Re: [libreoffice-design] Rule Colors - Color Change Needs Review

Hi Joel,

Thanks for your efforts. There is just one thing I am concerned about:
it may be hard to find a ("foreground") colour that works well on both
light and dark backgrounds while also providing sufficient contrast for
people with visual impairments. Especially in the dark theme example
that you posted, the numbers and "ticks" on the ruler can become hard to
see. (I don't know if there is a Linux tool with which you can check
this. On Windows and Mac OS, you can try the Colour Contrast Analyser
from <https://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastanalyser/>.)
If people with visual impairments don't use the kind of dark themes for
which you are reworking the ruler, then the issue is not relevant.
However, it is important to test the effect of the code on a desktop
with a high-contrast theme, e.g. "High Contrast Black" on Windows, to
make sure that there are no negative side effects. With my current
version of LibreOffice (still 4.0.4.2), I get pure white numbers and
ticks on a purely black ruler when using "High Contrast Black" or "High
Contrast #1" (on Windows 7); this behaviour should not change.

Best regards,

Christophe

On 10/12/2015 18:07, Joel Madero wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've been messing with ruler.cxx to try to find a color that works both
> in dark and light themes
> (https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90214)
>
> I've gone with a gray color that I think works in both light and dark
> themes but I want a second (and third) opinion before committing. Before
> anyone asks, I was expressly recommended in IRC not to use different
> colors based on light/dark so they should be the same color unless
> that's impossible.
>
> Opinions appreciated. http://imgur.com/a/gXbZz
>
>
> Best,
> Joel


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