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Medical Forum / General / Vision / July 2006Contrast computer screen - B/W vs. W/B
Which contrast scheme is best for long hours in front of the computer screen? I have used black text on a white background for the past few years for my programming work. Recently, I installed a ClearType font from Microsoft specifically designed to reduce programmers' eye-strain ("Consolas") which had an incredible effect on my eyes; they are now much less tired after a long day of work. However, I still feel there is room for improvement. Any information highly appreciated. I have done alot of work with various text on various backgrounds. Personally I prefer black text (000000H) on a medium grey background (C0C0C0H) or slate background (B9C8C4H). > Which contrast scheme is best for long hours in front of the computer > screen? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > However, I still feel there is room for improvement. Any information > highly appreciated. Very nice colors. I noticed you can change the background color systemwide in the display settings (in Windows, of course). > Personally I prefer black text (000000H) on a medium grey background > (C0C0C0H) or slate background (B9C8C4H). > Which contrast scheme is best for long hours in front of the computer > screen? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > However, I still feel there is room for improvement. Any information > highly appreciated. I don't have any answers, but thanks for mentioning Cleartype. I didn't even realize it was an option on my computer... what a difference! As the other poster said, I find it much less straining to use something other than white behind black text, like light grey or beige. ClearType actually blurs the text generating a somewhat softer image of the characters. If a display does not have the type of fixed pixels that ClearType expects, text rendered with ClearType enabled may actually look worse than type rendered without it. Displays that have no fixed pixel positions, such as crt displays, may be harder to read if ClearType is enabled. If you want further options for cleartype, you can download the cleartype tuner powertoy directly from microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypePowerToy.mspx > I don't have any answers, but thanks for mentioning Cleartype. I > didn't even realize it was an option on my computer... what a > difference! That is misleading. It does not "blur" anything - it uses the subpixels each LCD pixel consists of, thereby increasing the text resolution three-fold. > ClearType actually blurs the text generating a somewhat softer image of the > characters. I agree, smoothing is probably better term. Depending on the font, size, and monitor characteristics it can be easier on the eyes.. There is a nice image on wiki that shows a magnifaction of text (c) with cleartype and (d) without cleartype. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/ClearTypePixels2.jpg > That is misleading. It does not "blur" anything - it uses the subpixels > each LCD pixel consists of, thereby increasing the text resolution > three-fold. > > > ClearType actually blurs the text generating a somewhat softer image of the > > characters. > I agree, smoothing is probably better term. Depending on the font, > size, and monitor characteristics it can be easier on the eyes.. > > There is a nice image on wiki that shows a magnifaction of text (c) > with cleartype and (d) without cleartype. > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/ClearTypePixels2.jpg Ewww. The upper set is annoyingly blurry. Personally, I favor the Trebuchet font with capitals roughly 1/8" high, using dark blue (#000063) letters on a light blue (@ceceff) background. >> That is misleading. It does not "blur" anything - it uses the >> subpixels each LCD pixel consists of, thereby increasing the text >> resolution three-fold. >> >>> ClearType actually blurs the text generating a somewhat softer >>> image of the characters.  SignatureCheers, Bev xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Once you've provoked a few people into publicly swearing they are going to hunt you down and kill you, the thrill wears off." -Elric of Imrryr "Charles" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in news:kRCug.39057$FQ1.1018 @attbi_s71: >> Which contrast scheme is best for long hours in front of the computer >> screen? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> However, I still feel there is room for improvement. Any information >> highly appreciated. ClearType with an LCD screen is helpful. ClearType does not work well with CRT screens. Something else to do is to go to the advanced properties settings of your video adaptor and lower the Gamma setting to between .5 and .6. On an LCD screen using ClearType, this can significantly improve the appearance and readability of text. The colors will also become more "vibrant", less washed out. SignatureDennis Roark denro@sio.NOSPAMmidco.net Starting Points: http://sio.midco.net/denro/www |
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