Re: Bug#488494: cdebconf: Make the dark theme even more readable
On Tuesday 15 July 2008, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> I had already actually. The problem is that the background color is
OK :-)
> technically limited to the dark palette, i.e. black, gray, and dark
> colors. Setting the background of the selection to black is obviously
> not correct unless we change the foreground color, but I'm afraid only
> changing the foreground color does not provide enough contrast.
> Leaving it gray provides confusion about what currently has keyboard
> focus. That's why I left it blue, which lets the user know which
> element is selected, but still be different from gray, for less
> confusion.
>
> I don't know if another color would fit better, anybody on the list
> would have an idea?
Are there any colors that are bad because they "look" like grey to some
colorblind users? If not, I think I'd personally prefer dark red over
dark blue with dark grey.
Another thing you could look at is to make this extra color appear a bit
more in the theme than it does now, for example as the background color
around the border or for the border itself. That would make it look a bit
less "random".
In the end it's probably just a question of trying a few things and
finding something that looks decent.
Leaving it as it is now is also an option of course. Basically I just
noticed it and it struck me as illogical.
Cheers,
FJP
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