RE: White text on black background

Jesper,

It is my experience that many visually impaired users who still retain some eyesight prefer light text on dark backgrounds, especially when on a monitor screen.  This is due in part to the fact that the "glare" from a white monitor screen is hard on the eyes, and can often wash out thin black lines (like text).  I personally know of at least 2 partially sighted users who have set up their machines with dark backgrounds and light text, even to the point of one setting their web browser to over-ride developers colours.

JF

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> Behalf Of Jesper Tverskov
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:47 PM
> To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> Subject: White text on black background
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> Hi
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> I am just wondering if many users, disabilities or not, find 
> white text on black background much easier to read than black on white.
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> If it is the case I will include both in the style switcher I am making.
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> Best regards,
> Jesper
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