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technology » dark-on-light or light-on-dark

bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
compare:

dark: http://hemmaland.ath.cx/f/zomg/2008-03-17-023 … .png-l.jpg
light: http://hemmaland.ath.cx/f/zomg/2008-03-17-023 … .png-l.jpg

which one is better?
ozntz's avatar
16 years ago
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ozntz
toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
dark
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
dark background seems easier to read.
asemisldkfj's avatar
16 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
I've always been a fan of dark background.
dannyp's avatar
16 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
dark
DaGr8Gatzby's avatar
16 years ago
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DaGr8Gatzby
Drunk by Myself
dark ... no doubt. I prefer a transparent term though
bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
they *are* transparent
phi_'s avatar
16 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Dark.
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
transparent = bad

when you move the term over say, a browser window, your white text gets washed out.

translucent... okay. but if readability is what you care about, opacity wins
bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
i don't move them over a browser window or any other kind of window. :)
nestor's avatar
16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
then why not go opaque?
bluet's avatar
16 years ago
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bluet
using dark now, by the way.