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I'm initially inclined to dismiss this as ugly and distracting, especially with the default colors being very similar to the traditional link/visited HTML color
by mutagen 13y ago
I'm initially inclined to dismiss this as ugly and distracting, especially with the default colors being very similar to the traditional link/visited HTML colors. It would be worth exploring further if the claimed improvements are true.
I'd especially be interested in exploring ways to incorporate this into better designed color schemes so that it doesn't look so much like a unicorn vomited on the page while preserving the benefits and usability.
I'm also less inclined to dismiss improvements like these after misinterpreting the occasional email from colleagues lately. I don't know if it is assuming I know the full contents from the 3 line summary on mobile devices, processing too much email, or simply not paying enough attention but I've had to slow down and make sure I get things right.
- briancaw2 13y agoAdjusting to something like the "Blues" color scheme seems to make things a bit nicer. What I'm worried about is comprehension.
- kemiller 13y ago"Nice" colorschemes are probably less useful here since nice usually means harmonious. The point is to maximize your brain's ability to unconsciously distinguish them, so red/blue is a good choice if you need a lot of help. If you're more sensitive to colors, then the grayscale is probably a better choice.
- brianpgordon 13y agoTwo colors can contrast while not clashing aesthetically.
- yareally 13y agoYes, I figured that was kind of the point of syntax highlighting in code.
- Miyamoto 13y agoAn alternative bookmarklet would be to apply the gradient to the line your cursor is over, and just move your cursor at the pace you read lines.
- gojomo 13y agoThis is a great idea, a subtle mix of the gradients and some readers' select-a-few-lines-at-a-time habit. Or, to mix in another idea (from philip1209) downthread: have the hover-effect add color-matched dots (or other glyphs) at the corresponding line-ends, currently under the pointer.
- kamakazizuru 13y agothat would be very annoying when reading on any touch based device. Even on a normal laptop - most people who can read well enough dont need to follow the text with the cursor anyways .. its just adds an unnecessary action that would work against the goal of this concept - speeding peoples reading up!
- bigiain 13y agoFor me, that'd be completely unworkable. Moving the mouse/cursor down the page line at a time to read? _Seriously?_
- jlgreco 13y agoApplying the gradient when you select text might work. For some reason I already have a habit of obsessively selecting text when I am reading, and I've seen other people that do it as well.