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> Why wouldn't people who need less contrast simply reduce the contrast on their monitors, though? Because I don't want to make everything else look worse just
by alpaca128 4y ago
> Why wouldn't people who need less contrast simply reduce the contrast on their monitors, though?
Because I don't want to make everything else look worse just to lower contrast in text?
And support for low contrast doesn't mean excluding others, it can just be a setting. Like Windows has been doing for a long time with its high-contrast mode. Websites and apps are increasingly adopting dark themes, next we should push for a switch between high and lower contrast. It's just as easy from a technical standpoint. Browsers are already pretty far, letting the user set specific fonts and font sizes, and Firefox' reader mode and its options are great as well.
- rectang 4y agoMy beef is with letting aesthetics trump accessibility. If a site provides a widget where contrast can be beefed up, probably part of the dark-mode / light-mode widget, that seems OK.