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0 pointstux19686y ago0 comments

Way off topic, but as someone who has recently switched to using a non-standard background color in my browser... that page is horrendous to read:

https://i.imgur.com/pvCnmSa.png

I can accept that doing something non-standard leads to some rough edges like this, but i'm not sure how many web developers know this is an issue. At least it has surprised me how many websites have this issue of assuming the default color is bright white.

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kazinator6y ago

Hi; try it now! I GIMP-ed the image such that the non-transparent pixels are pure red, and only slightly opaque, instead of 100% opaque pinkish white. It looks about the same on a white background. Thanks, again.

I tested it with a lightly grey background, as well as heavy gray.

This little experiment really made me notice HN's hard-coded light grey background box, BTW.

tux1968OP6y ago

Yeah, looks great here. Really didn't expect you to dig into it at all let alone so quickly. Thanks very much :-)

kazinator6y ago

Good heads up. This background (if it is to exist at all) should be done properly as an alpha blend, not as a transparency with opaque off-white pixels, so that it works with various backgrounds. I will look into it.

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0 pointstux19686y ago0 comments

Way off topic, but as someone who has recently switched to using a non-standard background color in my browser... that page is horrendous to read:

https://i.imgur.com/pvCnmSa.png

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kazinator6y ago

I tested it with a lightly grey background, as well as heavy gray.

This little experiment really made me notice HN's hard-coded light grey background box, BTW.

tux1968OP6y ago

Yeah, looks great here. Really didn't expect you to dig into it at all let alone so quickly. Thanks very much :-)

kazinator6y ago

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