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From: jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Apps in color
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Date: 6 Apr 91 17:16:42 GMT
References: <1991Apr03.112138.37367@slate.mines.colorado.edu>
Reply-To: jacob@gore.com (Jacob Gore)
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/ comp.sys.next / glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid) / Apr  5, 1991 /
> 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.

I'd leave my terminal black on white too, but I'd like to use yellow to
highlight selections.

> it is NOT a good idea to use different background colors in
> a window, or to change the window border, or the color of fonts.

Some people complain that white background hurts their eyes.  I don't think
something like black on amber would affect the appearance of the fonts too
much.  Not any more than the mediocre color convergence on the 17" non-Sony
monitors, or the lower dpi of the larger Sony monitors, I'd guess...

Jacob
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