From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: converting people to Emacs and org-mode Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:28:04 +0100 Message-ID: <87fvyhtx3v.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <87ip3wjdlw.fsf@gmail.com> <7401FF63-B5F4-46AF-BD35-9717130FADBB@gmail.com> <87sj30hu83.fsf@gmail.com> <87ip3e4p60.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> <878v4aqylm.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:43894) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UUZWV-00027r-UZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:28:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UUZWR-0003nk-7s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:28:27 -0400 Received: from co9ehsobe003.messaging.microsoft.com ([207.46.163.26]:58442 helo=co9outboundpool.messaging.microsoft.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UUZWQ-0003nN-RJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:28:23 -0400 In-Reply-To: <878v4aqylm.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (Bastien's message of "Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:11:49 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: Thorsten Jolitz , Org Mode Mailing List Bastien writes: > Eric S Fraga 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.) It is indeed all about contrast and the problem is that, in many environments, the lighting of the environment is significantly lower brightness than a white background screen. YMMV, of course ;-) Note that this is for emitting devices as opposed to reflective surfaces, such as paper and e-readers, where black on white is better. Personally, I have problems with my eyes unfortunately and I do need to configure systems so that I don't end up with headaches every day. Off-topic but a very important selling point for Emacs, IMO. It is so easy to change colour themes and have results that look good in seconds. Contrast this with most other software where it is just plain difficult if not impossible to configure the colours as one would like. And org mode works very well with most of the colour themes I have tried. Anyway, back to normal programming on this channel! :-) -- : Eric S Fraga, GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D : in Emacs 24.3.50.1 and Org release_8.0-pre-347-g4b139e