - that's the reason for the recommendation of light colored background websites.
ah... someone else who remembers the olde thyme days... staring at any screen light or dark for hours at a time will give you eye strain, but staring at a darker background CRT display is STILL easier on the eyes overall. [ Edited by: Futura Girl on 2005-03-24 08:18 ] |