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minus-squarebleistift2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoThe guidelines in Germany say the first line of the screen should be 10cm (4 ½in) below your eyes. I find that uncomfortable, too.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoI like it when the first line is 5 - 10 cm above my eyes. Screens have grown bigger.
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoI’m guessing, but it would logically follow that this is a callback to when computers used text-based interfaces. The old 80x25 character resolution. So the “first line” is the top 1/25th of the viewable screen (4%). A complete guess from me. I’ve been using computers since the late 80s and this is a new term to me too.
The guidelines in Germany say the first line of the screen should be 10cm (4 ½in) below your eyes. I find that uncomfortable, too.
I like it when the first line is 5 - 10 cm above my eyes.
Screens have grown bigger.
What is the “first line” of a screen?
I’m guessing, but it would logically follow that this is a callback to when computers used text-based interfaces. The old 80x25 character resolution.
So the “first line” is the top 1/25th of the viewable screen (4%).
A complete guess from me. I’ve been using computers since the late 80s and this is a new term to me too.