[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27173: Better visual indication of focus on elements in the Admin

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#27173: Better visual indication of focus on elements in the Admin
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 Reporter:  rianrietveld             |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Administration           |     Version:  3.8.1
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by melchoyce):

 Replying to [comment:23 paulwilde]:
 > I feel using the admin colour scheme for the border colour isn't the
 greatest of ideas.
 >
 > Looking at the screenshot you've attached, the red outline strikes to me
 as suggesting to the user that they have an error with their input as this
 is pretty common with email validation fields and such.

 I agree. Relying upon each color scheme's highlight color can lead to some
 serious usability issues. Since we allow people to create custom admin
 schemes, we have no way of making sure the highlight colors they choose
 are going to have a high enough color contrast, either.

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