Re: Silly question maybe: What's the purpose of color schemes

My 2c.

On Aug 21, 3:09 am, Jeri Raye <jeri.r...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Why do you use several different color schemes?
> What does it help you?

The main use of different colour schemes is for experimentation,
trying out schemes till one finds the best. I find this very
dependent on the monitor, and use different schemes on some computers.

> Why for example do you prefer dark color schemes (black/grey
> brackground, soft letter colors).

I've always used dark schemes when I can. I find them much easier on
the eyes. I think paper white schemes were the result of brainwashing
(aka marketing), originally by Apple, that made people think dark
screens were old, dinosaur stuff, and then most people prefer what
they're used to, and they get used to what they're given. I often
have to use light backgrounds to view some websites (black on black is
hard to read) and I often wince.

With a black background, the colour contrasts in syntax colouring are
much stronger, considering light levels. For example, green on white
in RGB is #00FF00 on #FFFFFF, that's roughly 33% on 100%, a factor of
3. Inverted, magenta on black, #FF00FF on #000000, 66% on 0%, is a
larger factor. I suppose I should calculate that as 66% on about 8%,
the level at which I just fail to read.
With a black or quite dark background, there are more usable colours
for syntax highlighting. On a white background, colours near yellow or
cyan are unreadable, but only blue on black has trouble.

Regards, John

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