On 09/06/2016 08:48 PM, Jim Wyman wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Barton [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 12:08 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Enigmail] REPLACE the eye-challenging gray text on website
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> On 09/04/2016 06:24 PM, Jim Wyman wrote:
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>> Please STOP using gray text on the white background on your website.
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>> Not only is it hard to read, but it initially tells readers that 
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>> there’s something wrong…as current website visual lingo shows a 
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>> partially-grayed-out screen to signify an error or suspended operation.
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>> BLACK text or very very dark text over a white background is the only 
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>> thing that is clear.
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>> Most readers do not give a whit about your web design creativity.
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>> Furthermore, not every potential patron or user has the latest Apple 
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>> retina display. The sole criteria of your value is whether the 
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>> information that you have gets across the screen and into users’ 
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>> brains, without hurting or challenging their eyes, and without 
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>> presenting some visual puzzle.
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> While I certainly agree with your sentiments, I'm not seeing grey text on the 
> enigmail web site. Can you give some example URLs?
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> Doug
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> The hard-to-see gray/grey is on every page I’ve selected, two quick examples 
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> All the letters are thin (exacerbating the problem) and these pages include a 
> light blue, also a light problem.
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> Had my eyes checked last in 2012… astigmatism and myopia are corrected with 
> prescription lenses, no hint of color blindness or light sensitivity.
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> jim wyman, 919.360.2285
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You might want to check the css/html on the rendered page. Those letters
are all _black_.

Also, it is possible to override fonts, font colors and background
colors in most browsers.

- Leon

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