Re: [Evolution-hackers] note on colorized calendars

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>]

On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 13:02, Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-08-14 at 13:17, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> > Although, as said in http://www.uiaccess.com/access_links.html#color, we
> > can come with a color palette "that works for nearly everyone".
> 
> I'll have a look.
> 
> I think that the most important thing we are naturally doing is to have
> the background colors be light and have dark text (well, the theme
> "text" color) - if someone has problem with telling the light tones
> apart, there is always the possibility to change the calendar colors by
> hand. Most importantly we will have enough contrast so even if you had
> trouble telling two calendars apart, you can at least read the events.
> 
> What do you think? Choosing strange colors to please everyone might not
> be what we want, but rather design a nice color set, that looks nice for
> most people, and *does not present any big problems for accessibility*,
> and then give a possibility to change the colors to suit any special
> needs if the default is not ideal. 
> 
> I think that might work..?
> 
yes, I also think so. Having also the possibility to select the colors
makes this usable for everyone, doesn't it?

cheers