[mdlug-discuss] [Discuss] What you've all been waiting for: A Linux user's review of Windows 7 Beta

[Aaron Kulkis]

Garry Stahl wrote:
>> Oh, I hate amber screens, ever since I first saw them at Purdue.
>>
>> Green on black is good, but you need the proper typeface for it.
>> Arial or Helvetica just aren't good choices (in any colors, in fact).
> 
> A serif man obviously.

Yes.  They improve readability.
Otherwise, the newspaper and book industries would have abandoned
serif typefaces long ago, as serif type bodies are much more prone
to damage, wear, and breakage than sans-serif typefaces.

> 
> I care less serif or san serif, but I want clear clean contrast.
> Complimentary colors are right out as well. No red on green.  If you
> want green text on black one should use a very light green, say #99ff99.
> 
> On a CRT screen the lit green text on the black background is readable,
> high contrast.  It doesn't work in a graphical environment.  Worse so on
> this LCD.

True. Yes, I've noticed that since I switched to a flat screen,
green text on black isn't as... satisfing ... as on my 21-inch
tube monitor (which I recently gave to a friend to replace his
puny 15" when I gave him my old motherboard).