On 08/31/2011 02:25 AM, Conscious User wrote:
1 - use an outline 2 - use the opposite of the background in a chosen color space
3 - switch to black text for any background that exceeds some brightness level on most of its surface.
4 - forget about the transparency. Set static back- and foreground colors. Have a heart for everyone with less than perfect vision.
It should be mentioned that GNOME always had this problem with the label of desktop icons. It partially solves it with a drop shadow, but it is not enough for light backgrounds. Attached is a screenshot with a wallpaper from the Natty default set.
Indeed, if I squint my eyes just a bit, what I see resembles a badly rendered dark gray text. That is, what I can see is the shadow duplicate of the text, while the white original only serves to shoot holes through it.
This is why I propose to switch the main text color, if you don't restrict the background more tightly.
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