Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and the Visually impaired

Hello Peter,

Peter Hurst schrieb am 18.10.2024 um 11:51:
> Hello!
> I recently downloaded the latest version. I have been using it for several
> years. When I downloaded the new version I noticed you were requesting
> help. I had a look at the sort of things I might be asked to do but do not
> feel competent to offer help in that way.
>
> However, I would like to make a suggestion regarding the use of colour in
> the app. I am involved with a UK Macular Society Support Group and know
> that one of the things that visually impaired people find difficult is
> colour differentiation. Seeing as there were some 178m people worldwide
> diagnosed with AMD (Age Related Macular Degeneration) in 2016 and that this
> figure is predicted to rise to 288m in 2040 and is only one, though
> probably the largest by number, of many  types of visual impairment,
> consideration of their disability should be given when designing updates.
> The use of pastel colours can be particularly difficult and the size of
> icons  should be considered also. Please see attached image to get an idea
> of what I am speaking about. The top image is what a normally sighted
> person would see.

You can try the icon-theme offered by
https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/high-contrast-icon-theme

Kind regards,
Regina

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