On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 14:48:48 -0500, David Abrahams wrote
If we were setting things for maximum usability I think you have to go to a dark backgrounds for all sections with white text for the whole page -- which I doubt we are prepared to do...
Uhhh, that's a very personal idea of maximum usability. Studies have shown that black on white works better (in aggregate, of course ;->).
Perhaps. Here's a quick quote from the attached web-page: Text should be printed with the highest possible contrast. There is good evidence that for many readers who are older or partially sighted, light (white or light yellow) letters on a dark (black) background are more readable than dark letters on a light background. However, the traditional dark on light may be aesthetically preferable. Go to the page to see examples / research: http://www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm http://www.aprompt.ca/WebPageColors.html But no matter the research, we need to bow to the last line. BTW, when I read a web page I like to 'select' the paragraph I'm reading which has the effect of inverting the text so black on white becomes white on black :-) Jeff