[9fans] plan 9 interface color ergonomy

[tlaronde@polynum.com]

Hello,

Even if the plan 9 graphical interface doesn't look like the other ones,
as a matter of fact it happens that I'm far less eyes-tired by the plan
9 one than with others---indeed, if I like more the console on Unix like
system it's because glyphes are bigger and the black background less
aggressive to my taste.

I know that the human eye "sees" (or the human brains interprets) more
green shades than red or blue. So if plan 9 feels more comfortable (for
me at least) this is probably linked to this color choice. (It's curious
to see that the themes proposed by other systems almost never propose a
green based one: too "natural", so not sufficiently "artefact", human
made, "professional"?)

I seem to recall reading a paper by Rob Pike about discussions, I think
with Ren�e French, about this visual aspect. But I don't manage to find
back which one it was, and if there are other ones about this ergonomy.

Has somebody hints?

TIA
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