Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: slrn as a replacement for MT-NewsWatcher Date: 27 Oct 2013 20:28:32 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: <1lbek23.ipy34j1do12dN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> <1lbfe24.6mw49f1yo94gyN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> X-Trace: individual.net B/LJuD95VcKjfHoffn6Y4wBR/yTwyFegWTBeOMpDwwtxTn1ZP4 Cancel-Lock: sha1:m+8MIZazIWAxXCUJA+Kynq5Fwkc= User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Darwin) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:18838 On 2013-10-27, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote: > > I've always liked a black terminal background too. It just feels more... > terminal-ish, heh. Especially with green text which reminds me of using > the Apple II back in my early school years. > > Funny - normally black text on white is easiest for me to read (that was > after all part of the revelation of the original Mac in 1984 - finally > we got crisp black WYSIWYG text on white for the very first time on a > screen - for me anyway), but I can't stand a terminal window setup with > black text on white - it feels harder to read in that situation. I prefer a light yellow background with black (or colored) text. This is how I have slrn configured at the moment: -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR