> in practical use it doesn't have enough contrast for me
This is actually what makes the deal for me. On my bright, (nonprofessionally) calibrated IPS screens most color schemes are just too much of an eyestrain for long coding sessions. Solarized (either Dark or Light) is deliciously smooth and pleasing.
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I use a modified version of molokai: http://winterdom.com/2008/08/molokaiforvim
I like the look of solarized, but in practical use it doesn't have enough contrast for me.
> in practical use it doesn't have enough contrast for me
This is actually what makes the deal for me. On my bright, (nonprofessionally) calibrated IPS screens most color schemes are just too much of an eyestrain for long coding sessions. Solarized (either Dark or Light) is deliciously smooth and pleasing.