I think it's interesting what different folks consider to be preferable colour settings for their text and backgrounds. Obviously it comes out more prominently when writing or reading large passages. I mean, my early experience writing on computers was on DR-DOS and WordPerfect...which was a white text on blue background environment. Certainly not something I'd choose today.
White (or yellow) on blue is supposedly the best contrast for making stuff clearly visible...but you want contrast like that for road signs and stuff, not a page/screen you'll be staring at hours on end. I recall sitting through a workshop where the idiot of a professional trainer insisted that all PowerPoint presentation slides should be white-on-blue and nothing else. I was all, dude, you may be paid to teach people skills, but your grasp of aesthetics is fail.
Is a white or pale background the best colour, though? It certainly isn't easy on the eyes either. I suspect we're just used to it because...well, that's what the printed page is.
-- Acyl
White (or yellow) on blue is supposedly the best contrast for making stuff clearly visible...but you want contrast like that for road signs and stuff, not a page/screen you'll be staring at hours on end. I recall sitting through a workshop where the idiot of a professional trainer insisted that all PowerPoint presentation slides should be white-on-blue and nothing else. I was all, dude, you may be paid to teach people skills, but your grasp of aesthetics is fail.
Is a white or pale background the best colour, though? It certainly isn't easy on the eyes either. I suspect we're just used to it because...well, that's what the printed page is.
-- Acyl