Impaired eyesight users
Printed From: Illyriad
Category: Miscellaneous
Forum Name: Implemented
Forum Description: Suggestions which have been implemented or resolved.
URL: http://forum.illyriad.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=1355
Printed Date: 17 Apr 2022 at 00:21
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.03 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Impaired eyesight users
Posted By: TolGarrion
Subject: Impaired eyesight users
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 18:48
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Hi :) I'd like to suggest a colour change on the +wood, + iron etc. I find it very difficult to read the green numbers on the brown background. I have to get within a few inches of the screen and look under my glasses to be able to read the numbers at the top. Weirdly, stone, research, books and the rest of the bottom line are all easily readable but the ones higher up are very difficult. My preference would be red numbers but someone in chat mentioned that red is a 'popular' colour blind colour so I don't know if that would be the best choice. For me it's not a colour blind thing, its simply a bad eyesight thing.
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Posted By: The_Dude
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 19:20
| I agree about the poor contrast between the green and the gold background - especially the darker gold tones. And my eyes are farily good, still. :) |
Posted By: some random guy
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 20:06
| The problem might be that you are using a CRT screen. My laptop displays the numbers perfectly, even though I am a bit farsighted in one eye. |
Posted By: The_Dude
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 20:24
| LCD flat panels. Both my desktop and laptop. It is somewhat improved if I increase brightness to painfull levels. Leather Armor production is the hardest to see. |
Posted By: some random guy
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 21:10
| After reading and responding to this post, I realized that I was subconciously squinting to see those little green numbers. When I looked at them normally, I saw what you guys were talking about. I suggest making the numbers blue. |
Posted By: The_Dude
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 21:47
| Or just Bold Black. Also, comma separators in the quantities would improve readability. |
Posted By: King EAM
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 21:55
| I think Bold Black would be best. |
Posted By: The Con Orc
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 22:07
| how do you make the numbrs blue? |
Posted By: John Doe
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 22:45
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there are numbers? ------------- Sir John Doe |
Posted By: HonoredMule
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 22:57
HB users get commas. 
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Posted By: GM Stormcrow
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2010 at 23:11
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We're very interested in improving the experiences of players with impaired eyesight and/or colour-blindness of the most common variants, and we want to make sure that we sucessfully implement systems that work for as many people as possible. However, the User Interface version 2 is really very close to going live, and this substantially changes the current Illyriad User Interface - for the better. We have, during the redesign, borne in mind the visibility of certain colour combinations as well as the red/green issues around colour-blindness (indicating these colours via other complementary mechanisms such as boldness and italicism) and we hope that the new schemes are more attuned to these criteria. So please hold off final comment until the new User Interface is live, and - after it's in place - let us know whether things are better, and also how we can improve them further. Regards, SC |
Posted By: Tordenkaffen
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2010 at 06:17
| Maybe just write it in white and put a little black box in the background. Seems to work for subtitles. |