On: Javascript patterns

[simoncion]

This UI is pretty terrible on somewhat small screens. Here's what it looks like when sized to 1024x768:

http://i.imgur.com/X78sHxx.png

Note that the links behind the blue translucent rectangle are unclickable.

[kristopolous → simoncion]

Grey on grey is usually a bad usability move if you expect people to read your content.

(For FF use nosquint: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/nosquint/ and Chrom* use high contrast: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/high-contrast/)

I don't know about others, but there's really no chance I'd be physically able to read those words without things like this. My eyes blur and I feel a physical strain on them - like I'm trying to do some type of eyeball aerobics.

I literally can't read more than about a sentence without having to look away a few moments and then return.

[simoncion → kristopolous]

I can read grey on grey just fine, even on my old laptop with its terrible color and worse grey resolution. Moreover, that site isn't grey on grey, it's grey on light cream ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(colour) ).

If you haven't already, go to a doctor and get your eyes checked out. What you're describing is not typical.

[kristopolous → simoncion]

I've gotten my eyes checked regularly for 20 years. Nothing medically troubling to report. I'm slightly color blind and wear glasses.

I really want to read the content and the substance - but the modern low contrast design has made it difficult for me.

Some particularly aggressive sites I print out to read on physical paper.

I was able to easily read content for my first 18 or so years on the web until the trend started.

[voltagex_ → simoncion]

Considered adding a Github Issue for this? https://github.com/shichuan/javascript-patterns/issues

(or do you mind if I add one for you?)

[simoncion → voltagex_]

Feel free to add one for me. Link to that imgur picture if you care to. Thanks! :)

[thomasfl → voltagex_]

Or even better. Consider to send a pull request too.