[mythtv-users] A Plea to the Programmers

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Wed Oct 3 04:09:26 UTC 2012


On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
>
>> > 2. accessible themes for vision impaired (but not blind)... high
>> > contrast,
>> > large print, few distractions.
>>
>> readability theme is quite good - the screen is a bit far away in our
>> bedroom and readability means  I can actually, errr, read it!
>>
>
> Certainly a step in the right direction, but not really intended as an
> accessible theme... I'm talking about a theme that is not really comfortable
> to use for those of us who see well:
>
> Main menu would only have one or two items in VERY large type.
> Schedule would have maybe three channels with only 1 hour for each, and no
> description info taking up space.
> Recordings screen would be arranged so that all type faces are very large
> (say 4 inches tall on a 42inch set).
> Selection cursors would need to be big and obvious without impacting
> contrast.
> Few, if any, images anywhere except a few highly visible icons.
> etc.

Oh I know readability is not for the truly visually impaired, but can
be useful for those of us with the deficiencies of a few years on the
rest of you.

(At least I still drive near the speed limit in town, unlike the old
man with a flat cap driving the car in front of me today...)

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