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> Check out the URL below.
>
>
> Garey Smiley
> SoftLink Services
> garey@slink.com
> http://www.slink.com/
> (216)848-1312 FAX/Data(216)699-4474


I can barely read a word on that page with the backdrop you have.

The text melts into the background :-(

> On Mon, 25 Sep 95 10:56:19 MDT you wrote:
>
> >> http://www.slink.com/
> >
> >I can barely read a word on that page with the backdrop you have.
> >
> >The text melts into the background :-(
> >
>
> It looked good on my end, but its removed now.

much better.

The only backfire^H^H^H^H^H^Hbackdrop I've seen that works is plain
white. And that gives me snowblindness after prolonged use.

On Sat, 23 Sep 1995 23:18:33 +0100 (BST) you wrote:

>Uuuh, lame of me I deleted the message. Can someone post a URL for that
>OS2 Apache please?
>
>Cheers,
>Ay.

Check out the URL below.


Garey Smiley
SoftLink Services
garey@slink.com
http://www.slink.com/
(216)848-1312 FAX/Data(216)699-4474

On Mon, 25 Sep 95 10:56:19 MDT you wrote:

>> http://www.slink.com/
>
>I can barely read a word on that page with the backdrop you have.
>
>The text melts into the background :-(
>

It looked good on my end, but its removed now.


Garey Smiley
SoftLink Services
garey@slink.com
http://www.slink.com/
(216)848-1312 FAX/Data(216)699-4474

Rob Hartill writes:
> I can barely read a word on that page with the backdrop you have.
>
> The text melts into the background :-(

That is why sane people don't use Netscape and those that must
set the following X resources:

*blinkingEnabled: False
*linkForeground: #XXXXXX PUT YOUR FAVORITES HERE
*vlinkForeground: #XXXXXX PUT YOUR FAVORITES HERE
*alinkForeground: #FF0000
*documentColorsHavePriority: False

:-)

> Rob Hartill writes:
> > I can barely read a word on that page with the backdrop you have.
> >
> > The text melts into the background :-(
>
> That is why sane people don't use Netscape and those that must
> set the following X resources:
>
> *blinkingEnabled: False
> *linkForeground: #XXXXXX PUT YOUR FAVORITES HERE
> *vlinkForeground: #XXXXXX PUT YOUR FAVORITES HERE
> *alinkForeground: #FF0000
> *documentColorsHavePriority: False
>
> :-)

However, all those funky netscape-isms provide a useful filter criteria
for net-surfing. If the first page screams at me, I usually give up
and save myself a wasted journey through content-free pages.

...if the first page looks like vomit, the rest of the site usually
smells of it.

I hope that offends someone ;-)

rob

>
>
> > On Mon, 25 Sep 95 10:56:19 MDT you wrote:
> >
> > >> http://www.slink.com/
> > >
> > >I can barely read a word on that page with the backdrop you have.
> > >
> > >The text melts into the background :-(
> > >
> >
> > It looked good on my end, but its removed now.
>
> much better.
>
> The only backfire^H^H^H^H^H^Hbackdrop I've seen that works is plain
> white. And that gives me snowblindness after prolonged use.

Perhaps we should negotiate content based upon the user's level of visual
impairment :-)


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Perhaps we should negotiate content based upon the user's level of visual
impairment :-)

Hmmm... do you read the HTTP-WG list? Some people are talking about this;
I'm not sure they're joking.

rst