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Re:The Dark Side of Notepad++: V8 by Hublium on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:08PM (#27426957)
Early CRTs had a rather low refresh rate, so having only as little of the screen light up as needed makes sense to make the flicker less noticable. Then came 70+ Hz CRTs and LCDs… Maybe somebody else can explain why the dark backgrounds are popular again nowadays – I can't.
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Re:The Dark Side of Notepad++: V8 by DougN7 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:05PM (#27442675)
Some people say the dark background gives them less eye strain. I prefer light backgrounds but to each his own.
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