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Re: [Tools-discuss] Time in States on Datatracker

Robert Sparks <rjsparks@nostrum.com> Thu, 16 June 2022 13:16 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Tools-discuss] Time in States on Datatracker
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On 6/16/22 3:46 AM, John C Klensin wrote:
>
> --On Thursday, June 16, 2022 14:25 +1200 Brian E Carpenter
> <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If there was a *green* hour glass as soon as a document enters
>> a state, it would be less subtle. I certainly didn't notice
>> the yellow and red ones, but if there was always an hour
>> glass, it would be reasonably intuitive.
>>
>> (Does AUTH48 turn red after 48 hours?)
> Please be very careful about dependency on color coding to make
> distinctions, especially in the absence of other visual queues.
> Red-green distinctions are particularly troublesome for a
> significant portion of the population.

This is a personal pain-point for me (I have strong protonopia, or 
red-green-colorblindness). I frequently call out issues that affect _me_.

But our real plan is to engage UI/UX and accessibility professionals as 
we go forward.

>      john
>

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