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  #226  
Old October 18th 17, 05:53 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 12:49:57 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message , Joy Beeson
writes:
On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 04:28:19 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

I
don't know if there's any substance that you call jam.


"jelly" is


Where are you speaking from?

jellied fruit juice. Commercial jelly is filtered off
clear, leaving it tasting rather like sugar-water, and over-pectined
so much that it shatters when you try to spread it. Less often,
"jelly" refers to the gelatin-stiff meat broth sometimes found on
canned meat or under a roast. "Jelly" is also used metaphorically for
substances that resemble, or are fancied to resemble, either of these
foods. ("Petroleum jelly', for example.)

"jam" is mashed fruit cooked down with sugar and, sometimes, extra
pectin. When jam is sold in supermarkets, it's always mis-labeled
"preserves". Real preserves are not available, but some "fruit
spreads" come close.


Those sound pretty close to the UK usage of the two terms, _as applied
to spreadable fruit products_, though I think I've only come across
jelly in that sense (in UK) applied to that made from
blackcurrants/brambles and possibly lemons. Even the cheapest here is
_labelled_ jam: I bought a couple of 454g (1 lb) jars on Monday, and
both the 29p one (which looks very uniform, though dark enough that I
think it does contain fruit solids) and the 49p one are both labelled
jam. Here, the _aisle_ in the supermarket I notice may be labelled
preserves, but the individual _jars_ (when they're not honey, peanut
butter, marmalade, hazelnut spread, etc. - they put them all in that
aisle) are mostly labelled as jam. Some of the more expensive ones might
call themselves preserves, but the bottom two or three tiers
(quality-wise) will say jam.


In my youth we (in South Africa) used to be able to get quince jelly
and apple jelly, but those days are long gone. The only jaames now
available are melon and ginger, strawberry, apricot and mixed fruit.
And marmalade,





The rubbery coloured cubes (probably in a different aisle) for
dissolving in warm water to make a wobbly fruity dessert are always (in
UK) labelled jelly. (I don't _think_ I've ever seen the products of the
Jell-O company on sale here, though I guess they will be somewhere; the
dominant make used to be Robertsons I think, though is probably about
equal with own-brand now.)

"Preserves" are whole berries or bite-size chunks of larger fruits
preserved in a syrup or jelly drawn out of the fruit by cooking it
with dry sugar.

Right. (We also have "jellied fruits" - not an area I'm familiar with,
but I think mainly sold as an ingredient in the cake-making aisle, where
you'd find things like toppings, icing sugar, and so on.)


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  #227  
Old October 18th 17, 05:59 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:05:14 +1100, Peter Moylan
wrote:

On 18/10/17 13:33, Steve Hayes wrote:
On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:49:12 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:
"Ken Blake" wrote

Thats one of the reasons I stick with Pegasus, which is set to send
and read only in plain text.

Almost *any* e-mail program can do the same thing. I use Outlook.exe,
and it's set the same way.

I still use OE6, which also has that choice and
blocks script. TBird defaults to not loading remote
images, which seems like a nice option to me.
There's really no reason, other than spying, to
link images remotely when the image itself can easily
be embedded.


It does save bandwidth, and I suppose banks that send out lots of
stuff might save a bit that way. The problem is that one of the worst
offenders in sending HTML-only mail with remote images is my bank, and
the spammers and malware distributors have cottoned on to this, and I
get about 6 fake bank statements for every real one.


Here's another example of unintended consequences. For a long time
Google presented links in search results as a redirect via Google so
that Google could track us. (Perhaps it's still doing it, but I can't
tell because I have a browser add-on that removes the tracking
information.) Now that people have become used to that, scammers have
started putting URLs in e-mail in the form of redirects via Google, to
make it harder to see what the link is really pointing to.


Ah, I thought they actually pointed to Google forms, where they tried
to get you to fill in your username and password for phishing scams.
If I'm feeling bored I sometimes fill up the forms with bogus
information just to waste their time as they waste mine.


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  #228  
Old October 18th 17, 06:04 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:15:22 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

"Steve Hayes" wrote

| It does save bandwidth, and I suppose banks that send out lots of
| stuff might save a bit that way. The problem is that one of the worst
| offenders in sending HTML-only mail with remote images is my bank, and
| the spammers and malware distributors have cottoned on to this, and I
| get about 6 fake bank statements for every real one.
|

That's become one of the most common attacks.
Another good reason to minimize involvement with
online commerce. If you don't bank online then
you don't need to try to figure out whether emails
are real.


