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		chc on Sept 28, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Design for Hackers: Why Monet Never Used Black, & ... But by the same token, if gray is easier on some people's monitors, using high-contrast text is also an example of "everybody has what I have."

acqq on Sept 28, 2010 [–]

The major question is then: should the text be adjusted for the people who read or for the people who don't. I believe that super-high contrast and too bright screens are more common among the people who watch videos and photos or play games more than read the texts on the screen.

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