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From: imp@marvin.Solbourne.COM (Warner Losh)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  OpenWindows ReverseVideo
Message-ID: <1990Oct8.171220.4808@Solbourne.COM>
Date: 8 Oct 90 17:12:20 GMT
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In article <9010071954.AA28300@zia.aoc.nrao.edu> cflatter@ZIA.AOC.NRAO.EDU (Chris Flatters) writes:
>This makes white on dark text more
>difficult to focus on than dark on white and hence more difficult to read.

I find that I can't stand to have black letters on white background.
I guess it comes from working for years with 300 baud terminals that
gave you one choice.  I have noticed no ill effects.

>If you find the glare from a white window disturbing you will be
>increasing your chances of eyestrain by running in reverse video.

@begin(soap_box)

Too many screens just plain can't give a flicker free black on white
(ever notice the wavy lines in them?).  This flicker causes more eye
strain that I care to deal with.  It is a hardware problem, granted,
but the software should allow for it.  For my part, I'll keep
reporting applications that ignore ReverseVideo as buggy (or, to be
more accurate, inconsistent with other X applications).

In any event, it is what I'm used to.  Being forced to use black on
white is my biggest complaint with the Mac.

@end(soap_box)

Warner

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Warner Losh		imp@Solbourne.COM
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