[Hudlug] The Flood Of Messages Today

[Shak]

Hi,

Thanks for the tips. May I add that I _didnt_ write the site, we're
using CMS called Phpwebsit - its nifty. Ill have to play with the CSS.

Thanks
Shak

On Sat, 2003-01-18 at 11:51, Dave Pattern wrote:
> Shak - if you need/want any accessibility advice regarding the web 
> design, just give me a shout (it's partly what I do for a living).  
> You can use CSS to improve the contrast of the links that appear in 
> the dark blue areas.
> 
> Apart from the contrast that Anne mentions, the only other problem 
> I'd raise is the fact that the font size is fixed by your stylesheet 
> (e.g. "font-size : 10px;") - it's safer to go for a relative 
> percentage size (e.g. "font-size : 80%;") so that users can control 
> the text size via their browser.
> 
> Not sure if you'd already considered this, but the site works 
> extremely well for any colour blind users out there (blue is a 
> relatively safe colour).  If any one is interested in seeing how 
> things look to a colour blind user, there's a free Photoshop plug-in 
> available at http://www.vischeck.com/downloads/
> 
> Finally, if I was being finiky(sp?) then I'd suggest that the top 
> section of the page (with the logo and HudLUG) is dead space at the 
> moment and some of the Main Menu links could be moved up there to 
> free space in the left-hand column?
> 
> Please take all of the above as constructive critism, as you've done 
> a fantastic job!
> 
> DaveyP
> 
> 
> > Shak - I like the new look, but there's one problem that I see.  Dark blue 
> > links on black are very difficult to see, especially for those of us with 
> > less than perfect sight.  Can I recommend the old photography trick, of 
> > viewing your proposed colour scheme with eyes closed to a slit.  If there's 
> > not a clear contrast at that level you have a problem.
> > 
> > HTH
> > 
> > Anne
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