Hi David, On Sat, 2006-09-23 at 14:06 +0200, David Prieto wrote: > > The snow white background is terrible for people with poor eyesight. > > Really? Why is that? > > > Any background needs to be an awful lot subtler than that, and an awful lot > > more pale. > > I find snow white quite pale, but it was just an example anyway. What > if we had a subtler BG? Would it be a good idea to set it as default?
I think that using a patterned background could potentially reduce the readability of text, whether you have poor eyesight or not. It might be a good idea to ask about this on ubuntu-accessibility list before applying any changes. What are the pros and cons of using a background? Is there a good usability reason or is this just eye candy? Will there be much impact on performance, e.g. when moving a nautilus window rapidly? What if people really hate the default background we choose and don't know how to change it? Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
