Subj : Cursor almost invisible
To   : Tim Schattkowsky
From : Martin Foster
Date : Thu Feb 10 2022 11:45:07

Hello Tim!

*** Wednesday 09.02.22 at 17:33:04, Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Martin Foster:

 MF>> Decided to change the colour scheme in the reader and editor .....

 MF>>                Text: R=255, G=255, B=255
 MF>>              Quotes: R=166, G=202, B=240
 MF>> Control Information: R=192, G=220, B=192
 MF>>          Background: R=100, G=100, B=100
 MF>> Looks great and suits my taste perfectly

 TS> On my (calibrated) monitor this is quote horrible and milky with low
 TS> text/background contrast. Since standard white is not the brightest, it
 TS> looks like bright grey on light grey ...

I've taken your subtle hint and calibrated my monitor but although things look a bit better now, they're not perfect. I'll play some more and see if I can improve it a bit more ;-))

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 TS> Block cursors are today used to indicate overwrite mode. Try pressing
 TS> <Insert> in the editor to see one.

Ah yes, of course but as I seldom use overwrite mode, I'd completely forgotten about that.

 TS> Thus, this is IMO not an option here (and would involve changing the
 TS> underlying control).

OK, fair comment.

 TS> I truly believe your display needs help.

Yes, it did :)

 TS> However, there is also a lot of difference in human perception (let alone
 TS> taste), that might also be involved here.

Yep.

 TS> Will check, if there are options to modify the cursor itself in any way
 TS> without rewriting the control.

Might be better to leave things as they are because it's obviously my monitor that's causing my problem.

Regards,
Martin

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