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Do you prefer light on dark or dark on light in your text editor when coding?   [Edit]

Survey period: 23 Apr 2012 to 30 Apr 2012

For some IDEs colours are out and monochrome is in. What's your preference for colours when coding?

OptionVotes% 
Black background, light text15710.90
Dark background, light text18813.05
Medium background382.64
Light background, dark text35024.29
White background, dark text68347.40
Other251.73

View optional text answers (36 answers)


 
GeneralRe: What really counts Pin
Sue-de-Nime23-Apr-12 23:35
Sue-de-Nime23-Apr-12 23:35 
GeneralRe: What really counts Pin
Chris Maunder24-Apr-12 16:20
cofounderChris Maunder24-Apr-12 16:20 
GeneralRe: What really counts Pin
Brisingr Aerowing24-Apr-12 22:05
professionalBrisingr Aerowing24-Apr-12 22:05 
GeneralIt doesn't matter... Pin
Michael Bergman23-Apr-12 4:38
Michael Bergman23-Apr-12 4:38 
GeneralRe: It doesn't matter... Pin
S Houghtelin23-Apr-12 5:48
professionalS Houghtelin23-Apr-12 5:48 
GeneralRe: It doesn't matter... Pin
Michael Bergman23-Apr-12 9:28
Michael Bergman23-Apr-12 9:28 
GeneralWhite on Blue Pin
PIEBALDconsult23-Apr-12 3:19
mvePIEBALDconsult23-Apr-12 3:19 
GeneralWhatever the default is, generally. Pin
S Houghtelin23-Apr-12 2:09
professionalS Houghtelin23-Apr-12 2:09 
Recently the project I’m working on has had me working under four different programming environments simultaneously. Xcode for iOS, VS2010, VB.6 (I know, don’t need to hear about it…) and some proprietary combination of xml, a custom scripting scheme using odd kind of basic in Notepad++ for 8051 microprocessor based hardware.

Too much of a headache already switching programming modes in my head, then to add trying to get them all to appear useful or to look “cool”.

I just leave it at the default.
It was broke, so I fixed it.

GeneralBlack Background and light Text Pin
P.Salini23-Apr-12 1:47
P.Salini23-Apr-12 1:47 
GeneralRe: Black Background and light Text Pin
Clark Kent12323-Apr-12 2:13
professionalClark Kent12323-Apr-12 2:13 
GeneralLight Background Pin
sravani.v23-Apr-12 1:20
sravani.v23-Apr-12 1:20 
GeneralBlack backgrounds on VS mess with my head... Pin
AlexCode23-Apr-12 0:31
professionalAlexCode23-Apr-12 0:31 
GeneralFont Pin
ii_noname_ii23-Apr-12 0:16
ii_noname_ii23-Apr-12 0:16 
GeneralRe: Font Pin
Rodrigo Venegas23-Apr-12 5:55
Rodrigo Venegas23-Apr-12 5:55 
GeneralDark background Pin
MarqW22-Apr-12 23:14
MarqW22-Apr-12 23:14 
GeneralColor Pin
Anderson805522-Apr-12 23:08
Anderson805522-Apr-12 23:08 
GeneralI prefer a just off-white background Pin
OriginalGriff22-Apr-12 22:03
mveOriginalGriff22-Apr-12 22:03 
GeneralRe: I prefer a just off-white background Pin
Henry Minute23-Apr-12 0:47
Henry Minute23-Apr-12 0:47 
GeneralRe: I prefer a just off-white background Pin
OriginalGriff23-Apr-12 1:09
mveOriginalGriff23-Apr-12 1:09 
GeneralRe: I prefer a just off-white background Pin
Rosenne23-Apr-12 5:16
Rosenne23-Apr-12 5:16 
GeneralRe: I prefer a just off-white background Pin
Henry Minute23-Apr-12 5:21
Henry Minute23-Apr-12 5:21 
GeneralRe: I prefer a just off-white background Pin
Ian Shlasko23-Apr-12 11:14
Ian Shlasko23-Apr-12 11:14 
GeneralWhite background dark text PinPopular
koolprasad200322-Apr-12 21:14
professionalkoolprasad200322-Apr-12 21:14 
GeneralRe: White background dark text Pin
Justin Cooney23-Apr-12 5:04
Justin Cooney23-Apr-12 5:04 
GeneralMessage Removed Pin
25-Apr-12 11:48
professionalN_tro_P25-Apr-12 11:48 

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