Last modified: 2014-08-19 00:04:21 UTC
Prior to frontend rewrite, our usernames would be highlighted in Flow discussions, with a soft blue background. Eg. attachment 15918 [details] This seems to have vanished. Please bring it back! :)
In backlog: https://trello.com/c/tGhq647a
What should the highlight be and what is the purpose the highlight? I worry the highlight creates issues for vision impaired users and I'm not sure why we would want to bring it back... May any thoughts on that?
The purpose of the highlight is to help the user see: A) where they posted something, B) where they were mentioned. The addition of a default highlight, is also meant to partially compensate for the removal of custom signatures. (Which some people use very bright variations of, so that they can find their own posts on long talkpages, just by visual scanning.) The Flow FAQ currently says, "Your own posts will be visually highlighted to be more easily findable." However, the *way* we highlight someone's username (and/or posts), is totally up for discussion. :) The subtle blue background was better than nothing though, and there were no objections for the many months we had it, and it might be worth re-implementing that whilst firmer options are brainstormed? I do agree with the hesitation around accessibility, but it does pass the snook.ca contrast check, and seems at-a-glance-acceptable when run through http://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/ (Sidenote: Personally, I use the "Highlight my name" userscript, which also functions in history/log/etc pages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ais523/highlightmyname2 and I would love to see that eventually get integrated into core... Possibly that's another longer-term option?)
I think this would be better done as a story for an upcoming iteration then a bug fix. We should definitely get some design input before changing this to prevent any necessary work.
