I have normal vision, if you ignore slight short-sightedness (which is only noticeable in longer distances). I downloaded Supernotes last night on my Android phone and I literally could not read a lot of the text without sticking my phone to my face.
There’s clearly not enough contrast between the background color and the text. Take the search pop up as an example:
Notice how incredibly brighter the software keyboard looks compared to the app!
If this isn’t some sort of weird bug, I don’t understand how these colors pass whatever approval process you have going on…
Sorry if I come across as too strong, but I was really bummed. Supernotes looks really cool. I love the aesthetic and the philosophy. So imagine how disappointing it is, to see that even though you obviously pay so much attention to aesthetics, the text is unreadable! What good is design if I can’t read the text?
Hi @anna, first off welcome to the Supernotes Community!
I’d like to point out that you’ve chosen a very specific example scrolled down within a menu where all the buttons you’ve highlighted are intentionally greyed out as they are disabled. You can’t actually use them as you’ve not added any filters. Once you actually add filters the buttons activate and light up:
There’s always improvements and adjustments we can make to the themes though, and I’ve made a note for us to review the contrast within the filter menu. Let us know if there’s any other things you notice elsewhere. I suggest also trying the Zinc theme as it might work better for you. Which Android device are you using? Do you have an LED or OLED screen?
How am I supposed to add the filters if I cannot see them?
When I tap the “disabled” list items (you probably mean inactive filters, not disabled, because if they were disabled, I wouldn’t be able to select them…) their contrast increases and I can read the text. But am I not supposed to be able to read the text in the first place so that I can tap them and activate them?
I have an AMOLED screen so Carbon looks as good as it gets. And I was using the app in a completely dark room. The Zinc theme just makes the background gray instead of black, which makes the screen brighter, which is not what I want. I want better contrast between background and text. The contrast ratio in the Zinc theme is just as low.
Thanks for the thorough reply and going into great depth in the Loom video. My post above was not intended to be dismissive of your findings. I apologise if that’s how it came across. The further feedback is much appreciated
All in all, you’re right; there are definitely places where contrast could be improved within the Filter Menu and help tips. I’ve also added a note for us to review the “Open the Cheatsheet” button.
You also made a good point that we could improve our High Contrast mode – that setting was intended specifically for helping indicate which card is currently in focus (with a blue border). We could also see about swapping out certain faded colors to improve contrast in other areas as well.
We are indeed building Supernotes for you, and we greatly value your feedback. If you notice anything else that needs improving, feel free to pop it down below
