Re: [PATCH 6/8] SubmittingPatches: clarify GitHub visual

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Dec 20, 2023, 16:39 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq8r5ou8u9.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CABPp-BFU+4Xy8tVrU5qV3GX7Mr3-nOEtSgix3MSne5VVW2hz2Q@mail.gmail.com>

Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> writes:

> ...  I'm tempted to just
> oversimplify ("...marked with red."), but am slightly concerned about
> red/green color-blind folks.

(sheepishly raises hand).  Thanks for being considerate.

> I suspect they'd figure it out anyway by
> comparing the checkmarks (within green) to the x's (within red),

I 100% agree with this.

> but
> if we want to be more detailed, perhaps we drop the "cross" altogether
> and just describe it literally: "...marked with a red circle
> containing a white x."?

Thanks.

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