Dashboard accessibility - custom colors or explicitly colorblind-friendly options

Problem/Justification
The dashboard widgets are less useful for me because I am red/green colorblind. In particular, the storage widget checkmarks are pretty much indistinguishable from !s. I also find the “Free” vs “ZFS cache” colors difficult to tell apart without looking very closely.

Screenshot of the dashboard:

Simulated red/green colorblindness (doesn’t look exactly the same to me, but hopefully it gets the idea across)

Impact
Some users may appreciate customizable colors, or at least having a few options.
It should have no impact on people who don’t use it.

User Story
A user has difficulty distinguishing the dashboard. They open the settings for the widget and select colors for each display item (or enable one of perhaps 3 colorblind-friendly color sets).

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Don’t forget to vote for your own request.

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Do not forget to vote for your request.

The last part is important: All that iX has to do is to get advice on suitable colour schemes, and then make duplicates of the existing presets with adjusted colours. No impact on stability, and not much testing to do but a HUGE service to some users…

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Love this idea. Feature requests for accessibility options to accommodate users is great feedback. Voted

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