WIP: Dashed Line Accessibility Test #106725

Harley Acheson · 2023-04-09T00:55:30+02:00

Harley Acheson commented

2023-04-09 00:55:30 +02:00

This is only a test of changes to the Node Editor dashed line shader
settings to see if it helps a user with vision impairment. Will make
a build for him to evaluate.

This PR exists only to create a test build to be tested by a user with vision impairment. Our current "dashed lines" shader in the Node editors creates lines with gaps that are about a single pixel in width and with only a 50% opacity drop. On retina displays this gap is subpixel in size and hard to see.

It currently looks like this:

This PR increases the gap width slightly, the line width slightly. Along with a change to the dash opacity and we get this:

This is only a test of changes to the Node Editor dashed line shader settings to see if it helps a user with vision impairment. Will make a build for him to evaluate. --- This PR exists only to create a test build to be tested by a user with vision impairment. Our current "dashed lines" shader in the Node editors creates lines with gaps that are about a single pixel in width and with only a 50% opacity drop. On retina displays this gap is subpixel in size and hard to see. It currently looks like this: ![image](/attachments/a196af28-3a69-4b54-8560-11094836ae47) This PR increases the gap width slightly, the line width slightly. Along with a change to the dash opacity and we get this: ![image](/attachments/444276b5-ff16-4dee-8994-6aaf7f9a6e6d)

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Harley Acheson added 1 commit 2023-04-09 00:55:41 +02:00

WIP: Dashed Line Accessibility Test 00c88d01de

This is only a test of changes to the Node Editor dashed line shader
settings to see if it helps a user with vision impairment. Will make
a build for him to evaluate.

Harley Acheson added 1 commit 2023-04-09 01:10:17 +02:00

Change the userpref for dash alpha as well.

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Harley Acheson commented

2023-04-09 01:12:30 +02:00

@blender-bot package macos

Blender Bot commented

2023-04-09 01:12:33 +02:00

Package build started. Download here when ready.

Package build started. [Download here](https://builder.blender.org/download/patch/PR106725) when ready.

Harley Acheson commented

2023-04-09 03:16:00 +02:00

Kent reported that this did not help him.

Harley Acheson closed this pull request

2023-04-09 03:16:01 +02:00

Harley Acheson deleted branch NodeDashed

2023-04-09 03:16:09 +02:00

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WIP: Dashed Line Accessibility Test #106725

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