It doesn't take much figuring out. It's very unlikely that my (Southb
African) bank would use an address like btconnect.


It seems ominous, though, that someone
knows to send you scams with the right bank name.
It sounds like they've somehow got a customer list.
When I get those emails it's typically something like
Wells Fargo, a company I do no business with.


Yes indeed. When I first got bank phishing scams 9 out of 10 were for
banks I didn't do business with. They are getting more accurate,
though as there are only about 5 major banks in South Africa it may be
just luck.



--
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  #229  
Old October 18th 17, 06:38 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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In article ,
Steve Hayes wrote:
On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:15:22 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:


"Steve Hayes" wrote

| It does save bandwidth, and I suppose banks that send out lots of
| stuff might save a bit that way. The problem is that one of the worst
| offenders in sending HTML-only mail with remote images is my bank, and
| the spammers and malware distributors have cottoned on to this, and I
| get about 6 fake bank statements for every real one.
|

That's become one of the most common attacks.
Another good reason to minimize involvement with
online commerce. If you don't bank online then
you don't need to try to figure out whether emails
are real.


It doesn't take much figuring out. It's very unlikely that my (Southb
African) bank would use an address like btconnect.



It seems ominous, though, that someone
knows to send you scams with the right bank name.
It sounds like they've somehow got a customer list.
When I get those emails it's typically something like
Wells Fargo, a company I do no business with.


Yes indeed. When I first got bank phishing scams 9 out of 10 were for
banks I didn't do business with. They are getting more accurate,
though as there are only about 5 major banks in South Africa it may be
just luck.


In the early days of this "sport", I got one from The Bank of England. (if
only)

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  #230  
Old October 18th 17, 06:51 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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In message , charles
writes:
In article ,
Steve Hayes wrote:
On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:15:22 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

[]
It seems ominous, though, that someone
knows to send you scams with the right bank name.
It sounds like they've somehow got a customer list.
When I get those emails it's typically something like
Wells Fargo, a company I do no business with.


Yes indeed. When I first got bank phishing scams 9 out of 10 were for
banks I didn't do business with. They are getting more accurate,
though as there are only about 5 major banks in South Africa it may be
just luck.


In the early days of this "sport", I got one from The Bank of England. (if
only)

I believe there _are_ some people with private accounts with it - but
they're highly unlikely to be susceptible to scams!
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  #232  
Old October 18th 17, 06:59 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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In article , J. P. Gilliver (John)
wrote:
In message , charles
writes:
In article , Steve Hayes
wrote:
On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:15:22 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

[]
It seems ominous, though, that someone knows to send you scams
with the right bank name. It sounds like they've somehow got a
customer list. When I get those emails it's typically something like
Wells Fargo, a company I do no business with.


Yes indeed. When I first got bank phishing scams 9 out of 10 were for
banks I didn't do business with. They are getting more accurate,
though as there are only about 5 major banks in South Africa it may be
just luck.


In the early days of this "sport", I got one from The Bank of England.
(if only)

I believe there _are_ some people with private accounts with it - but
they're highly unlikely to be susceptible to scams!


Yes, employees can have accounts there.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
  #233  
Old October 18th 17, 10:18 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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J. P. Gilliver (John) schreef op Wo 18 Okt 2017 om 12:30:
In message , BugHunter
writes:
BugHunter schreef op Di 17 Okt 2017 om 19:00:

[]
I have an app who can send binaries with
usenet. It converts them to a hexdump, en
you can paste it in the text. Copy it and
start the app and paste it in a textfile
and the binary is back to the other side.
Nice for small binaries.



You can get it he

http://bughunter.byethost7.com/binaries.zip

Surely the old UUcode could do that? Or does your utility work
regardless of "", ":" etc. that have been prepended to lines?



UUcode is not allowed. If there is need to
work with etc it is easely to make it.
But I don't see the need.

