From: anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com   
      
   Rich to Anton Shepelev:   
      
   > > whereas dark mode requires that most of the screen be   
   > > dark, which means window title bars and backgrounds   
   > > cannot be so varied and discernible.   
   >   
   > The GUI artists likely took advantage of this fact, but   
   > this fact was not likely 'why' they went "light mode"   
   > coloring.   
      
   No artist should ever be put in charge of interface design,   
   which is the work for an interface engineer, whereas an artist   
   my be helping him with menial work, advice on color harmony,   
   &c.   
      
   > That was much more likely so that the virtual "desktop"   
   > they were creating would more closely resemble a real   
   > world desk that they were (at the time) telling everyone   
   > their system resembled, so it would be "soo easy" for   
   > everyone to immediately begin using it with no training   
   > needed (or so they thought).   
      
   Yes, low entry threshold was the thing.  The new thing is a   
   negative entry threshhold, a learning curve turned into the   
   slipeery slope into the slough of incompetence.   
      
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