From owner-freebsd-chat Sun May 17 21:22:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA29032 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sun, 17 May 1998 21:22:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from softweyr.com ([204.68.178.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA29023 for ; Sun, 17 May 1998 21:22:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Received: from softweyr.com (localhost.softweyr.com [127.0.0.1]) by softweyr.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA28366; Sun, 17 May 1998 22:22:04 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Message-ID: <355FB76C.22850631@softweyr.com> Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 22:22:04 -0600 From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr llc X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dan Janowski CC: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X11R6 XTerm fixed annoyments References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Dan Janowski wrote: > > I got away from light backgrounds for three reasons: > > 1. I don't like looking into a light bulb > 2. More electrons hitting the phosphors > generating more light output would seem to > generate more UV and X-ray and whatever else leaks > (or radiates) out of these tupbes we stare at. > 3. I seem to experience less eye fatigue. That's the reason I posted my differences - peoples eyes react differently to such situations. I've found my eyes less bothered by using a moderately light background with dark, contrasting letters, keeping the contrast on the monitor turned somewhat low, and keeping the room moderately dark. I also cannot stand flourescent lights in almost any setting. Thanks for helping out. XTerm settings are something few people delve into much, but are a big part of creating an ergnomic work environment on UNIX. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message