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Re: Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help avoid mindless browsing

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Post by amelius »

jedberg wrote: post #26

I love this idea, but sadly it's not for me. I tried this on my phone (going grayscale) and turned it off after 1/2 a day. Too many apps rely on color to differentiate different parts of the app. It definitely gave me a greater appreciation for the plight of the colorblind, and it's why for my own company's products, we always test in B&W, to make sure no functionality is lost. Relatedly, does anyone have any links t…

This makes me wonder: what if instead of converting everything to grayscale, you swap color channels. I'm sure that would make images less appealing (e.g. human skin color would become something completely different), but still you'd be able to distinguish colors, so functionality isn't lost. Also, black and white, and grayscale stays the same, so text remains readable.

Re: Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help avoid mindless browsing

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Post by willio58 »

jedberg wrote: post #26

I love this idea, but sadly it's not for me. I tried this on my phone (going grayscale) and turned it off after 1/2 a day. Too many apps rely on color to differentiate different parts of the app. It definitely gave me a greater appreciation for the plight of the colorblind, and it's why for my own company's products, we always test in B&W, to make sure no functionality is lost. Relatedly, does anyone have any links t…

I work for a university making some of their websites ADA compliant. Simulating several different colorblindnesses is part of doing so. It always surprises me how even universities can be up-to-date with accessibility but sites as popular as Facebook or google can fail many of the checks we do.

It must have to do with the university receiving federal funds..

Re: Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help avoid mindless browsing

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Post by kovrik »

Nice idea!

Would be great if it was not just On/Off switch, but one could set timer (per site) and it would gradually desaturate website the longer you stay (1%, 2%, ...).

When timer turns 0, then site becomes fully grayscale (100%). When page is closed, then the timer is reset (after the same period of time?).

Re: Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help avoid mindless browsing

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Post by geoffpado »

killjoywashere wrote: post #27
y04nn wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you are on macos you can do it globally and natively by going in the accessibility settings.

Check out Nocturne (originally from Blacktree, of QuickSilver fame). It even has a full red monochrome option (in case you need to finish that paper at 2 am but don't want to keep your roommates awake). I really wish Android and iOS had a full red monochrome night-vision mode. Short of that, for Android, you can switch to monochrome directly in Developer mode: https://www.trishtech.com/2016/02/how-to-turn-android-lol…

iOS does have a red monochrome option! Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations > Color Filters > Color Tint

Not the easiest to find, but it's there for people who need/want it.

Re: Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help avoid mindless browsing

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Post by voxadam »

willio58 wrote: post #52
jedberg wrote: post #26

I love this idea, but sadly it's not for me. I tried this on my phone (going grayscale) and turned it off after 1/2 a day. Too many apps rely on color to differentiate different parts of the app. It definitely gave me a greater appreciation for the plight of the colorblind, and it's why for my own company's products, we always test in B&W, to make sure no functionality is lost. Relatedly, does anyone have any links t…

I work for a university making some of their websites ADA compliant. Simulating several different colorblindnesses is part of doing so. It always surprises me how even universities can be up-to-date with accessibility but sites as popular as Facebook or google can fail many of the checks we do. It must have to do with the university receiving federal funds..

The irony about Facebook is that Marl Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind.

Re: Show HN: Grayscale the Web – A Chrome extension to help avoid mindless browsing

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Post by seltzered_ »

rashkov wrote: post #17
pietroglyph wrote: post #10

For Firefox you can use the Stylish addon and "filter: grayscale(100%)" for similar effect.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for. I went to "Create New Style" and added the following and now I'm all set: html { filter: grayscale(100%) !important; }

Thanks. pairing this with 'dark night mode' is pretty nice.
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