ianf@nada.kth.se (Ian Feldman) (12/11/89)
Has anybody tried to equip an ordinary SE (or a Plus, since they're
not that dissimilar when it comes to the electrics), with a contrast
control, to be used alongside the standard brightness one?
The goal is to have dense, black letters on as grey a background
as possible. Turning the brightness all the way down doesn't solve
the problem since then the letters/ foreground contents become grey
also.
The solution ought to be easily applied _and_ potentially removable.
( Please, no suggestions of a Reverse-Screen INIT or similar. The
Macintosh graphic interface hasn't been designed to be displayed in
white-on-black one bit/pixel mode as anybody looking at the spooky-
bright window elements/ lines of a reversed screen can see for
herself. )
--Ian Feldman / ianf@nada.kth.se || uunet!nada.kth.se!ianf / "How can men &
women ever come to an understanding? They're not even of the same sex."rieman@boulder.Colorado.EDU (John Rieman) (12/11/89)
In article <2513@draken.nada.kth.se> ianf@nada.kth.se (Ian Feldman) writes: > > Has anybody tried to equip an ordinary SE (or a Plus, since they're > not that dissimilar when it comes to the electrics), with a contrast > control, to be used alongside the standard brightness one? > > The goal is to have dense, black letters on as grey a background > as possible. Turning the brightness all the way down doesn't solve > the problem since then the letters/ foreground contents become grey > also. > > The solution ought to be easily applied _and_ potentially removable. > Even if you could add a contrast control to the SE/Plus, it wouldn't make the letters darker. The screen is already running at maximum contrast. When you turn the brightness down, the letters don't "become gray also" -- they stay the same, but your eye interprets them as less black in comparison to the now-dimmed pixels. Try a polarizing or mesh glare-reduction filter in front of the Mac screen. Or turn down the room lights. Either solution will cut the reflection of ambient light from the gray surface of the screen where the pixels aren't turned on. (Both are easily applied and potentially removable.) -john