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maidavale · 06-22-2009, 06:14 PM

Readability is amazing, I've been using it for few weeks now. Allow me to offer other "readability" tips (that pertains to LCD monitors, especially concerning eye strains)as well:

-Readability alternative - Readable-app - I prefer Readability because of its text flow formatting (i.e. when you resize your browser horizontally, the text doesn't overflow and you don't get a horizontal scroll bar... btw in general, when it comes to this issue, I find Chrome to be superior than other browsers including Firefox). Guess I like small-columned paragraphs with wide, wide margins. However, Readable-app offers more styling options that may suit your liking.

-Fonts - A general rule is Sans-serif fonts such as Verdana for electronic displays

-Colours - Personally, I find light-coloured text on dark background easier to read (esp. in a low-light setting). You may relate if you find terminal screens with black background with green/white texts easier on your eyes. For my browser, I use the same teal-like colour used in sites such as Ask MetaFilter for background and a very light-green hue for texts (the key is to get a nice contrast). Inverting colours on your OS is another solution

Windows - "Alt" + "Shift" + "PrtScn" (although some people might not like this very much b/c it changes GUI/theme for your Windows)

OS X - "Ctrl" + "Option" + "Apple" + 8

Linux - ?

-Larger-sized fonts for your browser... obviously

While I assume many people here already know all these given the nature of this forum, I certainly hope the info. comes across as new for others. Cheers.

06-22-2009, 06:14 PM	#9
maidavale You folks stay classy. Posts: 11 Karma: 60 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Anything w/ Pixel Qi (c. 2010 4Q)	Readability is amazing, I've been using it for few weeks now. Allow me to offer other "readability" tips (that pertains to LCD monitors, especially concerning eye strains)as well: -Readability alternative - Readable-app - I prefer Readability because of its text flow formatting (i.e. when you resize your browser horizontally, the text doesn't overflow and you don't get a horizontal scroll bar... btw in general, when it comes to this issue, I find Chrome to be superior than other browsers including Firefox). Guess I like small-columned paragraphs with wide, wide margins. However, Readable-app offers more styling options that may suit your liking. -Fonts - A general rule is Sans-serif fonts such as Verdana for electronic displays -Colours - Personally, I find light-coloured text on dark background easier to read (esp. in a low-light setting). You may relate if you find terminal screens with black background with green/white texts easier on your eyes. For my browser, I use the same teal-like colour used in sites such as Ask MetaFilter for background and a very light-green hue for texts (the key is to get a nice contrast). Inverting colours on your OS is another solution Windows - "Alt" + "Shift" + "PrtScn" (although some people might not like this very much b/c it changes GUI/theme for your Windows) OS X - "Ctrl" + "Option" + "Apple" + 8 Linux - ? -Larger-sized fonts for your browser... obviously While I assume many people here already know all these given the nature of this forum, I certainly hope the info. comes across as new for others. Cheers. Last edited by maidavale; 06-22-2009 at 06:28 PM. Reason: Waht's a sepillng?