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White-on-black is easier to read than black-on-white IMO. Also, if you're using Firefox you can go to Options ‣ Content ‣ Advanced (Under Fonts & Colors) ‣ Unc

by PeCaN 10y ago

White-on-black is easier to read than black-on-white IMO. Also, if you're using Firefox you can go to Options ‣ Content ‣ Advanced (Under Fonts & Colors) ‣ Uncheck “Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above” and make the internet a much nicer place.

graycat 10y ago
I do let Firefox let the pages choose their own fonts. The page as it is is completely impossible for me to read. Even if I have Firefox magnify the page, the combination of the fonts and the black background means that I can't see the characters. Magnifying via Firefox doesn't help. A magnifying glass doesn't help. I can't read those fonts on that background. Literally, absolutely, positively, I can't read the characters. With those fonts on that black background, there just is not enough contrast for me to read the characters at all. Can't read the page. I want to be clear: Literally I can't read the page. Am I being clear enough? Still, I can't read the page. I don't want to be obscure. The fact is, I can't read the page. To read the text, I'd have to capture it on the clipboard and move it to my favorite editor, but in that case I'd lose the links unless I inserted them by hand. I have a nice, bright CRT, 14", with 1024 x 768 pixels. I'm not joking -- to me the page is impossible to read. Not joking. I couldn't read the page. I gave up on reading the page. The three simple, little changes I suggested would make the page plenty easy for me to read.
- hackednews 10y ago
  Are you fucking dumb? It's white text on an almost black background. That's about 100% contrast. Have you never seen a dark website before? You must be new to the internet... If you are using Firefox, they have a 'read' button in the address bar if you have difficulty reading a page. I don't see how you could possibly have problems reading it given that it literally has higher contrast than this website, but...
- PeCaN 10y ago
  > I do let Firefox let the pages choose their own fonts. Well there's the problem. I suggested you uncheck that.

by PeCaN 10y ago

graycat 10y ago

I do let Firefox let the pages choose their own fonts. The page as it is is completely impossible for me to read. Even if I have Firefox magnify the page, the combination of the fonts and the black background means that I can't see the characters. Magnifying via Firefox doesn't help. A magnifying glass doesn't help. I can't read those fonts on that background. Literally, absolutely, positively, I can't read the characters. With those fonts on that black background, there just is not enough contrast for me to read the characters at all. Can't read the page. I want to be clear: Literally I can't read the page. Am I being clear enough? Still, I can't read the page. I don't want to be obscure. The fact is, I can't read the page. To read the text, I'd have to capture it on the clipboard and move it to my favorite editor, but in that case I'd lose the links unless I inserted them by hand. I have a nice, bright CRT, 14", with 1024 x 768 pixels. I'm not joking -- to me the page is impossible to read. Not joking. I couldn't read the page. I gave up on reading the page. The three simple, little changes I suggested would make the page plenty easy for me to read.

hackednews 10y ago
Are you fucking dumb? It's white text on an almost black background. That's about 100% contrast. Have you never seen a dark website before? You must be new to the internet... If you are using Firefox, they have a 'read' button in the address bar if you have difficulty reading a page. I don't see how you could possibly have problems reading it given that it literally has higher contrast than this website, but...
PeCaN 10y ago
> I do let Firefox let the pages choose their own fonts. Well there's the problem. I suggested you uncheck that.