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Black Background With White (or light) Text... Am I the Only One That's Annoyed by This?

Amused

Amused

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Many web pages have a black background with white text. After reading for just a few minutes my eyes go all squirrelly on me when I switch back to a light colored page.

Does this bother anyone else?
 
I like it better, when a page is in all black,a nd the text in grey or white, it is much easier on the eyes
 
that's my default background for AT...

If it's dead black and dead white, then yea, its definitely hard on the eyes, but the charcoal on here is a great colour for light text..
 
It seems to be some kind of "l33t" script kiddie thing. You'll notice that very few actual professional websites put light text on a dark background, because it's harder to read and just plain looks bad. I don't like it either.
 
It's poor design for the web because people are taught to read dark text on white paper as children. So, when you put down the color black as your "whitespace" color, it generally fails because black is difficult for most people to associate with whitespace and the white text that is normally associated with blank space has now become the focus color.

Read Homepage usability and Why we buy. It isn't likely to be helpful in your day to day, but they're interesting reads nonetheless.

For terminals, however, many computer nerds grew up with white on black or green on black monochrome displays so it becomes less or a non-issue.
 
occasionally, but it depends on the font of the white text. if it's more bold-looking (e.g. terminal vs. arial), i'm not as irritated by it.
 
I've chosen a black background for most of my text because it's easier on the eyes than staring at a white screen. Think about it: your monitor is not a piece of paper, no matter how hard you try to make it one. Staring at a white background while you read is like staring at a light bulb (don't believe me? Try turning off the lights next time you use a word processor). Would you stare at a light bulb for hours at a time? Not if you want to keep your vision.
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http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=faq
 
if i find a webpage with black background and white text i just highlight everything so that it reverses the colors so i can read it
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: pyonir
I honestly won't read a page if it is white text on black background.
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No maddox for you, then?
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Maddox is different IMO. The text is larger and is almost like a bold...it's a lot easier to read that Times New Roman at size 10.
 
Originally posted by: edmicman
I've chosen a black background for most of my text because it's easier on the eyes than staring at a white screen. Think about it: your monitor is not a piece of paper, no matter how hard you try to make it one. Staring at a white background while you read is like staring at a light bulb (don't believe me? Try turning off the lights next time you use a word processor). Would you stare at a light bulb for hours at a time? Not if you want to keep your vision.
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His is, quite simply, wrong.

I have no problem reading text on a page with a light background. But a page with a black background and light text causes ghosting in my vision. The lines of text start to cause burn-in type ghosting and it's very distracting when I move my eyes as I'm reading.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: edmicman
I've chosen a black background for most of my text because it's easier on the eyes than staring at a white screen. Think about it: your monitor is not a piece of paper, no matter how hard you try to make it one. Staring at a white background while you read is like staring at a light bulb (don't believe me? Try turning off the lights next time you use a word processor). Would you stare at a light bulb for hours at a time? Not if you want to keep your vision.
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http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=faq
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His is, quite simply, wrong.

I have no problem reading text on a page with a light background. But a page with a black background and light text causes ghosting in my vision. The lines of text start to cause burn-in type ghosting and it's very distracting when I move my eyes as I'm reading.
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I get the same effect. If i even read maddox to long, my eyes start to flip out.
 
Originally posted by: pyonir
I honestly won't read a page if it is white text on black background.
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Some how, I think we'll all survive if you don't.

I voted no btw. Black is badass. And its old school from my DOS days. But I honestly don't really care.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: edmicman
I've chosen a black background for most of my text because it's easier on the eyes than staring at a white screen. Think about it: your monitor is not a piece of paper, no matter how hard you try to make it one. Staring at a white background while you read is like staring at a light bulb (don't believe me? Try turning off the lights next time you use a word processor). Would you stare at a light bulb for hours at a time? Not if you want to keep your vision.
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http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=faq
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His is, quite simply, wrong.

I have no problem reading text on a page with a light background. But a page with a black background and light text causes ghosting in my vision. The lines of text start to cause burn-in type ghosting and it's very distracting when I move my eyes as I'm reading.
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Eh, to each his own. I modify my Windows color scheme so that the background is kind of a light bluish, much easier on my eyes than harsh white everywhere.
 
Must be all those pr0n sites you go to. Most of my bookmarks are fairly light/white backgrounds with black text.
 
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