I know there are ways to achieve this under GNOME but it's not at all easy to get it perfect and neither is it obvious. Additionally some widgets require the same treatment that are not currently theme able. Web pages for example need to have the background colour to work, and there might be a way using grease monkey, but it's not a centralised solution and it's not particularly easy.
What I propose is a centralised dedicated accessibility tool that enables the user to slide colour values up and down to change both background and text colour, with an example block of text that changes as they edit the values. It should also remain consistent between themes, if a new theme is loaded it should either apply the accessibility elements or if it can't, print a warning that informs the user that the theme they wish to use can't support their needs. They new software store is one such application that might be problematic and can't be fixed by editing the colour values in the theme manager. It has a blue background in the main window that does not change from theme to theme, those with trouble reading black on pastel blue might find using software store a nightmare. However moving it to black on white might make it harder for those who can't read black on white. Many thanks, Neil Munro 2009/11/2 Matthew Paul Thomas <m...@canonical.com> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Neil > > Neil Munro wrote on 02/11/09 01:53: > >... > > Many of my friends or people I have met have dyslexia and struggle to > > read information on screen, however recent studies have shown > > overlaying colour over text or changing both the text colour and it's > > background colour can make it significantly easier to read for some > > individuals. > > > > Software solutions exist for Windows, I've submitted a bug report on > > launchpad that has been confirmed by someone else, but nothing has > > been done with it since it was placed in the hands of the a11y team, > > it's something i feel strongly about and was wondering if I should > > take a more involved approach in getting this issue addressed. > >... > > You can already change the colors of text fields and other elements in > Ubuntu: "System" > "Preferences" > "Appearance" > "Theme" > "Customize" > > "Colors" > "Input boxes". > > Not all programs obey these settings; you could help by reporting bugs > on the individual programs. > > You might reasonably argue that this setting should be easier to find, > but the same is unfortunately true for every other accessibility setting > in Ubuntu. > > Cheers > - -- > Matthew Paul Thomas > http://mpt.net.nz/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkrvFr4ACgkQ6PUxNfU6ecrwGACfVC3BNu/4rfCqIic8/rcUQiuI > BbAAni1aRI4b8/DkwkOVDRM7M6YYoGVC > =MG62 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
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