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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Christopher Majka wrote:
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> Having said this, there is nothing sacrosanct about the current paper.gif.
> I don't doubt that it may look poor on some monitors. Our implementation
> of it was designed so that in the future, is there was the time and
> willingness to beta-test other possibilities it could be readily replaced
> system wide.
>
> I must add that such a process would necessarily entail considerable
> beta-testing on many different systems with feedback from a large
> constituency of people in order not to create viewing problems. This is
> another illustration of the reason we adopt a team approach to problems on
> the CCN.
Very well, let's begin beta testing of a white bgcolor (FFFFFF)
and light grey (C0C0C0). Both colors should accurately display on any
system with a minimum 16 colors resolution (which should cover
virtually all legacy equipment still in use) without cross-hatching or
interference patterns. Both colors provide maximum legibility for text,
particularly when default font sizes are used.
I will put up a directory with test pages this evening. The
benefits of using a solid color over a background graphic are two-fold:
faster loading and wider compatibility with all manner of different
displays.
Please add my address to the relevant mailing list and forward
this message to it.
Andrew
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