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  #234  
Old October 18th 17, 11:17 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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Mayayana schreef op Wo 18 Okt 2017 om 08:10:
"BugHunter" wrote

| I have an app who can send binaries with
| usenet. It converts them to a hexdump, en
| you can paste it in the text. Copy it and
| start the app and paste it in a textfile
| and the binary is back to the other side.
| Nice for small binaries.
|
|
| You can get it he
|
| http://bughunter.byethost7.com/binaries.zip

Link is redirected to a page that requires script.
Even the homepage breaks unless one allows script
that runs a convoluted encryption routine to set
the real URL. Not a friendly-looking site.

At any rate, you really don't need special software for
Base64 encoding. I keep a VBScript on my desktop
for that -- to decrypt obfuscation snippets in webpages,
dubious email attachments, etc. Just copy the following
to Notepad, save as something like Base64.vbs, then
drop a file onto it. You'll get a Yes/No message. Click
Yes to encode the file content as Base64, No to decode.
It will work for any file format.

Watch out for email wordwrap below. The line ANums =
Array(.... needs to be all on one line. In most email
windows some of the other lines will probably also wrap.
If you prefer the pre-written script, download the
"handy desktop pack" he

http://www.jsware.net/jsware/scrfiles.php5#desk

The script will also handle the line returns used in
email attachments.

'------------- begin script --------------------------

Dim FSO, TS, sIn, sOut, Arg, IfEncode, OFil, LSize, LRet

Arg = WScript.Arguments(0)

LRet = MsgBox("Click yes to encode file or no to decode.", 36)
If LRet = 6 Then
IfEncode = True
Else
IfEncode = False
End If

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set OFil = FSO.GetFile(Arg)
LSize = OFil.Size
Set OFil = Nothing
Set TS = FSO.OpenTextFile(Arg)
sIn = TS.Read(LSize)
Set TS = Nothing

If IfEncode = True Then
sOut = ConvertToBase64(sIn, True)
Set TS = FSO.CreateTextFile(Arg & "-64", True)
TS.Write sOut
TS.Close
Set TS = Nothing
Else
sOut = DecodeBase64(sIn)
Set TS = FSO.CreateTextFile(Arg & "-de64", True)
TS.Write sOut
TS.Close
Set TS = Nothing
End If

Set FSO = Nothing

MsgBox "Done."
'------------------------------------------------------
Function ConvertToBase64(sBytes, AddReturns)
Dim B2(), B76(), ABytes(), ANums
Dim i1, i2, i3, LenA, NumReturns, sRet
On Error Resume Next
ANums = Array(65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78,
79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102,
103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117,
118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 43, 47)

LenA = Len(sBytes)
'-- convert each string character to ASCII value.
ReDim ABytes(LenA - 1)
For i1 = 1 to LenA
ABytes(i1 - 1) = Asc(Mid(sBytes, i1, 1))
Next
'-- generate base 64 equivalent in array B2.
ReDim Preserve ABytes(((LenA - 1) \ 3) * 3 + 2)
ReDim Preserve B2((UBound(ABytes) \ 3) * 4 + 3)
i2 = 0
For i1 = 0 To (UBound(ABytes) - 1) Step 3
B2(i2) = ANums(ABytes(i1) \ 4)
i2 = i2 + 1
B2(i2) = ANums((ABytes(i1 + 1) \ 16) Or (ABytes(i1) And 3) * 16)
i2 = i2 + 1
B2(i2) = ANums((ABytes(i1 + 2) \ 64) Or (ABytes(i1 + 1) And 15)
* 4)
i2 = i2 + 1
B2(i2) = ANums(ABytes(i1 + 2) And 63)
i2 = i2 + 1
Next
For i1 = 1 To i1 - LenA
B2(UBound(B2) - i1 + 1) = 61 ' add = signs at end if
necessary.
Next

'-- Most email programs use a maximum of 76 characters per line when
encoding
'-- binary files as base 64. This next function achieves that by
generating another
'--- array big enough for the added vbCrLfs, then copying the base 64
array over.

