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Old 10-06-2009, 03:25 AM   #159 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by lschaef View Post
Color coded icons are great for some, but there should be the option to change to non-color based icons, such as +, -. Mouse Over tooltips can be helpful.

I'm red/green color blind. The mock-up screen would still probably work for me, but I don't think it gives me the info I need at a quick glance like it should. Have to think a little too much.
Wow. Good point! I didn't even think of that! And here I have a pretty bad vision problem of my own, so I should have been more sensitive to those that might have trouble distinguishing colors.

So yes, I think a +/- or other symbols would be just as good, at least as a "Game Preferences" option. (I just hope something other than numbers or text are used for this, since my brain doesn't recognize them as quickly as it does colors/symbols. )

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
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