Comments on: It’s the little things… http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/18/its-the-little-things Random musings of a Southern geek Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:21:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1-alpha-10188 hourly 1 By: Browser-Makers Seek Clickjacking Fix http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/18/its-the-little-things/comment-page-1#comment-164515 Browser-Makers Seek Clickjacking Fix Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:24:42 +0000 //?p=#comment-164515 ..]Hansen and Grossman were slated to expound on the threat and its implications at last week's OWASP NYC AppSec 2008 Conference. They postponed their conference talk on the vulnerability at the request of Adobe and other "affected vendors," which wanted to wait until a systemic workaround or hotfix could be applied...] ..]Hansen and Grossman were slated to expound on the threat and its implications at last week’s OWASP NYC AppSec 2008 Conference. They postponed their conference talk on the vulnerability at the request of Adobe and other “affected vendors,” which wanted to wait until a systemic workaround or hotfix could be applied…]

]]> By: jen http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/18/its-the-little-things/comment-page-1#comment-23477 jen Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:29:52 +0000 //?p=#comment-23477 Just want to say thanks - you have inadvertantly solved a problem for a first-time web-builder..........and saved my sanity in the process! Thanks! Just want to say thanks - you have inadvertantly solved a problem for a first-time web-builder……….and saved my sanity in the process!

Thanks!

]]> By: Kevin Francis http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/18/its-the-little-things/comment-page-1#comment-368 Kevin Francis Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:50:20 +0000 //?p=#comment-368 As the W3 says, "If you set one colour, set them all". Not doing so is irresponsible. If you specify a foreground colour but not a background colour, the idea of CASCADING preferences is lost. As the W3 says, “If you set one colour, set them all”. Not doing so is irresponsible. If you specify a foreground colour but not a background colour, the idea of CASCADING preferences is lost.

]]> By: Dougal http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/18/its-the-little-things/comment-page-1#comment-367 Dougal Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:00:28 +0000 //?p=#comment-367 But as Mike pointed out, if a site is incorporating images that <em>depend</em> on a particular background color in order to look correct, they should go to the effort to ensure that the intended effect is achieved. I don't really have a problem with a site not setting a background color in general. It's mostly the cases where it's obvious that they designed around an expectation that wasn't true that bugs me. But as Mike pointed out, if a site is incorporating images that depend on a particular background color in order to look correct, they should go to the effort to ensure that the intended effect is achieved.

I don’t really have a problem with a site not setting a background color in general. It’s mostly the cases where it’s obvious that they designed around an expectation that wasn’t true that bugs me.

]]> By: Matt http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/18/its-the-little-things/comment-page-1#comment-366 Matt Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:55:40 +0000 //?p=#comment-366 But by setting yourself up to be annoyed when people don't set a background color, don't you lose the right tc complain when people don't? Setting a background color for your browser is a sign of <em>user preference</em> and so a funky background showing up for you is simply a sign of a website respecting your preferences instead of trying to do everything for itself. If anything more sites should stop using background colors. It'd be better for people like Mike who prefer the lower contrast. It's a lot less work than creating a user stylesheet. But by setting yourself up to be annoyed when people don’t set a background color, don’t you lose the right tc complain when people don’t? Setting a background color for your browser is a sign of user preference and so a funky background showing up for you is simply a sign of a website respecting your preferences instead of trying to do everything for itself.

If anything more sites should stop using background colors. It’d be better for people like Mike who prefer the lower contrast. It’s a lot less work than creating a user stylesheet.

]]> By: Mike http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/02/18/its-the-little-things/comment-page-1#comment-365 Mike Wed, 18 Feb 2004 23:54:07 +0000 //?p=#comment-365 Dougal, on my Windows machines I have the general window background set to light grey. I prefer the lower contrast it gives me. It also allows me to spot when designers fail to set the default background colour. I'm also surprised at the number of times I see a page full of images with a mixture of white and transparent backgrounds. Dougal, on my Windows machines I have the general window background set to light grey. I prefer the lower contrast it gives me.
It also allows me to spot when designers fail to set the default background colour.
I’m also surprised at the number of times I see a page full of images with a mixture of white and transparent backgrounds.

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