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Ludovicious



Joined: May 08, 2005
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 17:28 Reply with quote Back to top
I have no sense of the colors in the black box scheduler. They could be greenish, redish, yellowish or whatever color. The problem is, I'm not totally sure what I click.

Also, I cant, really tell if they are pressed or unpressed. The graphical representation is too subtle/unclear. This can be the case because I'm colorblind, not sure.

I post my problem here before bothering Christer with it, to hear you what you think about it. If you aren't color-blind, you might find it hard to understand the issue, but feel free to comment anyway.

Thanks.
BillBrasky



Joined: Feb 15, 2005
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 17:33 Reply with quote Back to top
I could be totally wrong, but I thought windows had some ease of accessibility options for color blind (high contrast or something)...
JackassRampant



Joined: Feb 26, 2011
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 17:42 Reply with quote Back to top
Those red and green shades are very similar in everything but hue, I can see how it gets frustrating.

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Dan-Da-Man



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Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 17:43 Reply with quote Back to top
You can go "High Contrast" mode by pressing "Alt" + "(left) Shift" + "Print Screen"

EDIT

This is for windows 7 not sure about 8

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Ludovicious



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Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 17:48 Reply with quote Back to top
Im a linux user, but you got me thinking. So I looked for an add-on to firefox. Have to go and test it. I'll let you know how this fares. Laters
xnoelx



Joined: Jun 05, 2012
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 18:18 Reply with quote Back to top
I can confirm that Christer does consider these issues, and has spent a fair bit of time studying colours, colour spaces and such (I haven't, so I'm a bit vague on the technical terminology myself). I'm sure if he knew this was still a problem, he'd be glad to get your feedback on any fix/adjustment he feels might be helpful. And feasible.

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Ludovicious



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Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 19:41 Reply with quote Back to top
I tried the scheduler just a while ago. The selected teams are actually slightly lighter, at least to me. This is to me a bit odd. If pressed, they should, in a sense be below, it should actually be shaded, ie. darker. Now, the opposite is true. Can you confirm this?

Edited: was being unclear.


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xnoelx



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Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 19:56 Reply with quote Back to top
Do you mean the blackbox activation panel? They change from red when not selected to green when they are. A shadow also appears around the box when they are selected.

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DrPoods



Joined: Nov 14, 2013
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 20:04 Reply with quote Back to top
Maybe two columns.

When a team is activated they move into the "Activated" column.

Would that be tricky? I am no techie.

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Ludovicious



Joined: May 08, 2005
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 20:04 Reply with quote Back to top
I mean the base color of the button which I perceive as pressed is, to me, overall slightly darker when not pressed/selected. I'm wondering, if it is, at all, a button. It may actually help to think of it as a flat touch activation panel instead. But I think, that when it turns slightly darker, it appears to be pressed. The only thing is, it's not Smile

This ring shadow round the panel to me is not indicating strongly enough that it's selected. This may be part of my color blindedness, dunno.

I can conclude though, that when slightly lighter, it's selected/pressed. And vise versa. But it still bugs me =/

NB: has been edited a couple of times for clearification.
Christer



Joined: Aug 02, 2003
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 21:03
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Just pushed an improvement to improve visibility of the activation state for colour blind people (and people in general). Should be much clearer now but if you're still having trouble, don't hesitate to get back to me.

Note that you'll need to reload the blackbox page to get the update.
easilyamused



Joined: Jun 06, 2008
Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 21:22 Reply with quote Back to top
How's that for service? Good work C.

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Ludovicious



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Post   Posted: Jun 18, 2014 - 23:16 Reply with quote Back to top
Wow. Christer, that is absolutely amazing. A big thanks from here! It's clear now, again thanks Smile
Overhamsteren



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Post   Posted: Jun 19, 2014 - 01:26 Reply with quote Back to top
Help all blind mens!!!

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Dunenzed



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Post   Posted: Jun 19, 2014 - 02:43 Reply with quote Back to top
This blind man also appreciates the help!

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