- From: François REMY <fremycompany_pub@yahoo.fr>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:59:53 +0200
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Cc: <www-style@w3.org>, "Florian Rivoal" <florian@rivoal.net>
| Do you know of any examples of devices that do even 4 levels? Every | device I know of that adjusts to ambient light just has a two-stage | switch between light and dark. For example, that's what google maps | does. You're right, I don't know any application which use 4 levels. Meanwhile, in his experiment, Microsoft concluded 3 levels were useful for light-aware applications: dim, normal and washed [1]. Even if it's very difficult to find light-aware apps these days, this doesn't mean that this is not useful, just that nobody cared to implement that. Meanwhile, it's easy to find independent reviewers giving the advice to increase font size in direct sunlight (so users do take action in that case) [2] and you can find designers at stackoverflow giving tips such as using high contrast and making the font bolder on mobile website likely used outdoor [3]. I believe that when the screen's brightness can't be increased further to compensate decently the ambient light conditions, the designer should be able to take actions to make things better the same way it does when the ambient light is too low (night mode). [1] http://www.techmynd.com/ipad-direct-sunlight-exposure/ [2] http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081030/windows-7-and-light-sensors-let-there-be-light/ [3] http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/15887/how-does-use-in-bright-sunlight-affect-how-a-web-site-should-be-designed
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