Re: Selecting colors for selected text

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Hello Alex-

Alex Larsson wrote:
> 
> In the latest gtk+ tree we've made some changes in the way selected text
> is shown. If the widget with the selection has the focus the selection
> will show with one color (fb/bg[SELECTED]), and if it is unfocused it
> will use another color (fb/bg[ACTIVE]).
> 
> I picked two new colors for this, both are black text on light blueish
> background. I sort of like the unfocused color, but we really need someone
> with a bit more graphics talent to pick the colors.
> 
The part of graphics talent that's needed may be no more than common
sense.
The human eye is drawn to:
   the irregular shape versus the regular,
   the brighter hue versus the paler,
   the greater contrast versus the weaker
Discard shape which is not controllable.
Use the brighter hue and the greater contrast to reinforce the focussed
item
rather than compete against it.  (At all costs don't use hue and
contrast
to draw attention to items that don't have focus).
Choose your colors on this basis and you'll do as well as graphics
experts.

Art