My original editor was Atari Basic so I try to do white on blue whenever I can. Nostalgia dies hard.
Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
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Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#52I go Solarized http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized
Yes, me too. I use the dark theme in Visual Studio and Vim, but have the light theme running in SQL Enterprise Manager (which I use rarely).
I like both themes, but have been sticking to the dark one because of display issues on my laptop.
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#53I'm surprised nobody talked about Wombat. It's the theme I use everywhere I can. It's on a dark gray background. Here is a screenshot: http://dengmao.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/vim-color-scheme-wom...
I use wombat too, its easy on the eyes and a very aesthetically pleasing color scheme.
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#54I wouldn't say white on black, more like grey and some other muted colors on black. I remember making the switch from black on white. I was working a contract job with ungodly hours and my eyes were pretty much always red and irritated. I started to notice certain colors on the screen were particularly irritating so I started to fiddle with the color scheme and eventually ended up with the light on black scheme. It w…
You should try f.lux -- http://stereopsis.com/flux/. It really makes night time computing easier on the eyes.
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#55I wouldn't say white on black, more like grey and some other muted colors on black. I remember making the switch from black on white. I was working a contract job with ungodly hours and my eyes were pretty much always red and irritated. I started to notice certain colors on the screen were particularly irritating so I started to fiddle with the color scheme and eventually ended up with the light on black scheme. It w…
You should try f.lux -- http://stereopsis.com/flux/ . It really makes night time computing easier on the eyes.
I concur - I've been using this a while and it has made a huge difference to evenings spent in front of screens, and available on all platforms.
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#56Black (and other colors) on light gray.
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#57I'm surprised nobody talked about Wombat. It's the theme I use everywhere I can. It's on a dark gray background. Here is a screenshot: http://dengmao.wordpress.com/2007/01/22/vim-color-scheme-wom...
I use wombat too, its easy on the eyes and a very aesthetically pleasing color scheme.
Customized Wombat, yep.
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
You should try f.lux -- http://stereopsis.com/flux/ . It really makes night time computing easier on the eyes.
I concur - I've been using this a while and it has made a huge difference to evenings spent in front of screens, and available on all platforms.
helps if you have to drive home from the office after 12 hours, colleagues complained not being able to see other cars clearly
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#59There's a solid usability reason why inverse (light-on-dark) is better for anything with syntax highlighting, like terminals and code.
Many colors of the spectra have poor contrast with white when used in an emmisive light context, like your screen. Yellow on white is illegible because it lacks contrast. The range of distinguishable, saturated colors is much larger on a black background, and you can comfortably add a second palette of less-saturated (dimmed) colors without sacrificing legibility. Your range of choices on light backgrounds is far more limiting.
For situations where there are a large number of potential "highlights" which must be distinguishable, it makes sense to have access to a larger palette of color options.
Re: Ask HN: Your code editor, black on white or white on black?
#60I'm a big fan of tomorrow-night