Re: FVWM: Beta version 2.0.42 now ready

From: Martin Cartwright <M.Cartwright_at_Queens-Belfast.AC.UK>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 10:01:36 +0100

> From werner_at_mc.ab.com Wed Apr 17 09:08:23 1996
 
> >Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 15:01:53 -0400
> >From: <chuck_hines_at_VNET.IBM.COM> (Charles Hines)
> >>>>>> "Dan" == Dan Espen <dane_at_bae.bellcore.com> writes:
> >Dan> The default style for "color" produces icon titles that are unreadable
> >Dan> due to lack of contrast:
> >Dan> May I suggest "white/dimgrey" to get decent contrast.
>
> >That certainly does give better contrast, but I don't think I like it
> >as much. The 'white' is too much contrast. Perhaps 'wheat' or
> >'lightgrey'
>
> I found a color somewhere, #ffeecc, that is a lot better than wheat for
> a light color. I tried different greys as a substitue for white, but I
> prefer an off-white to grey, but have never found one with a name that I
> liked (the color, not the name). I don't know to what named color
> #ffeecc is closest.
>
AntiqueWhite1 is pretty close along with khaki1. I prefer gainsboro to
white anyday (#dcdcdc)..

Martin
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Received on Wed Apr 17 1996 - 03:57:58 BST

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