[ALLY] Re: REBOL Dictionary Returns
From: gjones05:mail:orion at: 11-May-2001 7:28
From: "Joel Neely"
> Finally, as a significant percentage of the
> (male, oddly enough) population has some degree of color-blindness,
> such documents should NEVER depend on color-coding alone for
> critical distinctions.
Excellent point that I *never* thought about in the context of web page
color coding.
(As a side-bar that is TOTALLY off topic, the most common form of color
blindness is x chromosome linked. Women have two x chromosomes and men
have an x and a y chromosome. If the one x chromosome is deficient in
men, then the trait appears. In women, it requires that both x
chromosomes be deficient for the trait to appear. This is similar to
the so-called male-pattern baldness trait. Few people realize that men
inherit these characteristics from their mothers, not fathers. US male
residents who are color-blind and/or bald, be sure to thank your mother
on the upcoming "Mother's Day". End of off-topic side-bar. Isn't
genetics fun?! ;)
--Scott Jones
