From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 24 4:26:56 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp2.vnet.net (smtp2.vnet.net [166.82.1.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B9F215080; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 04:26:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from dignus.com (ponds.vnet.net [166.82.177.48]) by smtp2.vnet.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id HAA03336; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 07:23:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lakes.dignus.com (lakes.dignus.com [10.0.0.3]) by dignus.com (8.9.2/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA21315; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 07:23:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.dignus.com (8.9.2/8.6.9) id HAA59303; Tue, 24 Aug 1999 07:23:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 07:23:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199908241123.HAA59303@lakes.dignus.com> To: k4n@hotmail.com, roelof@nisser.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD webdesign Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199908240628.XAA04813@gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > k4n _ wrote: > > > > I thought maybe you would be interested in a free website redesign(or > > something) so I downloaded the HTML for your site, and made a few changes. I > > made the background black, redid the FreeBSD logo slightly, and darkened the > > logos at the bottom to match the color scheme. If you are interested I can > > send you a copy, I think it looks pretty cool. See you later > > Why do people always assume that dark is cool. The purpose of a website > is to convey information. Let me add to this that we decided on paper that the background should be white, and the print blank. In fact, we usually go to a lot of trouble to make the paper as white as possible. I wonder why so many people feel differently for computer text? Also - I have several acquaintances with vision problems. Some tell me that besides a small font, a dark background with light text is the most difficult to read. Others tell me its preferable. What this points to is the ability to be as generic as possible, and let the reader decide... Just some random morning thoughts... - Dave Rivers - -- rivers@dignus.com Work: (919) 676-0847 Get your mainframe (370) `C' compiler at http://www.dignus.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message