"Blazing White"
Blazing white is black text on a bright background found in some software packages, often without the option to set colors (e.g. Skype). Another common problem is, when using spatial anti-aliasing, the software assumes the background color is white.
Unlike paper, which reflects ambient light, both CRT and LCD displays emit light of sufficient brightness to overcome ambient light. As ambient light varies, the relative brightness of the display can vary widely.
Read more about this topic: Light-on-dark Color Scheme
Famous quotes containing the words blazing and/or white:
“I saw for a blazing moment
The great grassy world from both sides,
Man and beast in the round of their need,”
—James Dickey (b. 1923)
“I cant really hear the audience applause when Im on stage. Im totally immersed in the piece. But sometimes I get a lot of it and wonder, Now, why did they applaud here? If its a white crowd, they usually applaud because they think its a pretty movement. If its a black crowd, its usually because they identify with the message.”
—Judith Jamison (b. 1944)