Re: let's make a high-visibility theme!
Bill Davidsen wrote, On 5/22/2013 1:49 AM: If you want it to be useful you can't stop with text, the icons need to be easy to identify as well. Just BIG isn't the answer, and don't use red and green mush, color blind people can't see them well. I have a friend who and see red on black at all, which I found when he was looking for a sign while I drove one night. Would you happen to have suggestions for graphics? I was pondering using large capital letters for the B-ack F-orward R-eload and S-top. I figured if I used 'double height' letters for the icons there, the address bar would be stretched vertically enough to hold larger fonts without clipping... But I'm also torn with the idea of keeping it short vertically (not everyone has extra vertical viewing space available). I could use a few examples of what is considered high visibility for various users... example black background on all elements, *yellow* highlight/text, normal size icons with color-coded highlights (Back would be blue, Forward is yellow, Reload is green, stop is red) OR Black background, *white* highlight/text, double height icons redone with minimal lines (I am assuming fewer details in a small space= easier to read) I also need a custom throbber graphic. Personally, I wish it was HUGE and exploded into colorful bits so I can see it in my peripheral better... Any other suggestions/requests?? :) Benjamin ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: let's make a high-visibility theme!
Ben09880 wrote: I am an aspiring theme creator and respectfully request any and all assistance available to craft a theme for visually impaired individuals. I currently use Notepad++ to write my CSS, and the extension Stylish to apply them. I am nervous of creating my own userChrome.css file, as I have no prior knowledge of this structure/methodology/language/etc. I am not a web programmer. Padding, margins, etc. are all over my head, but I'm trying. I have a tiny bit of background from DOS, CP/M, C=Basic, etc. If there is a more appropriate location on the internet for this (and please don't say Mozillazine.org), please inform me. I do believe a 'standard-high-visibility' theme should come standard... with font scale options and icon scale options. I've seen what others have created and I am positive this is possible... but probably extremely difficult. I have gotten so far as extracting omni.ja; I can make some sense of it, but not much. If you want it to be useful you can't stop with text, the icons need to be easy to identify as well. Just BIG isn't the answer, and don't use red and green mush, color blind people can't see them well. I have a friend who and see red on black at all, which I found when he was looking for a sign while I drove one night. -- Bill Davidsen david...@tmr.com We are not out of the woods yet, but we know the direction and have taken the first step. The steps are many, but finite in number, and if we persevere we will reach our destination. -me, 2010 ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: let's make a high-visibility theme!
Ben09880: I have gotten so far as extracting omni.ja; I can make some sense of it, but not much. There is a wealth of information. greprefs.js and defaults/pref/*.js contain a lot of preferences, many of them with comments. To use one of them in the user.js change pref( to user_pref(. defaults/profile/chrome contains examples for the userContent.css and the userChrome.css. And don't forget the DOM Inspector. It is vital for experiments. Hartmut ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: let's make a high-visibility theme!
On 2013-05-18 12:34 (GMT-0400) Ben09880 composed: I am an aspiring theme creator and respectfully request any and all assistance available to craft a theme for visually impaired individuals. I currently use Notepad++ to write my CSS, and the extension Stylish to apply them. I am nervous of creating my own userChrome.css file, as I have no prior knowledge of this structure/methodology/language/etc. Don't be afraid. When you delete or empty it, all it did is undone once you restart. I am not a web programmer. Padding, margins, etc. are all over my head, but I'm trying. I have a tiny bit of background from DOS, CP/M, C=Basic, etc. If there is a more appropriate location on the internet for this (and please don't say Mozillazine.org), please inform me. I don't know about more, but these among others should be useful: irc://moznet/#accessibility irc://moznet/#addons irc://moznet/#css irc://irc.freenode.net/#css-discuss http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ news:mozilla.dev.themes https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/DOM_Inspector I do believe a 'standard-high-visibility' theme should come standard... with font scale options and icon scale options. I've seen what others have created and I am positive this is possible... but probably extremely difficult. I have gotten so far as extracting omni.ja; I can make some sense of it, but not much. Sense should come with time and experimentation. -- The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive. Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
