Re: [APML] Text color. Was: Polar Drift Alignment Article

["Bert Katzung" <katzung1@comcast.net>]

Hi Malcolm:
I think it's you <VBG>. Actually, I recall an analysis done decades ago by
Kodak or someone who wanted to find the best (most legible) format for
slides with text. (This was long before PowerPoint.) The conclusion was that
light text on a dark background was more legible than the reverse. Of
course, that was for reading slides in a darkened lecture room. I can recall
doing text editing in the DOS days and I found that white text on a blue
background was easiest on my eyes.
But I agree 100% that dark text of any color on a black background is awful!
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@comcast.net
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Shedden" <MalcS@Blinkinc.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: RE: [APML] Polar Drift Alignment Article


> Is it just me, or is white text on a black background very
> difficult to read? (Not as bad as blue text on a black
> background though, which some web publishers seem to favor
> for some reason that is beyond me!)
>
> I find myself having to highlight the text with the mouse
> cursor which inverts it in order to read it easily.
>
> Malcolm.


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