PLUG Web Site

[Dan Brown]

Wayne Conrad (wconrad@yagni.com) wrote:
> Date: 21 Jul 2001 21:53:15 -0700
> From: "Wayne Conrad" <wconrad@yagni.com>
> Sender: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: PLUG Web Site
> Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> 
> On the background color discussion, I think the best thing to do is to let the user's preference reign.  There's no reason my color preference should override the viewer's.  Ultimately, that'd be my preference for the PLUG website.  Just don't set the background color at all.  Or the text color.  The user probably has good reasons for his or her preference, so don't mess with it.
> 
> I did a quick web search on color polarity (white on black vs. black on white) studies, and came up with "inconclusive," "it depends," and lots of opinions.  Not much hard, usable fact.  Probably some out there, but I came up empty.  Would love to see any references anyone has.
> 
>   Wayne Conrad

I agree.  Let the user's browser decide.  There's a guy I work with who is
color blind and has his browser set up so that it displays best what he can
see.

Dan Brown