From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sebastien Vauban" Subject: Re: converting people to Emacs and org-mode Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:35:41 +0200 Message-ID: <86k3nu73zm.fsf@somewhere.org> 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: 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-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Bastien wrote: > 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.) > > 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 -- Sebastien Vauban