[sldev] A new look for the Second Life Viewer

[Tateru Nino]

Matthew Dowd wrote:
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>> It doesn't allow for enough contrast between the text and the interface.
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> I'd second this. A good example is if you have the "Show end of last IM Conversation" setting on, the previous IM text is shown dark grey on very slightly darker grey and is unreadable, but there are other areas where the contrast is just too close.
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If my memory serves (and once in a while it does) the sweet spot for
contrast for prolonged reading is 80%. Too much above or below that mark
leads to premature visual fatigue due to excessive or insufficient
stimulation in the medulla's visual columns. There's some individual
variance, of course, neural activation baselines differing somewhat from
person to person, but 80% is about the mark you want to hit by default.

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Tateru Nino
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