If (AddReturns = True) And (LenA 76) Then
NumReturns = ((UBound(B2) + 1) \ 76)
LenA = (UBound(B2) + (NumReturns * 2)) '--make B76 B2 plus 2 spots
for each vbcrlf.
ReDim B76(LenA)
i2 = 0
i3 = 0
For i1 = 0 To UBound(B2)
B76(i2) = B2(i1)
i2 = i2 + 1
i3 = i3 + 1
If (i3 = 76) And (i2 (LenA - 2)) Then '--extra
check. make sure there are still
B76(i2) = 13 '-- 2 spots left for
return if at end.
B76(i2 + 1) = 10
i2 = i2 + 2
i3 = 0
End If
Next
For i1 = 0 to UBound(B76)
B76(i1) = Chr(B76(i1))
Next
sRet = Join(B76, "")
Else
For i1 = 0 to UBound(B2)
B2(i1) = Chr(B2(i1))
Next
sRet = Join(B2, "")
End If
ConvertToBase64 = sRet
End Function

Function DecodeBase64(Str64)
Dim B1(), B2()
Dim i1, i2, i3, LLen, UNum, s2, sRet, ANums
Dim A255(255)
On Error Resume Next
ANums = Array(65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77,
78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116,
117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 43,
47)

For i1 = 0 To 255
A255(i1) = 64
Next
For i1 = 0 To 63
A255(ANums(i1)) = i1
Next
s2 = Replace(Str64, vbCr, "")
s2 = Replace(s2, vbLf, "")
s2 = Replace(s2, " ", "")
s2 = Trim(s2)
LLen = Len(s2)
ReDim B1(LLen - 1)
For i1 = 1 to LLen
B1(i1 - 1) = Asc(Mid(s2, i1, 1))
Next

'--B1 is now in-string as array.
ReDim B2((LLen \ 4) * 3 - 1)
i2 = 0
For i1 = 0 To UBound(B1) Step 4
B2(i2) = (A255(B1(i1)) * 4) Or (A255(B1(i1 + 1)) \ 16)
i2 = i2 + 1
B2(i2) = (A255(B1(i1 + 1)) And 15) * 16 Or (A255(B1(i1 + 2)) \ 4)
i2 = i2 + 1
B2(i2) = (A255(B1(i1 + 2)) And 3) * 64 Or A255(B1(i1 + 3))
i2 = i2 + 1
Next
If B1(LLen - 2) = 61 Then
i2 = 2
ElseIf B1(LLen - 1) = 61 Then
i2 = 1
Else
i2 = 0
End If
UNum = UBound(B2) - i2
ReDim Preserve B2(UNum)
For i1 = 0 to UBound(B2)
B2(i1) = Chr(B2(i1))
Next
DecodeBase64 = Join(B2, "")
End Function



The link was broken, sorry. But the clue is
that base 64 and uucode are not allowed and
a hexdump though. Thanks for the program.

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Old October 19th 17, 12:40 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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In article ,
says...

In message , Janet
writes:
In article ,

says...
(In UK, Tampax used to be the commonest trade-name-derived generic term,
though I'd say that was quite a few years ago; I think these days we
actually do use just the term "sanitary towels".)


No, we don't. The generic term is sanitary protection, covering all
types of internal and external use.

In UK Tampax are tampons, used internally. Tampons are nothing like
sanitary towels, pads used externally.

Janet.

[]
I was thinking as I typed that that there was something wrong with what
I was saying. However, I think there was a time when Tampax was the only
term in general use at all -


I don't recall that. Lillets were around too, another common brand of
tampon.

I don't remember a term for the external
product, either a generic term or trade name; British media (and for
that matter society) were rather coy about them.


I see you never went to buy them. Back when sanitary towels (and
condoms) were still discreetly kept out of view in the chemist shop, you
would ask the assistant for "ST's". She would slide the packet into an
anonymous paper bag before handing them over.


Yes, of course, tampon
is the generic term for the internal one, though I don't think I see it
used as much - in general public use; being a male, I don't read
targeted literature, so I can't comment on the coverage there. There's
still a certain coyness: I'm thinking of a much-advertised-on-TV
product, which "gives you freedom" or something like that - I don't
_think_ the ad.s actually say what the product is.


No wonder, "wet tampon" sounds so unappealing I don't know why Beppy
called them that. It's a sponge.

