[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28599: Better Visual Focus Indication in Admin Menu

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#28599: Better Visual Focus Indication in Admin Menu
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 Reporter:                |       Owner:
  AccessibleJoe           |      Status:  new
     Type:  defect (bug)  |   Milestone:  Future Release
 Priority:  normal        |     Version:  3.8
Component:  General       |  Resolution:
 Severity:  normal        |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility, administration
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by usability.idealist):

 Replying to [comment:36 helen]:
 > Replying to [comment:35 usability.idealist]:
 > > But you know, some folks might find it not "visually appealing" (aka
 artsy) enuff :-/
 >
 > This is my kind request we not make derogatory comments about other
 disciplines or people, no
 > matter how covert.

 From my POV, the horrible contrast disaster in the default admin menu
 '''IS''' a cause of going all out for "visual appealing". Ie. utter
 graphic design aspects over usability.
 And it '''IS''' a wide-spread approach. Maybe mislead because of lacking
 education, but as long as nobody complains and says something against it,
 including constructive critique, NOTHING will change.

 Middle blue on a grayish background is mediocre readable, even for "non-
 handicapped" persons. The blue color clearly derives from the overall
 color scheme (mostly the buttons), but could have been easily improved by
 using #030303 as background hover / focus color and cranking the color
 intensity (gcolor2 calls it "Value") up to 100%. It'd still not be as good
 as using the straight white-black contrast, but a step in the right
 direction. And would still have been uniform, out of one cast, with the
 rest of the scheme styles.

 But: Didn't happen. So of corpse my speculation would be - mere visual
 appeal and continuity over usability and accessibility. Or a simple
 ignorance of these (in the original meaning of the word; lt. ignorare - to
 not know, to be not acquainted with).

 cu, w0lf.

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