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Thread: Please Ignore: Background Images, something new
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From: Hull, Larry G. (GSFC-732.0)[GSFC]
Date: Tue, Oct 21 2008 1:55PM
Subject: Please Ignore: Background Images, something new
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Sorry about accidentally posting a personal message.
From: Paul Bennett
Date: Wed, Oct 22 2008 9:00AM
Subject: Re: Please Ignore: Background Images, something new
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No worries Larry - your post was actually quite interesting.
:)
Paul
From: Elizabeth J. Pyatt
Date: Wed, Oct 22 2008 1:40PM
Subject: Re: Background Images, something new
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This is good to know, but it reminds me of the 508 requirement (at
least in the old 508) that pages be accessible/legible/usable even
with CSS turned off.
I would interpret that to mean that images specified in CSS
statements should be for pure visual decoration only....just in case
something like this happens.
Actually, I can see why a high-contrast mode might eliminate
background images if developers think most of them will interfere
with legibility.
Elizabeth
P.S. I also agree that low vision users are very idiosyncratic in
their preferences. One gentleman in an online MBA program set his
preference to the Times New Roman font even though that is normally
considered a "bad" Web font.
>From: "Hull, Larry G. (GSFC-732.0)[GSFC]" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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>References: Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:44:04 -0500
>Subject: [WebAIM] Background Images, something new
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>What I didn't realize is background images also disappear when Windows
>High Contrast mode is used.
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>Windows High Contrast mode is a Windows OS accessibility option designed
>for people who have vision impairment. High Contrast increases
>legibility for some users by heightening screen contrast with
>alternative color combinations. Some of the schemes also change font
>sizes for greater legibility.
>
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From: Gareth Dart
Date: Thu, Oct 23 2008 12:50AM
Subject: Re: Background Images, something new
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Just to be nit-picky, background images and colours can _sometimes_ be
printed - some browsers offer an option to print background colours and
images and it depends on whether your user has his/her browser
configured to do so. Firefox has such an option. IE7 doesn't that I
can see.
Cheers,
G
PS - In terms of personal messages posted to newsgroups, it could've
been a lot more personal than that! Count your blessings.
Gareth Dart
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From: Keith Parks
Date: Thu, Oct 23 2008 9:10AM
Subject: Re: Background Images, something new
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On Oct 22, 2008, at 11:50 PM, Gareth Dart wrote:
> Just to be nit-picky, background images and colours can _sometimes_ be
> printed - some browsers offer an option to print background colours
> and
> images and it depends on whether your user has his/her browser
> configured to do so. Firefox has such an option. IE7 doesn't that I
> can see.
For IE7 it's in the Tools > Advanced > (then near the bottom)
Printing" .
A checkbox for "Print background colors and images"
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