Future UI Discussion (another mockup)

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On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Alex Merry <kde at randomguy3.me.uk> wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 December 2008 18:25:13 O wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Jeff Mitchell <kde-dev at emailgoeshere.com>
> wrote:
>> > Anyways, I like some of it.  Not sure whether the changed background
>> > color helps or hurts...can't decide.  I DO like the now playing marker.
>>
>> I don't. We The now playing indicator is a color and I don't think we
>> need yet another playlist indicator icon cluttering up the interface.
>> If the colored (blue currently?) indicator is too subtle (which it
>> really should be IMO) then we can always argue about how in your face
>
> Colours to denote information can be a problem from an accessibility point of
> view: we need to consider colour-blind people.
True, but this issue is easily resolved by following the system color
settings which color blind people would set up with ideal contrast.
Amarok does/should follow system color settings for exactly this
reason.

>
> I can't say right now whether I think the current indicator might be a
> problem, since my Amarok build is still at 85%...
>
> Alex


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