MetalWorking Website Up

Oct 12, 2003 8 Replies

I have completed and posted my MetalWorking website. It's basically a hyperlinked listing of all my projects in the Metalworking Dropbox. Home Page:

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JR Dweller in the cellar


Looks good and useful JR, but the blue hypertext is REALLY hard to read against the background. I know that sounds trivial, but it can make or break the user-friendiness of the site.

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 21:07:07 -0400, Peter Snell pixelated:

It's the bold italic jaggies that got to me.

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Most browsers have a way to force the background to vanish. In my copy of mozilla, it is:

edit/preferences/appearance/colors

And then click on:

"Use my chosen colors, ignoring the colors and background image specified."

Enjoy, DoN.

Significant improvement in readability.

The blue text on grey background is nearly impossible to read.

Abrasha

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