matan said on Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:28:53 +0200 >I wanted to ask if people here who use LyX daily for academia have >found/made a good UI file or color scheme for long hours of work to >relieve strain on the eyes.
I'm not in academia, but whenever I write a book I spend long hours using LyX. I very much like the default black print on the light tan background (#faf0e6). > >I've noticed that the default background, after a few hours of use, >causes strain on the eyes, and I don't want to check every single >possible color combination to see what works best. The first question is what about it gives you eyes train? Two common answers to this question is: 1) Too bright and glaring 2) Not enough contrast to read easily These require opposite remediations. For #1, either darken the background a little bit, or go with a very dark background with white or extremely light gray print. If you want relaxing, why not try a dark forest green like #006600 background and a very bright green (#f0fff0) text? I had a user interface like that once (with IceWM) and it was extremely restful. Unfortunately, my eyes later degraded to the point where contrast was everything. For #2, lighten the background a little bit, and use an easy to read font like Century Schoolbook (or TeX-Gyre-Schola). You can access and/or change the background by Tools>Preferences>Look&Feel>Colors>background . You can doubleclick the background color swatch to change it, but remember to record its original color in case you want to "put it back". To access/change the text color Tools>Preferences>Look&Feel>Colors>text As far as not wanting to check every color combo, the 10 minutes to 1 hour you spend experimenting with colors to get the combo that makes you feel the best will give you years of more productive computing. It's a spectacular investment. By the way, when you come up with the right colors, write them down in case a new install or upgrade wipes out your changes. HTH, SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com -- lyx-users mailing list lyx-users@lists.lyx.org https://lists.lyx.org/mailman/listinfo/lyx-users
