Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!public!death
From: death@public.BTR.COM (David Burrowes  death@btr.com)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Apps in color
Keywords: color interface Stuart
Message-ID: <2304@public.BTR.COM>
Date: 6 Apr 91 05:03:36 GMT
Organization: BTR Public Access UNIX, MtnView CA. For info re BTR contact Customer Service cs@BTR.COM
Lines: 19

>want that kind of color support, buy an Amiga :-)  Stuart is a terminal
>emulator, and I can't think of a single good reason why you should be able
>to change colors in a terminal emulator, other than to amuse yourself.

Let me first say that 99% of the time I agree totally.   Color tends to
be abused too much.  However, the one thing that I miss from my work
with some Xwindows systems is the ability to make the space that my text
is appearing on to be a very very light gray (my background color, if you
will).  I think the reasons for this are even justified.  Screens, even the
lovely megapixel display, have a contrast that gradually gets to be less
than pleasant when looking at gobs of unformatted text on their
white background.  By making it ever so slightly grey, I generally felt
like I was putting a wee bit less stress on my eyes.  I dont really care
if I can make my text red, or purple with black polkadots. But I get happy
when I can change the shade of the background that my text appears on.
(or, at least my eyes get happier =)

\david john burrowes
death@btr.com