Re: [actf-dev] [Bug 312159] [rulers] Color blindness issue with red and

["Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>]

Some resources you might find useful, either anicodotally so, or analytically so:

http://www.asktog.com/basics/firstPrinciples.html

http://www.whatanexperience.org/2007/01/color-blind-considerations-for-ui.html

http://www.quora.com/As-a-UI-designer-how-much-attention-do-you-pay-to-color-blindness

http://colororacle.cartography.ch)

http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/71/what-are-good-resources-for-testing-ui-design-for-color-blind-users

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa350483.aspx

there are many others

take care,
Sina


-----Original Message-----
From: actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne Beaton
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:27 AM
To: actf-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [actf-dev] [Bug 312159] [rulers] Color blindness issue with red and gray Xs for markers in vertical ruler

Can you weigh in directly on the bug (it'll be more meaningful coming
from you, rather than filtered through me).

Are there any good reference materials worth citing?

Wayne

On 09/29/2011 10:12 AM, Sina Bahram wrote:
> I definitely agree that a different shape, as well as different colors not subject to a majority of color blindness E.G. not
> red/green, are both good suggestions.
>
> I do find it disappointing that "nobody has really complained in 10 years" is being used in a bug report, but oh well.
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:actf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne Beaton
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:44 AM
> To: actf-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [actf-dev] [Bug 312159] [rulers] Color blindness issue with red and gray Xs for markers in vertical ruler
>
> Can somebody take a look at this bug? I think this is in your area of
> expertise.
>
> https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=312159
>
> Wayne
>

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