[Breeze] [Bug 381288] Breeze could use higher-contrast text by default (tweaked color scheme attached)

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381288

Nate Graham <pointedstick at zoho.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |UNCONFIRMED
         Resolution|WONTFIX                     |---

--- Comment #6 from Nate Graham <pointedstick at zoho.com> ---
Thanks for the comments, everyone.

I have to disagree that this is a matter of subjectivity or taste--this is just
my preference and other people might not like it. There are objective,
scientifically derived principles governing things like eyestrain and
readability:

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/low-contrast/
http://www.tinhat.com/usability/color.html
http://contrastrebellion.com/
http://universalusability.com/access_by_design/text/contrast.html

>From the above articles, you can see that the *most* readable, usable text is
100% black on a not-quite-100%-white background, since pure white can be
blinding on bright screens. Breeze is *so close* with the pleasant light gray
backgrounds, but the text itself needs to be a bit bolder to reap the rewards
of maximum readability. This will not present a "harsh" contrast; on the
contrary, it will make the text *more attractive*, not less. Again, this is not
my personal preference, but rather the result of decades of hard-earned
usability investigation. I encourage you to read those articles.

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