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Re: ImHex – A Hex Editor

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Any chance for a different font that has antialiasing? I find non-antialiased fonts very hard to read. https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md#q-h...

I believe this is implemented. You will have to edit imgui.ini which is generated after launching the program once.

How do I set a font? The only thing revealed by Ctrl+F is FontScale, which produces blurry results for any value greater than 1.

Re: ImHex – A Hex Editor

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That's not how LCDs work.

All my devices are Retina ones. Who uses LCD today?

Billions of devices shipped every year.

https://archive.is/LQFZu

BTW, "Retina" doesn't necessarily mean OLED either. It's a trademark that Apple has applied to more LCDs, as recently as the iPhone 11.

https://www.apple.com/iphone-11/specs/

Re: ImHex – A Hex Editor

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I believe this is implemented. You will have to edit imgui.ini which is generated after launching the program once.

How do I set a font? The only thing revealed by Ctrl+F is FontScale, which produces blurry results for any value greater than 1.

My apologies. I remembered it incorrectly. Here's what the developer said when I asked for this. (it's coming) https://github.com/WerWolv/ImHex/issues/22

Re: ImHex – A Hex Editor

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Is "for people that value their eye sight" just a synonym for "defaults to dark mode"?

Dark mode with green letters - a standard for hours of working before the screen since 1980’s . The white background is not good for the eyes.

>The white background is not good for the eyes.

There is no evidence dark mode is better. In fact, human eyes don't have good night vision, we see best in daylight.

Light text on a dark background makes the eye work harder and open wider, since it needs to absorb more light. When this happens, the light letters can bleed into the dark background and cause halation. Our eyes focus better when the iris is narrow.

Additionally, most people are born with some form of astigmatism, a misshaped cornea that blurs vision. For people that have the worst forms of astigmatism, light text on dark backgrounds aggravates the condition. When looking at a light display, the iris closes more, decreasing the effect of the deformed cornea. When using a dark display the iris opens to receive more light and the deformation of the cornea makes halation worse.

On the flip side, dark mode helps with floaters, tiny fibers or spots that appear in a person's vision. These are caused by changes to the fluid in the eye which cause shadows to be cast on the retina. Floaters distort vision in light mode. This condition tends to increase with age.

Also, people with light sensitivity might be better served by a dark background.

I have found that dark mode works best in low light, 100% contrast can be harder to read with more eye strain, reading large amounts of text in dark mode is harder.

It is frustrating when people who work in IT don't take accessibility seriously. Not everybody is young and in perfect health. Both light and dark mode should be offered for accessibility reasons.

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