tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post2215052859321078990..comments2023-12-01T11:40:00.045+11:00Comments on Dikkii's Diatribe: Splat!Dikkiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-66075988569279080972008-02-14T02:15:00.000+11:002008-02-14T02:15:00.000+11:00The colour-blind question wasn't intended as name ...<I>The colour-blind question wasn't intended as name calling, it was a serious enquiry. If you think this green is soft and inoffensive, your colour perception may be somewhat outside what's considered "normal". (Or mine could be, but I'm pretty sure it's not. I've done the full range of tests.)</I><BR/><BR/>Sorry, Dunc, I wasn't being serious with that line about name calling. I'm aware that it was a serious query, I just got a little flippant.<BR/><BR/>My colour perception is pretty good, I think, but I really am not aiming to hurt people's eyes with this. I just like this particular layout. And green.<BR/><BR/>And, you know, a white background would be so, I dunno, readable, yet boring and unoriginal.<BR/><BR/><I>Generally speaking, strong primary colours do not make for good backgrounds.</I><BR/><BR/>Point taken.<BR/><BR/>Sigh.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-11111821984935456072008-02-14T01:16:00.000+11:002008-02-14T01:16:00.000+11:00The colour-blind question wasn't intended as name ...The colour-blind question wasn't intended as name calling, it was a serious enquiry. If you think this green is soft and inoffensive, your colour perception may be somewhat outside what's considered "normal". (Or <I>mine</I> could be, but I'm pretty sure it's not. I've done the full range of tests.)<BR/><BR/>Lots of people have "abnormal" colour perception. Taking that factor into account is one of the less well-known skills in accessible web design. Generally speaking, strong primary colours do not make for good backgrounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-59973819102970868342008-02-11T00:07:00.000+11:002008-02-11T00:07:00.000+11:00Thanks for dropping by, Dunc, and call me whatever...Thanks for dropping by, Dunc, and call me whatever name you like, but I thought that this was relatively soft and inoffensive.<BR/><BR/>Looks like I'll have to reconsider that.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-2566832809933074722008-02-09T02:42:00.000+11:002008-02-09T02:42:00.000+11:00Dude - liking green is one thing, but this is ridi...Dude - liking green is one thing, but this is ridiculous. It's <I>totally</I> messing with my eyes.<BR/><BR/>Rule 1 of successful web design: your pages should not be actively painful to look at. Dave Neiwart's bad enough with all that orange over at Orcinus, but this is beyond a joke. Are you colour-blind or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-9624947050976875252008-02-08T23:48:00.000+11:002008-02-08T23:48:00.000+11:00Ah green jokes. Love em.Ah green jokes. Love em.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-23042315102943751332008-02-08T22:51:00.000+11:002008-02-08T22:51:00.000+11:00Looks like you'll need to be mowin' it pretty ofte...Looks like you'll need to be mowin' it pretty often. {-;Michael Bainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734972725056899460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-22817139885231527522008-02-04T05:23:00.000+11:002008-02-04T05:23:00.000+11:00Taj: It's not easy being green, but doesn't Dikkii...Taj: It's not easy being green, but doesn't Dikkii pull it off rather well?Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440082856461259679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-76036397871273088012008-02-03T01:05:00.000+11:002008-02-03T01:05:00.000+11:00KitKat, I do need to get out more - this is true. ...KitKat, I do need to get out more - this is true. But I had fun doing this. And that's probably not good.<BR/><BR/>Plonka, I had a feeling that you did yours at Blogger Buster. It's really quite good for this sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>Taj, this is a better green than the one I originally had it at during the old days. The one that I originally set Dikkii's Diatribe up with was a horrid fluorescent green.Dikkiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897381809885423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-21618330947054526022008-02-02T02:25:00.000+11:002008-02-02T02:25:00.000+11:00oh good heavens that's truly green.oh good heavens that's truly green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-50921493810948724512008-02-01T15:21:00.000+11:002008-02-01T15:21:00.000+11:00I had all the same trouble but found what I wanted...I had all the same trouble but found what I wanted at the same place you did...:)Plonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552546816593027504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115935.post-17672763408965418202008-02-01T09:24:00.000+11:002008-02-01T09:24:00.000+11:00I think you need to get out more.I think you need to get out more.KitKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731254751735634267noreply@blogger.com