I think the heapoverflow.ml font is hard on the eyes and so is the default dark theme. Does anyone else agree?

  • @dreamLogic@heapoverflow.ml
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    2 years ago

    Apologies for posting something from Medium, but it’s probably because of the halation effect. https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/writers-stop-using-dark-backgrounds-it-triggers-the-halation-effect-36875445aca4 From my understanding this means that (white) font edges bleed into the (dark) background making them appear thinner than they already are. Thus a thin monospace font will appear even thinner and hard to read (if you’re extensively reading I guess).

    • @sexy_peach@feddit.deOP
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      12 years ago

      Thanks that was an interesting article. I think I agree. I tend to not use dark themes.

      I had a OLED smartphone before, I did like it there. Dunno if that plays into it.

    • @thann@heapoverflow.mlM
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      12 years ago

      I definitely feel like there are ways around that and staring at white backgrounds is extremely fatiguing to my eyes.

      • @sexy_peach@feddit.deOP
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        22 years ago

        Interesting. Reading on a screen is a little bit of effort, but I vastly prefer light background and dark text to the other way around.

        • @thann@heapoverflow.mlM
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          2 years ago

          Its not the “effort” its just that my eyes feel sore after staring at a monitor too long, and white backgrounds create eye soreness very quickly.

          Are you on a computer all day?

          EDIT: I also use a “blue light filter” so I never see actual white even, because it’s unbearable!

  • @thann@heapoverflow.mlM
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    2 years ago

    what font would you prefer?

    EDIT: I figured the monospace font and dark theme would be familiar to most programmers lol

    I also figured most people would be “remote viewing” anyway