In the calendar, today's date needs more contrast to distinguish itself from the other days
Bug #1017595 reported by
John Lea
This bug affects 28 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayatana Design |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Indicator Date and Time |
Triaged
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
| Indicator Display Objects |
Triaged
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| Ubuntu theme |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| ido (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| indicator-datetime (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
In usability testing, participants have commented on the fact that they cannot see today's date at a glance because there is not enough contrast between today's date that is highlighted and the rest of the calendar.
Screenshot from duplicate bug 1280874: https:/
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| Bilal Akhtar (bilalakhtar) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in indicator-datetime: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| tags: | added: needs-design |
| Changed in indicator-datetime (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Changed in ayatana-design: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) |
| Changed in ayatana-design: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in ayatana-design: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
| Changed in indicator-datetime: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
| Changed in indicator-datetime (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
| description: | updated |
| summary: |
- Indicators - Contrast used to highlight today in calendar insufficient + In the calendar, today's date should have a thin border around it |
| Changed in ido (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in ido: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in indicator-datetime: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| summary: |
- In the calendar, today's date should have a thin border around it + Today's date in the calendar is unclear |
| Changed in ayatana-design: | |
| assignee: | Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) → nobody |
| tags: |
added: verify-design removed: needs-design |
| tags: |
added: designer-verify removed: verify-design |
| affects: | light-themes → ubuntu-themes |
| affects: | light-themes (Ubuntu) → ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| tags: | added: a11y |
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| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote Re: Today's date in the calendar is unclear | #3 |
| Changed in ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Benjamin Geer (benjamin-geer) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in ido (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| Changed in ido: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| summary: |
- Today's date in the calendar is unclear + In the calendar, today's date needs more contrast to distinguish itself + from the other days |
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| Tamir (sugip) wrote | #6 |
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| grygory (connaissant) wrote | #7 |
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| Alex (alex-serpuxov) wrote | #8 |
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| Tamir (sugip) wrote | #9 |
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| Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote | #10 |
| tags: | added: trusty xenial |
| Changed in ubuntu-themes (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
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