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With astigmatism, I can't comfortably read the current light-on-dark text. http://blog.tatham.oddie.com.au/2008/10/13/why-light-text-on-dark-background-is-a-ba
by ronaldx 13y ago
With astigmatism, I can't comfortably read the current light-on-dark text.
http://blog.tatham.oddie.com.au/2008/10/13/why-light-text-on-dark-background-is-a-bad-idea/ http://blog.tatham.oddie.com.au/2008/10/13/why-light-text-on...
Light-on-dark can be more comfortable for long-term screen reading, but a bold or heavier weighted font is really needed.
I felt the original piece was effective because it really was expertly designed.
- inthewind 13y agoI have issues with my sight too. And as such, I've just fixed the font, font-size, foreground and background colours in my browser, and I'm much happier for it. Backlit screens can still play havoc on my eyes, so for longer content, I just send it over to my eReader, to read later. I prefer light on dark text - when I'm in a dark environment, and dark on light when I'm in a bright room. It also depends on the monitor. But each to their own. The nice thing about taking the design into your own hands - is that you can bypass most of the author's styles - and then you can quit moaning. An author can't cater for all tastes. Each browser has different ways to customise them, and it can be a bit of a fiddle, and sometimes you might end up breaking out into another browser to read something - but it _can_ be done. Hacker news looks horrible to me without my styles applied. I strongly recommend taking control of your browser.