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On my monitor, the black text was more readable as well. The brown text required perceptible effort to read. I agree with scott_s. If you goal is to deliver i
by nroach 16y ago
On my monitor, the black text was more readable as well. The brown text required perceptible effort to read. I agree with scott_s. If you goal is to deliver information, the black text is superior.
- acqq 16y agoMost of the texts with "gray on white" are very hard to read on my monitor. I know that on bad LCD monitors gray is easier to read, but not everybody has bad monitors. So generally regarding light gray texts, one more example of "everybody has what I have." Regarding the article: a lot of painters used black too. Even more printers. Don't you think that the books would be printed with gray or colored ink if that would be more readable? I'm sure enough experiments have shown that it just isn't. The arguments are very suspicious.
- chc 16y agoBut by the same token, if gray is easier on some people's monitors, using high-contrast text is also an example of "everybody has what I have."
- acqq 16y agoThe major question is then: should the text be adjusted for the people who read or for the people who don't. I believe that super-high contrast and too bright screens are more common among the people who watch videos and photos or play games more than read the texts on the screen.