That is a good point. I actually used the Sim Daltonism application (for Mac) to check the color blindness issues, but it looks like I overlooked Monochromacy (however, this is pretty rare). I will try to look into that.
Cheers, Doru On 13 Jan 2011, at 16:22, Douglas Brebner wrote: > On 13/01/2011 11:29, Tudor Girba wrote: >> I tried to start from zero and add a new variable (e.g., color) only when I >> could not distinguish something. There are still things that are superfluous >> (e.g., the border around all tabs, or the bulky shape of an expander), but I >> did not have enough time and Morphic expertise to do better. >> >> Now, orange vs blue is actually not just a matter of taste because your >> orange is not the same as my blue. There are two reasons: (1) it is >> stronger, and (2) it appears in more places (e.g., at the bottom of the >> scrollbar). This means that it will compete for my attention with more >> force. This might be your intention, but it is not mine because it takes >> away from my main focus which is the content. >> > > I admit that I do like the blue for selections. > However, I find that the blue gradient on the buttons is difficult to see > clearly. > > I suspect this is because the chosen blue has high contrast against the white > background of the list but *extremely* poor contrast with the grey > button/frame background. If you look at the browser in greyscale, the > difference stands out starkly (see the attached image). > > I also find all of the buttons without white borders seem to blend into the > background so much as to become difficult to distinguish. > > Otherwise, I do like it :) > <Pharo-button-grey.jpg> -- www.tudorgirba.com "Relationships are of two kinds: those we choose and those that happen. They both matter."
