mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 I assume that the reputation graphic (the little box one rather than the scales) is meant to appear green/red depending on positive or negative reputation. I'm red/green colour blind so I can't see the status. Mainly because of the chosen colours and partly because it is so small. Is there any chance of you changing this to colours that can be more easily differentiated. 1 in 30 males have this same problem so it's not just for my benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 The ALT accessibility attribute should help then - hover over the icon to see your rating description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blike Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Indeed, hover over it and you should be able to read. I will consider changing the icon though Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 I have been doing that but it's hardly convenient. Makes me wonder why red/green is always chosen when it's the worst colour combination for the largest percentage of the population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Well, usually red is chosen because it is and was always used as something negative. This goes the same for green, which is positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 A small black and white "progress bar" ought to suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 yeah! that's a good idea. Or even a black or white square! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 I understand the reasoning it's just annoying that we continue to use these colours in a world that seems to have gone over the top with equal opportunities and access for all. I can't be an air-traffic controller or a military pilot, I need other people to tell me the colours on resistors, most computer games and LED's use a red/green cobination. Can you imagine how frustrating it is to read an instruction book that tells you to check whether your TV is displaying a green or a red LED? All they need to do is make one of them blue or move one and label it. All this because nobody seems to represent colour blind people when things are in the early stage of design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 A small black and white "progress bar" ought to suffice. That sounds good. This site can be a pioneer of "Sensible Colour Scheming". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 yeah. you are right. BUt now, everything has been made, it would be near to impossible to change it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 Ummm - you mean to change a couple of gifs? I don't think that would be too tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 not the GIFs, that wouldn't take a long time. I'm talking about this on a bigger scale. Like the TV and all of that stuff! I have my main website of 500 pages. And now, I want to change the navigation in all of them! Imagine how hard that is! Especially because i get bored very quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 Ooer! Server side includes but I guess it's a bit too late for that now. I agree that it's a big job to get everything changed now it's been made but maybe we can start somewhere. After all it's a legal requirement to add wheelchair ramps to public buildings and to provide braille versions of government documentation. The fix is so simple I'm suprised that nobody has implemented it. Just change the red LED's in the hopper to blue ones and carry on as normal - job done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 It's not hard to change a CSS value. Course, if you didn't use CSS then you have just made work for yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 lol! The fix is so simple I'm suprised that nobody has implemented it. Just change the red LED's in the hopper to blue ones and carry on as normal - job done! Do u know why that won't work? LED light up red in one direction, and green in another. When an AC current passes through it, it produces a yellow light. I don' think it is ppossible to produce a blue led light. Maybe. they would just use the lightling effect of an LED with blue cellophene paper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 That's just one type of LED. Blue, White and Purple LED's exist as do excusively green, red and yellow ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Blue LED lights are common. My mobile is full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 hmm... its amazing i don't get any of them over here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search/AdvSearch.asp?Criteria=blue+led&CartID=040330172654243&image.x=0&image.y=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 oh man! its a real pity i don;t get it hear. Or maybe, i haven't looked hard enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossoi Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 They've been around for a long time. Where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 I actually found a shop that was selling this stuff. I just realised that they had had it, but i hadn't paid any attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Blue LEDs are awesome. In fact, I buy electronics (mobile phones, keychain flashlights, CD players, computer peripherals) based on how many blue LEDs they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aommaster Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 wow! THe more LEDs, the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 or forget having any colors or bars, just represent with a number value, we can all read text, and a bar might be a bit small to fit in that space, so maybe that would be a better option? Mossoi, how do you manage at Traffic lights? that must be a dreadfull thing to have wrong with you, 1 in 30 or not! it certainly would make life a little difficult for you I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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