Recommended model tab background

[JMonrex Gadgude]

Hi to everyone there,

I have a question regarding the color display (model tab background).
What is the recommended color can be used, white or a dark color? Is there a precautions pertaining to health and safety regarding this matter?

Thanks!

[Wanderer]

Hi to everyone there,

I have a question regarding the color display (model tab background).
What is the recommended color can be used, white or a dark color? Is there a precautions pertaining to health and safety regarding this matter?

Thanks!

Good/interesting question, I'm sure it's just whatever you're used to. Most people I see use black, as it comes, I've seen a couple use white, but, that just gives me a headache, I use a grey for mine. not too bright, but, good enough to provide contrast.

[jaberwok]

^^ wot she said ^^

[JMonrex Gadgude]

Good/interesting question, I'm sure it's just whatever you're used to. Most people I see use black, as it comes, I've seen a couple use white, but, that just gives me a headache, I use a grey for mine. not too bright, but, good enough to provide contrast.

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Yeah, you right but I think there must be a recommended came from medical expert, disregarding the color blinded person but in "general", for the health and safety of worker.

[jaberwok]

I figure that shiny over black = mirror (see how to make a mirror as an acad/3ds material).
That used to be a big problem (seeing yourself and the room reflected in the screen) but it's not really a problem now with flatter screens and/or TFT.
White means that you are receiving a face-full of emitted light all the time. I doubt that that is good. (?)

[JASONM30395]

My models set to colour 8 and my paper's set to 253.

We use yellow or white for our text and it was just too much to try and read on either a black or a white backround.

[Wanderer]

We use yellow or white for our text and it was just too much to try and read on either a black or a white backround.

you're one of THOSE people, huh?

[JASONM30395]

you're one of THOSE people, huh?

Don't blame me! It was set up before I got here and believe me I SSSOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! want to change it. (got to the company and was handed 2 pieces of paper, single sided, saying "here these are the CAD standards". Been trying to inprove it ever since. If you think the yellow text is bad try getting used to pen 1 (red) as a 50% shade (why oh why can't people use 250 thru 255)

[Coolmo]

My eyes are usually bugging out at the end of the day anyway but for sake of the thread, I use black background for Model and Layout tabs AND I hate that pesky paper outline thingy (because it's white). If it's commonly agreed upon that Cadding in a darker room is preferred over a brightly lit room then why would you want some huge 17-19 inch, bright white monitor staring back at you?

[james.eustace]

I use 252 for the backround in my tabs.This is kind of taking the thread in another direction but how many of you change the color of the command line? I don't use it much anymore in 06 but I have it set for 140 and at the top of my screen when it is on. I found having it at the top of my screen seemed a little more natural than having to look down to the command line.The color made the command line alot easier to look at and read to.