[ale] Idiots shutting out those with visual problems: was Weird window-manager shenanigans on debian 12...

[Wayne]

Pale-yellow on white gets me every time.


On 9/22/25 7:02 AM, jon.maddog.hall--- via Ale wrote:
> My favorite is "White on light grey".   DIE Wesley Crusher, DIE!
> 
> md
>> On 09/22/2025 2:56 AM EDT Steve Litt via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>
>>   
>> On Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:31:48 -0400
>> William Wylde via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM Steve Litt via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The reason I never took fvwm seriously is it defaults to tiny fonts
>>>> I can't read, and because I can't read them, I can't do the
>>>> necessary stuff to make them better in order to do the config I
>>>> need, like getting rid of those stupid break off menus.
>>>>
>>>>   
>>> Pretty much the reason I quit messing with it when my eyes started to
>>> get bad.
>>
>> You gotta love these 20/15 guys who set default fonts for those with
>> similar vision. I mean how cool is it that you can get double the info
>> on the screen if you forsake the 20/50's among us? And while we're at
>> it, isn't dark purple on dark blue just soooo cool? Naturally, use the
>> thinnest, reediest font available and be sure to have plenty of
>> transparency with a complicated image underneath.
>>
>> The hubris is breathtaking.
>>
>> SteveT
>>
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