Hi everyone,

I'm always interested in ideas to make translating more comfortable and healthy. Recently I've found Studio's colour scheme to be a bit heavy on the eyes and even though colour settings can be adjusted individually in Studio and there are different themes available in the colour theme app, I hadn't managed to find a solution that I was entirely happy with. I started using the software Flux (https://justgetflux.com/) to filter out blue light and found it was good for reducing eye strain at the end of the day.

While I was reading on my Kindle, I wondered what it would be like to proofread on an e-ink display or just use Studio in plain black and white or grayscale. I came across the Dasung Paperlike (www.dasung.com), an external e-ink monitor which looks interesting - has anybody used such a device with Studio? The early versions seem to have had some teething problems and it is quite an expensive device but it's an interesting concept. Sadly, apart from Amazon, I think it's difficult for manufacturers to meet the economies of scale they need to mass-produce larger e-ink displays.

This morning I also discovered that you can apply colour filters in Windows 10 with the Windows Key + CTRL + C which is a nice instant fix to stripping Studio of its rather garish palette (although I'm sure there are usability reasons for these, they just don't work for everyone!). I have no idea however, if a grayscale filter could actually make eyestrain worse and I would be interested to hear of other people's experiences. I guess it's mostly an individual preference and I will see how I fare. 

Perhaps others out there are interested in sharing their ideas in working more comfortably and ergonomically in Studio. It will be interesting to see what usability improvements Studio 2019 will bring and I can't wait for a reduction in ribbon clutter and a better way of creating projects.

Best regards,

Daniel