[plt-scheme] Setting the text selection color in DrScheme on OS X?

From: Grant Rettke (grettke at acm.org)
Date: Sun May 31 14:07:17 EDT 2009

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Richard Cleis <rcleis at mac.com> wrote:
> On May 31, 2009, at 7:53 AM, Grant Rettke wrote:
>> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Robby Findler
>> <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>>> Of course, I generally stick with a white background.
>>
>> Why do you prefer white on black? Easier reading?
>
> White on black is like most printed text, and unwanted reflections are less
> visible.  Also, unless the lenses on your eyes (+ glasses) are perfect, it
> is better to be looking at lots of light (ie, a white page) so that that the
> pupils are closed as much as possible.

My lenses are imperfect, hope my glasses are better :).

I switched to black on white with the Inconsolas font and no coloring.
It looks great.

Fonts seem to look better, everywhere, on the Mac, I am finding.


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