Andrew,

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>>Not satisfied with your own work? <g>
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>I interpreted this a Michael passing on your compliment to the GD

Whoops!! Michel, if that's true, I apologize. I was just kidding around and perhaps misunderstood your meaning. Thanks Andrew for pointing this out.


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>>I have often struggled with the appropriate colors to display for my users. I tend to like the muted ones and try very hard to keep things contrasty on one hand but not garish on the other. It's a lot tougher than it looks. And then you need to remember those who are colorblind etc..
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>I reckon thats's exactly why we should choose not to choose colours for our users. They've already made the choice with their Windows scheme, and if they've any special needs, they've covered them in the comprehensive set of options that Windows provides. I'm always a little disconcerted to see that a developer has specified (say) the the backcolour of a pageframe to what appears to be a standard grey. This only shows up when the user has decided to use something else as their Windows dialog backcolor, but then it really stands out.


Well, that's right. I supopse there are many books on this subject. I have, on occassion, had clients that wanted unusual interface designs, almost to the point of becoming useless and definitely stealing coding time.

Best,

DD