From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 19 17:33:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2544216A4D4 for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:33:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C5A643D48 for ; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:33:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k3JHXLxw024915; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:33:21 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.13.6/8.13.1/Submit) id k3JHXF15024914; Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:33:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv) Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 13:33:15 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: babkin@users.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <20060419173315.GD24534@wjv.com> References: <32575854.2582371145467129800.JavaMail.root@vms063.mailsrvcs.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <32575854.2582371145467129800.JavaMail.root@vms063.mailsrvcs.net> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on bilver.wjv.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] Fancy rc startup style RFC X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:33:24 -0000 "Ang utong ko ay sasabog sa sarap!" exclaimed Sergey Babkin while reading this message on Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 12:18 and then responded with: > >From: Bill Vermillion > > has some > >color vision problem. Mine is a bit more than others. Everytime > >I get called to work on a Linux system, I have to go in and disable > >the colors as the reds and other colors become very hard to see > >against a dark background. The problem is the luminance value of > >colors such a red is quite low compared to others. > The problem with Linux colors is that they have been > designed to be used on the white background which is > the xterm's default (and which I hate as it's tough > on my eyes). Since I usually use the black background, > I disable them too. > When I have time and patience to mess around, I set the > LS_COLORS and such variables to the complementary > bitmasks of what they've been, and that fixes the > problem with contrast on the black background. Well I run in 80x24 text mode almost all the time, and when I need some graphics/web stuff I hit the KVM and move to an XP machine. I use vidcontrol to set my screen /home/bv/.profile:vidcontrol green black /home/bv/.profile:vidcontrol -b blue /home/bv/.profile:vidcontrol -c blink That gives me green on black, with a blue border defining the edge of the screen. With my vision it works very well. I got to something with white on black and I find it too bright to use, except on dying monitors :-) [I've had some clients with really bad server monitors - typically SCO. On those I'd set the white to bright white to make them readable] Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com