Can the default colors for the gemini http site be changed?

Jason McBrayer jmcbray at carcosa.net
Wed Oct 21 13:51:47 BST 2020


Adrian Petrescu <adrian at apetre.sc> writes:

> On 10/20 08:28AM, Drew DeVault wrote:
>>Emphasizing that Gemini user agents can adjust the presentation to suit
>>the user's preferences is entirely fine, but making accessibility
>>choices which discriminates against users with visual impairments is a
>>much less agreeable choice. The site should strive to be plain and
>>readable.
>
> I agree with everyone's overall sentiment about accessibility and having
> a good default color scheme, etc., but am genuinely puzzled by the
> specific hate for gemini.circumlunar.space's look. Nobody would ever
> accuse me of having excellent vision, and I find it positively
> delightful?

The background and text are fine, actually. The red links on the light
olive background do not meet WCAG standards for accessible text,
according to the checker I ran.

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