Are there any common guidelines howto choose a color scheme (for example foreground/background color) for terminal, emacs etc. to minimize exhaustion of the eyes? If so, is there scientific evidence for such a guideline?
In particular are there ready to use eye-friendly color schemes for urxvtand emacs?
Edit:
It would be also interesting to know, how the decision depends on the screen (matte, glossy) and on the environment (indoor, outdoor,…). In my case it is a Dell Latitude ATG which has a slightly glossy screen (not matte, but not a mirror). I use it indoors in office, in dark rooms and also outdoors.
In my case I first thought, that black font on white background is the best because the white background reduces reflections due to the glossy screen. And because black on white seems to be a high contrast. However it seems that the bright white tires the eyes…
I should point out, that I am not interested in personal opinions but in scientific evidence or at least in reasonable generally accepted guidelines based on experience.
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