The Little Guy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Today, I was told that using a black background is better for your eyes when programming, instead of using a white background. A. What do you use as a background black or white? B. Any info on this concept? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maq Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 A. I tend to use darker backgrounds. I use vim and gedit a lot and both backgrounds are black. The only editor I use is Eclipse which has a white background but probably could be changed. B. No, but it would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isedeasy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I prefer a black background, I use Komodo which allows you to customize your colour scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 As with webpage design, I tend to code in light off-color backgrounds with a dark font. Typically its not a pure white, usually like #f3f3f3 or #efefef. I think it also depends on your surroundings. Sure light font on a black bg would work better in a dark room, but I typically code in a well lit room (just feels better.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 hmm i was under the impression it was the opposite...that reading light text on a dark background strained your eyes more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 hmm i was under the impression it was the opposite...that reading light text on a dark background strained your eyes more... That's what I've always heard... but I think it really depends on the surroundings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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