GNU bug report logs - #45626
flyspell Accessibility Problem

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Christopher Dimech <dimech <at> gmx.com>

Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2021 14:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Christopher Dimech <dimech <at> gmx.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 45626 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45626: flyspell Accessibility Problem
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:20:05 +0100
Could flyspell start implementing some basic accessibility by default.
Then it can have options to have subtle highlighting.  flyspell could
alse have an accessible option.


> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 at 3:29 AM
> From: "Lars Ingebrigtsen" <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech <at> gmx.com>
> Cc: 45626 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Subject: Re: bug#45626: flyspell Accessibility Problem
>
> Christopher Dimech <dimech <at> gmx.com> writes:
>
> > Yes, but one cannot make the wavy line thicker.  This means that changing
> > the colour of the wavy underline according to WCAG AAA Standard is not
> > sufficient for compliance.
>
> You can't make the line thicker, but you can change the face to
> highlight some other way -- for instance, with a different background
> colour.
>
> --
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
>    bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
>




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