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Color is one of the first things I turn off. So many tools color files in ways that are very difficult to read (dark blue against a black background, really?)
by kabdib 9y ago
Color is one of the first things I turn off. So many tools color files in ways that are very difficult to read (dark blue against a black background, really?)
I'm colorblind, too, so your red/orange/green distinctions are utterly wasted on me. Raw color is a very flaky and low fidelity way to communicate to a user.
Animation, on the other hand: Give that super important file that's somehow busted or very active some kind of blink or a meaningful animation and you'll have my attention. I may hate the tool for it, but you'll have my attention...
- fnj 9y agoNo idea on earth why you are downvoted. My sympathies for your challenged vision. Your objection is well founded, and your suggestion has merit.
- zichy 9y agoPeople mistake accessibility for personal taste.
- yAnonymous 9y agoJudging the use of colors in software as a colorblind person is like rating shoes when you have no legs. He's coming across whiny and pretentious. Sorry it doesn't work for him, but colors are generally useful when working with lots of text.