Janet
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Old October 19th 17, 02:49 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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On 18/10/17 23:21, David_B wrote:
On 18-Oct-17 1:05 PM, Peter Moylan wrote:
[....]
Here's another example of unintended consequences. For a long time
Google presented links in search results as a redirect via Google so
that Google could track us. (Perhaps it's still doing it, but I can't
tell because I have a browser add-on that removes the tracking
information.) Now that people have become used to that, scammers have
started putting URLs in e-mail in the form of redirects via Google, to
make it harder to see what the link is really pointing to.

On the positive side, this does have the potential of letting Google
keep track of how many people have fallen for the scam.


Peter,

What are your views on the content of this post which I made earlier?

=

Here is one of the most clearly described policy documents which I have
ever read.

https://plarium.com//en/privacy-and-cookie-policy/


It's clear enough. Sufficiently clear to make me want to avoid that
company. But perhaps they're simply admitting to what some other
companies do by stealth.

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Newcastle, NSW, Australia
  #238  
Old October 19th 17, 10:46 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general,alt.computer.workshop
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On 19-Oct-17 2:49 AM, Peter Moylan wrote:
On 18/10/17 23:21, David_B wrote:[

[....]
What are your views on the content of this post which I made earlier?

=
Here is one of the most clearly described policy documents which I have
ever read.

https://plarium.com//en/privacy-and-cookie-policy/


It's clear enough. Sufficiently clear to make me want to avoid that
company. But perhaps they're simply admitting to what some other
companies do by stealth.


Thanks. The company provide many on-line games.

https://www.youtube.com/user/PlariumGames

I doubt that many of the game players ever read the Terms and
Conditions! ;-)

[Reply shared with 'alt.computer.workshop']

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Old October 19th 17, 01:45 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general,alt.computer.workshop
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:46:48 +0100, David_B
wrote:

On 19-Oct-17 2:49 AM, Peter Moylan wrote:
On 18/10/17 23:21, David_B wrote:[

[....]
What are your views on the content of this post which I made earlier?

=
Here is one of the most clearly described policy documents which I have
ever read.

https://plarium.com//en/privacy-and-cookie-policy/


It's clear enough.


The TOS is pretty clear, same as most sites/forums:

YOU MAY NOT:

create an Account using a false identity or information, or on behalf
of someone other than yourself;

have an Account or use the Service if you have previously been BANNED;

use your Account, the Site or Service to transmit any repetitive
messages (spim and spam) to anyone;

use your Account or Service to engage in any illegal conduct;

access another user’s account without permission;

collect or harvest any information about other users;

use features of the Site or Service for anything other than their
intended purpose;

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Why ? It's OT here.
Oh, I see, you posted as a warning:

https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php

Changelog:
New nym**** added (I spelled it correctly).
[]'s


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Old October 20th 17, 04:33 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.usage.english,alt.windows7.general
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He who is Peter Moylan said on Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:59:55 +1100:

Every time I install an operating system, I change the desktop to a
restful light brown. (Women will have a different name for this colour.


Interesting that you note that we men generally use a handful of ROYGBIV
colors while women go overboard on the naming conventions!

Me?
I use "black" for the desktop because it uses the least electricity.
White for the command windows because it's the most like paper.
Unless it's an admin window, and then it's red (for danger).
http://wetakepic.com/images/2017/10/20/desktop.jpg

In case anyone cares, it's (244,205,160) in RGB terms, or
HSB=(32,34,95).) That's light enough that black text and icons are
readable, and dark enough not to hurt my eyes with the glare.


What's wrong with black?

[I don't insist on those precise values. I just tweak the colour until
it looks about right.]


I like black because the contrast is good and the electricity situation is,
I am told, the best for most types of displays (but not all, where white is
actually better electrically, for some display types).

I've never understood the fashion for using a picture as background.
That only guarantees that some parts of the screen will be readable and
others won't.


I think most people want to feel that they have *control* over their
environment, hence they go overboard on themes and screensavers and
backgrounds.

To each his/her own, but I don't consider changing the font or the color a
useful customization. Getting rid of Cortana? Now that's a useful
customization.

For other objects I use different colour settings to make it clearer
which window is which. For example, the window into which I'm now typing
is a bit yellower than the desktop, and beside it is my programmer's
editor that has white text on a blue background. But I do try to ensure
that there's not too much white on my screen, because that's hard on the
eyes.


Yep. I use red for any command window as admin, for example, so that it
stands out that it's admin.
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