PRS-350 Better contrast in menus than when reading

sethdove · 04-23-2011, 07:00 PM

Why is the contrast in the pop up menus so good? I'd much prefer to have that white background that is present when you hit the OPTIONS button for reading--not just for changing settings. Seems a serious waste of ability. When reading an ebook I feel like the background just isn't very white, and hinders low light reading. Is there an explanation for this? I tried searching the forum but this is a difficult one to word for a search.

kartu · 04-24-2011, 03:42 AM

Fonts used in popup menus is bigger / bolder.
Try to increase font size to menu levels and then compare.
It's highly unlikely that background in books isn't white when reading (unless you are reading scans)

jakeluck · 04-27-2011, 10:11 PM

it is also an optical illusion, like how the text appears to have more contrast on models with dark-colored cases. To verify yourself, create a pdf document with 2 pages, the first page with just the text, the second page with the same text in a box surrounded by a dimmed gray background.

Purple Lady · 04-30-2011, 01:38 AM

You can use Adjust View in the options menu. If you choose custom and set the first to +75 and the second to -75 you get a darker and slightly thicker font. It's not as thick as a bold font, but seems just as dark.

04-23-2011, 07:00 PM	#1
sethdove Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Pocketbook 360+, Sony PRS-350	Better contrast in menus than when reading Why is the contrast in the pop up menus so good? I'd much prefer to have that white background that is present when you hit the OPTIONS button for reading--not just for changing settings. Seems a serious waste of ability. When reading an ebook I feel like the background just isn't very white, and hinders low light reading. Is there an explanation for this? I tried searching the forum but this is a difficult one to word for a search. Last edited by sethdove; 04-23-2011 at 07:02 PM. Reason: Specificity

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04-24-2011, 03:42 AM	#2
kartu PRS+ author Posts: 1,637 Karma: 2446233 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300, 505, 600, 650, 950	Fonts used in popup menus is bigger / bolder. Try to increase font size to menu levels and then compare. It's highly unlikely that background in books isn't white when reading (unless you are reading scans)

04-27-2011, 10:11 PM	#3
jakeluck Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 3252 Join Date: Dec 2004	it is also an optical illusion, like how the text appears to have more contrast on models with dark-colored cases. To verify yourself, create a pdf document with 2 pages, the first page with just the text, the second page with the same text in a box surrounded by a dimmed gray background.

04-30-2011, 01:38 AM	#4
Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	You can use Adjust View in the options menu. If you choose custom and set the first to +75 and the second to -75 you get a darker and slightly thicker font. It's not as thick as a bold font, but seems just as dark.

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