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Originally Posted by Fluribus
I read it on my computer monitor. I'm highly sensitive to light. Reading text against a white background is painful on a backlit screen.
I have my browser set to a black background and green text. Unfortunately, that's unusual. Doesn't work everywhere. Some stuff still gives me black text on a white background. Some will give me black text on a black background.
Using a Paperwhite for my reading device is easy on my eyes. I don't have to deal with the settings problems.
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Hey you must be my eye twin. I have the same problem with white background.
I don't know how it was decided that GUI would be primarily black text on white background, considering we've always had emissive displays. It's like trying to read the print off a light bulb all day. Every computing device I use I have to find a way to get light text on dark background, at least for the programs I use most, but it's hard work fighting the white background hegemony.
Android up to this point seems to give a bit of equal time for the dark background scheme, but it looks like with the upcoming Android L they are going all on the blinding white look like iOS 7.