Book People Archive

Re: response to Andrew (& a couple of tips)


On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Attila the Hunn wrote:

> >From: MyGopherHole@[redacted]
> >(Ah, the obstacles we must overcome, just to read!)
> >          
> >Arlene
> 
> Thanks for the tips.  I really just need someone to re-invent monitors, 
> though.  The problem stems from the fact that looking at a monitor isn't 
> like looking at anything else you'd find in nature, or man-made for that 
> matter.  It's both a flat surface and a distant point.  To illustrate: post 
> a type-written piece of text on your monitor case, just next to the actual 
> screen.  Now look at the monitor for a bit, and look back at the note.  Feel 
> your eyes adjust?  For me at least, my eyes much prefer that little 
> type-written note, and no amount of adjusting text on a monitor is able to 
> emulate that.  [snip. . .the rest is below.]

I have cartoons and postit notes all around my monitor, and don't have ANY
trouble shifting between them. . .perhaps because I have adjusted my color
and refresh rate AND persistence AND font to what works for me so I can
work here all day long. . .people don't seem to make those adjustments
any more and then complain that it doesn't fit them. . .just as if they
didn't adjust their chairs, keyboards, distance to monitor, glasses, etc.

If you don't adjust things to yourself, then they are not likely to fit.

Of course, we've lost a lot of that in our shoe stores, tooo. . . .



Thanks!

So nice to hear from you!


Michael S. Hart
<hart@[redacted]>
Project Gutenberg
"Ask Dr. Internet"
Executive Director
Internet User ~#100

[Moderator: Rest of quote snipped, since it isn't being directly responded
 to and you've already seen it - JMO]