Fix contrast

Dev tools

browser extension

SHOW HN2021

23points
11comments
#1,298of 2,533 in 2021
Top 52%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

5 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.

Idea: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful idea for accessibility and monitor variance

    From 3 comments
    • Thank you for doing this. It's frustrating when websites either (a) require you to have a perfectly calibrated monitor to view the content or (b) require you to have a monitor as…
      NBJack on HN
    • I love it, congrats!
      pachico on HN
    • It looks _amazing_. Will it be made open source? Every browser needs to have this.
      BugsJustFindMe on HN
  • Interest in Safari and mobile versions

    From 2 comments
    • This is highly interesting to me (very bad vision thanks to keratoconus, can't stand contacts, and trying to wear my glasses less often for reasons). I can't wait to see this…
      jvzr on HN
    • I love this! Do you have plans for mobile browser support?
      nazgul17 on HN

Objections

  • Crashes or uses too much RAM in Firefox

    From 1 comment
    • I installed it on my firefox and the it crashed within minutes. I think it eats up good chunk of my ram. I use Ubuntu 18.04 + Firefox 89.0
      darkrai0707 on HN
  • Not open source, so code can't be inspected

    From 2 comments
    • That's great, thank you! Some design gurus once proposed that high contrast is unaesthetic and many designers amplified this message leading to unnecessary eyestrain among users.…
      dvfjsdhgfv on HN
    • It looks _amazing_. Will it be made open source? Every browser needs to have this.
      BugsJustFindMe on HN
  • High contrast can be unaesthetic and cause eyestrain

    From 1 comment
    • That's great, thank you! Some design gurus once proposed that high contrast is unaesthetic and many designers amplified this message leading to unnecessary eyestrain among users.…
      dvfjsdhgfv on HN

Requests

  • Safari extension

    From 1 comment
    • This is highly interesting to me (very bad vision thanks to keratoconus, can't stand contacts, and trying to wear my glasses less often for reasons). I can't wait to see this…
      jvzr on HN
  • Mobile browser support

    From 1 comment
    • I love this! Do you have plans for mobile browser support?
      nazgul17 on HN
  • Open source release

    From 1 comment
    • It looks _amazing_. Will it be made open source? Every browser needs to have this.
      BugsJustFindMe on HN
  • Support for fonts with weight below 400 and color initial

    From 1 comment
    • Can’t test right now, but very interested. Does it support these “mac guy who hates mac fonts” sites? (font-weight < 400; color: initial)
      wruza on HN

Questions

  • Will it be open source?

    From 1 comment
    • It looks _amazing_. Will it be made open source? Every browser needs to have this.
      BugsJustFindMe on HN
  • Does it handle sites with font-weight below 400?

    From 1 comment
    • Can’t test right now, but very interested. Does it support these “mac guy who hates mac fonts” sites? (font-weight < 400; color: initial)
      wruza on HN

Alternatives named

  • Reader Mode in browsers

    From 1 comment
    • That's great, thank you! Some design gurus once proposed that high contrast is unaesthetic and many designers amplified this message leading to unnecessary eyestrain among users.…
      dvfjsdhgfv on HN

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