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Re: Back to Mavericks!!

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On 2014-08-06 19:00:32 +0000, Michelle Steiner said:

> In article <lrt64j$jda$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
> <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2014-08-06 04:22:12 +0000, Michelle Steiner said:
>> 
>>> In article <c4dfr0Fj4g8U1@mid.individual.net>, Lloyd Parsons
>>> <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Unfortunately from reading in various forums it seems I'm in a minority
>>>> position.  I guess most are younger or have better eyes.  For me it was
>>>> painful to view.
>>> 
>>> If I'm younger, it's not by much; I'm approaching my 72nd birthday.  My
>>> eyes might be better than yours because of my cataract surgery about
>>> six months ago.  But I don't find the problems with Yosemite that you
>>> do.
>> 
>> You're a little older than me.  I had my cataract surgery last summer
>> and it really helped in distance and clarity, but close up is still an
>> issue for me.  Doesn't help that I'm slightly color blind.
> 
> I had monovision correction, so under normal conditions, I don't need
> eyeglasses.  For small print and/or reading in bed, I do.  In dim
> light, I do too, but I can usually use my iPhone as a flashlight to
> overcome that.  (Reading in bed because I hold the book closer to my
> face than I would while reading elsewhere.)

I just got the single vision lenses inserted.  So its reading glasses 
for me!!  :)

I don't mind them at all and have 4 pair of differing strengths 
depending on what I'm doing.  For playing music I keep one pair at the 
organ, the computer has 2 and my bedroom has one pair.  I read in bed, 
but on a Nook lit e-ink device.

My biggest problem with the way the UI is on Yosemite is the use of 
shades of the same color to dilineate sections like the tabs in Safari. 
 The shading is just too close and I can't see the breaks.  And the 
very thinness of lines and font outlines is no joy either.

I've been using Mavericks today and my eyes are not nearly as tired as 
they get when I was using Yosemite.  For those that don't have these 
issues I suppose Yosemite will be fine, even if they don't actually 
like it.  For me, I not only do not like the look and feel, it is 
detrimental to my eyes.

> 
> I also need distance glasses when driving at night once streetlights
> and, especially, headlights come on.

Yeah, headlights give me some issues, enough so that I don't drive at 
night much these days.  Since I'm mostly a day person anyway that isn't 
an issue.

-- 
Lloyd

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Back to Mavericks!! Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-05 19:38 -0500
  Re: Back to Mavericks!! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-06 01:28 +0000
    Re: Back to Mavericks!! Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-05 20:48 -0500
      Re: Back to Mavericks!! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-08-06 15:31 +1200
        Re: Back to Mavericks!! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-08-06 04:52 +0000
      Re: Back to Mavericks!! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-08-05 21:22 -0700
        Re: Back to Mavericks!! Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-06 07:13 -0500
          Re: Back to Mavericks!! Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-08-06 12:00 -0700
            Re: Back to Mavericks!! Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-06 14:09 -0500
  Re: Back to Mavericks!! Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2014-08-05 20:48 -0500
    Re: Back to Mavericks!! Lloyd Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2014-08-05 20:55 -0500

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