- From: Joe Clark <joeclark@joeclark.org>
- Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 15:58:13 -0500 (EST)
- To: WAI-IG <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> How do you feel about using grey text for copy? I love grey for its neutral > presence and ability to downplay something and give a clear and crisp look > to the overall design of a site but at the same time, it's hard to read or > take notice of. Grey text is a signal component of the International Compliant Style, and can be attributed to differences in LCD vs. CRT rendering of very contrasty text in designers' studios. These are visually-attuned people who are not necessarily hostile to accessibility in the slightest. To provide real accommodation for the full range of low-vision people in these and similar cases, stylesheet-switchers and user stylesheets are required. WCAG WG would love to ban anything that looks nice, like grey-on-white text, but that isn't the correct solution. Cf. <http://fawny.org/blog/2003/09/?IG#IC-Style>. -- Joe Clark | joeclark@joeclark.org Author, _Building Accessible Websites_ <http://joeclark.org/access/> | <http://joeclark.org/book/>
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