Rockmeister
pfm Member
sadly not, just a piss take of a very odd neighbour
tony.
i thought you claimed to be a big form following function kind of guy? why bombard the person with light and make them read the few bits that are darkened out? part of the problem is that the lighting people use with their computers as all wrong -- again, meant for a paper-based office of the mid 20th century.
don.
can you point me to any sci-fi show (or CSI-style creation) that features computers doing paper illusionism? you will all be embarrassed by your choices/tastes when AI takes over ;-)
on a related note, why al the hostility to people using their computers as they see fit? do you want to decorate my house too and choose my cycling outfit for me?
D'oh! The reason you see dark screen with glowing text in the movies/TV is they want to shoot the screens to be read by the viewer, and it's hard to get a good exposure of a light-colored light-emitting screen, tends to show up blank. That's a limitation of cameras compared to eyes.
oh come on! don. next time you are enjoying a "good wife" rerun with your partner, please note the screen colours on their debranded macbooks.
this is a logical "vision" of the future (from 2 decades ago), nothing to do with filming:
the reason we are not their yet is because of culture of fear surrounding computer use for most people. i deal with it very week.
Black text on a white background yields the best legibility, since the bright glow from the background causes your pupils to contract. It's easier to focus your eye with a smaller pupil (much like the depth of field is increased with a smaller camera lens), and it reduces the effect of refractive errors in the eye.
Think Mr R is back
Lets not forget also that a predominantly white background would ruin night vision, which might explain why cockpit and dashboard graphics are dark backgrounds with lighter information, rather than the reverse. If so, that really isn't to do with legibility.
Now you've changed, was that a Ric and superbass in your old avatar?Decided to join the Monochrome Set
Why not have a dark background skin as an option so that people can choose it if they want to?
Possibly or the fact that you might a personality disorder of some sort or other as most on here have!