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Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by NBJack on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @10:11AM (#27448046)
Thank you for doing this. It's frustrating when websites either (a) require you to have a perfectly calibrated monitor to view the content or (b) require you to have a monitor as color-broken as the author's to view the content.

I don't think people realize sometimes how much variance is out there, among both desktops and laptops, in how the grayscale in particular is rendered.

Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by jvzr on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:07AM (#27445427)
This is highly interesting to me (very bad vision thanks to keratoconus, can't stand contacts, and trying to wear my glasses less often for reasons). I can't wait to see this extension available for Safari (and on iOS 15 too!)
Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by dvfjsdhgfv on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:27AM (#27445956)
That's great, thank you! Some design gurus once proposed that high contrast is unaesthetic and many designers amplified this message leading to unnecessary eyestrain among users.

That said, I personally try to stay away from browser plugins that I haven't written myself or I can't easily inspect the source code of, and whenever I can I solve this particular problem by using the Reader Mode if available.

Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by kilian on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @09:10AM (#27447454)
That's fair. For what it's worth: the code runs fully in the browser and never calls out or uses any external service. It's just a bunch of CSS and JS files on disk :)
Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by nazgul17 on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:25AM (#27445537)
I love this! Do you have plans for mobile browser support?
Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by kilian on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @09:09AM (#27447439)
Will definitely tackle iOS when I get started on the Safari version, but I'm not too familiar with what's possible on Android.
Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by darkrai0707 on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @11:33AM (#27449129)
I installed it on my firefox and the it crashed within minutes. I think it eats up good chunk of my ram. I use Ubuntu 18.04 + Firefox 89.0
Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by wruza on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @03:34AM (#27445245)
Can’t test right now, but very interested. Does it support these “mac guy who hates mac fonts” sites? (font-weight < 400; color: initial)
Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by BugsJustFindMe on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @01:23PM (#27438114)
It looks _amazing_. Will it be made open source? Every browser needs to have this.
Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by kilian on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @09:08AM (#27447432)
Not open source, it's based on code I built for https://polypane.app

But I am planning on making an extension for every (modern) browser that can have one.

Re:Show HN: Fix contrast, a free browser extension that fixe... by pachico on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:42AM (#27434371)
I love it, congrats!