> The one thing I really dislike about deep blues is that focusing > becomes rather difficult. It seems the eye just isn't properly tuned > to focus when only short wavelengths are present That's how those old hippy and psychadelic posters were made 3D - best with red lettering on a blue background. The eyes have to keep changing focus from the long-wl red to the short-wl blue and there's no way to actually hold focus on the boundary. Graphic and package designers use the effect to add depth I suppose you could say that a red+blue design is not a "safe" combination because of the eye strain it could cause -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist