Re: [O] converting people to Emacs and org-mode

[Sebastien Vauban]

Bastien wrote:
> Eric S Fraga <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> And I've not only given up trying to convert anybody to Emacs, I have
>> also given up trying to explain why a dark background with light text is
>> much better on the eyes.  Too much inertia and bad practices out there
>> unfortunately.
>
> On this slightly off-topic subject, an oculist told me the dark
> background did not really matter, what matters is the contrast.
> Very high and very low are not good, something inbetween (but
> he could point to a way to quantify this.)
>
> I use xcalib (http://xcalib.sourceforge.net/) to quickly switch
> from light-on-dark (most often) to dark-on-light (from time to
> time) and I recommend it.

What I once heard from ergonomical studies is that "black on white" was better
than "white on black". Though, is it based on real grounds?

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban