RE: AS/400 FAQ

Usability?? UI??

See http://www.37signals.com for a GREAT example of a beautiful web site ...

... or ...

http://www.useit.com

-- Don Schenck
   Schenck Technical Consulting
   DonS@SchenckTech.com / www.SchenckTech.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MacWheel99@aol.com [mailto:MacWheel99@aol.com]
> Sent: March 13, 2001 12:56 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: AS/400 FAQ
> 
> 
> My vote is with Leif
> 
> There are several reasons.
> 1. There was some scientific study long before the www 
> regarding combinations 
> of colors that are easiest on the human eyes & the conclusion 
> was that, when 
> the only thing you are looking at is this, then black print on yellow 
> background is the most eyes-friendly & that is why telephone 
> directories have 
> YELLOW PAGES.  My green screen at work can be adjusted, and I 
> have adjusted 
> mine to reverse normal picture from light text on dark 
> background to dark 
> text on light background - I find this much easier on my eyes,
> 2. My understanding is that when other colors of stuff around 
> your computer 
> monitor, that dictates eye friendliness, and it so happens 
> that around my 
> monitor screen is a sea of white & light colored documents, 
> envelopes, 
> print-outs, etc. so that having the same kind of situation on 
> monitor screen 
> is a continuation of that picture & not a clash for my eyes 
> ... I recognize 
> that varies with the individual.
> 3. I like to print many places that I visit on the web.  Now 
> while I can read 
> light on dark like I can read dark on light, there is a 
> printer quality 
> issue.  When the printer is dumping out gallons of black ink, 
> sometimes it 
> "runs" obscuring the quality of the text spaces.
> 4. Some people have color blindness.  They are in a minority, 
> but it is still 
> quite common.  Ideally web sites should be made to be usable 
> by widest 
> variety of possible viewers.
> 5. Some people are middle aged or old.  As we get older, our 
> eyes become 
> poorer performers.  Web sites should be considerate of this reality.
> I recognize I in minority on many views - I cannot even 
> convince my own web 
> master that this is a bad idea.
> 
> >  From:    klemscot@klements.com (Scott Klement)
> 
> >  I strongly disagree with this.   I'd much prefer a black 
> background -- the
> >  less light shining in my eyes, the better.
> >  
> >  On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Leif Svalgaard wrote:
> >  
> >  > I will 'bitch' anyway. Please don't use a black 
> background. Use white 
> > paper > and black ink.
> >  > Leif
> 
> 
> MacWheel99@aol.com (Alister Wm Macintyre) (Al Mac)
> AS/400 Data Manager & Programmer for BPCS 405 CD Rel-02 mixed 
> mode (twinax 
> interactive & batch) @ http://www.cen-elec.com Central Industries of 
> Indiana--->Quality manufacturer of wire harnesses and electrical 
> sub-assemblies - fax # 812-424-6838
> 
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