White vs. black background for text - Page 2

twowheels · 09-13-2012, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vxf

but it seems like an awkward design choice...

Awkward perhaps, but the only one that makes sense in the absence of a physical switch, given the use case that I described.

BenG · 09-16-2012, 11:29 AM

I seem to remember that the Sony PRS-500 or perhaps the 505 had a hack to reverse black and white but it didn't look good at all.

Mike Hunt · 01-15-2013, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barty

I absolutely prefer white on black on LCD. Eink is an entirely different animal. I've tried white on bkack on eink because I have a jailbroken kindle and a 3rd party program that can invert the colors. It does not look good. Maybe because it's not white on black but light grey on dark grey. At any rate, it's not any easier on the eyes.

Could you share the name of that 3rd party program? Where can I find it? Does it work for all books on the device or just specific side-loaded books?

TIA,

susan_cassidy · 01-15-2013, 01:56 PM

I find white text on a black background to be very hard to read. I always change the default color setting for a DOS window on Windows.

Parody · 01-15-2013, 02:12 PM

I use white text on black on my phone (in Aldiko), standard coloring on my Kindle, and document defined/black on white everywhere else (usually PDFs on my tablet).

I'd like to try the light-warm-gray on dark-gray which is the default text colors in the Zenburn color scheme I use in text editors and command prompts, but there isn't a dark enough gray in Aldiko's color selections. :(

sirmaru · 01-15-2013, 02:22 PM

Use whatever makes you feel better. On my KFHD7-32 I use White text on a Black background. On my PW I use the light at 22 of 24 maximum in all ambient light conditions to give the background a pure white image.

Others use different combinations. On my AcroBible for the KFHD7-32 I like their multicolor combinations and use that.

Hoyt Clagwell · 01-15-2013, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenG

I seem to remember that the Sony PRS-500 or perhaps the 505 had a hack to reverse black and white but it didn't look good at all.

Here is a pic of the ghosting on a Sony Reader 500. It came from this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=73267

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09-16-2012, 11:29 AM	#17
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I seem to remember that the Sony PRS-500 or perhaps the 505 had a hack to reverse black and white but it didn't look good at all.

01-15-2013, 01:56 PM	#19
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	I find white text on a black background to be very hard to read. I always change the default color setting for a DOS window on Windows.

01-15-2013, 02:12 PM	#20
Parody Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Twin Cities, MN Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Transformer Infinity	I use white text on black on my phone (in Aldiko), standard coloring on my Kindle, and document defined/black on white everywhere else (usually PDFs on my tablet). I'd like to try the light-warm-gray on dark-gray which is the default text colors in the Zenburn color scheme I use in text editors and command prompts, but there isn't a dark enough gray in Aldiko's color selections. :(

01-15-2013, 02:22 PM	#21
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Use whatever makes you feel better. On my KFHD7-32 I use White text on a Black background. On my PW I use the light at 22 of 24 maximum in all ambient light conditions to give the background a pure white image. Others use different combinations. On my AcroBible for the KFHD7-32 I like their multicolor combinations and use that.