On Sun Dec 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM GMT, Ruediger.werner wrote:
What if, during installation, Debian presented a couple of simple images like this and asked users not just “Do you see it or not?” but used a slider (“How well do you see the shape?”) or similar rating—so that, based on this input, the installer could recommend (or at least point to) a color scheme or theme that suits the user's perception? Not as a binary right-or-wrong, or a label for "accessibility", but as a normal individual preference—just like choosing keyboard layout or language.
Providing some tools to help users figure out what colour schemes (or other accessibility settings) might work best for them seems like an excellent idea. I don't know if anything like this has already been packaged (or exists).
The installer doesn't (iirc) explicitly install any particular colour schemes, so it doesn't feel to me like the right place for this.
I believe these settings would be better presented as part of general "personalization" or "enhancement" options, not hidden away or separated as special accommodations. Making all visual and usability settings accessible to everyone as a normal part of the installation and system settings could help remove stigma, improve user satisfaction, and encourage more people to customize their experience to suit their real needs.
It's hard to know where the right "place" would be to try and organise something like this: whether it could be achieved at the distro level or if it would be better handled via some effort upstream. Debian does have a Desktop project who organise things like consistent theming across different upstream projects. It might be worth talking to that team: <https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-desktop/>
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