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Title: Forum software
Post by: Cougar5.0 on March 25, 2012, 04:49:41 PM
I haven't been able to read this site since the software was upgraded. The low contrast light writing or grey background options offered make it so I have too much trouble differentiating the thread titles from the other text. Just thought I'd mention that since I haven't posted here in a while.
Title: Forum software
Post by: Loaded87IROC on March 25, 2012, 04:53:26 PM
You can select different color schemes at the bottom of the page.
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Post by: T-BirdX3 on March 25, 2012, 05:03:28 PM
I use the gunmetal skin, it seems to make everything easily distinguishable.
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Post by: Shadow on March 25, 2012, 08:04:35 PM
i use midnight.. it's easier for me to read white letters on the black background
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Post by: Beau on March 25, 2012, 08:04:49 PM
Gunmetal FTMFW!
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Post by: 1Bad88tbird on March 25, 2012, 09:14:46 PM
I like the gunmetal too!
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Post by: ZondaC12 on March 25, 2012, 11:31:16 PM
Holy hell look who it is!!!! Welcome back LOL well not really but glad you stuck it out for a post hahaha!
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Post by: Bob on March 26, 2012, 03:40:09 PM
Nicks Balls LOL
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Post by: CoogarXR on March 26, 2012, 09:25:40 PM
Gunmetal here too
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Post by: 1BadBird on March 27, 2012, 07:19:26 AM
Midnight here as well. I don't have to were my sunglasses with it like I would with nicks balls/spleen. lol
Title: Forum software
Post by: Cougar5.0 on May 24, 2012, 06:53:14 PM
Heh - I just came back to see if anybody responded to this. I administer a forum so I know all about the different skins available. In fact, on my site I spent considerable time taking input from people to get the text size and contrast right as this can effect how new people adapt to one's site. Not sure if it's been changed since I last posted, but the black text w/white background I see now seems OK to read. :shrug:
Title: Forum software
Post by: EricCoolCats on May 24, 2012, 08:44:35 PM
I hand-made all the skins for this board and haven't touched them in several years.
Soooooo...don't know what to tell you.

Upgrade your browser? Browser settings? Different browser?

I deal with HTML, CSS and browser interaction every day of my life. Things are getting better, definitely, and more cross-platform. But sometimes you get annoyances that maybe one browser has over all others (coughcoughIEcoughcough) and you have to make special code to dance around it. Not really so much for this board, though. It's fairly compliant for all browsers.
Title: Forum software
Post by: Cougar5.0 on May 25, 2012, 11:22:21 AM
Dunno really - I guess I just don't particularly like this forum software and it's default style - personal preference. It's kind of pastel-like and the thread icons are oversized and goofy looking with default skin. I had no luck at all with readability using any of the alternate skins.

I seem to recall the text being lighter with a greyer background - thus my issue with contrast. Perhaps that was using one of the alternate styles cause it's "OK" using the default style. I guess I'm just more of a critic after all the  I went through with people g and moaning about readability on my website. Oh, and I was used to what we had previously.
Title: Forum software
Post by: cougarman on May 25, 2012, 12:15:54 PM
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I seem to recall the text being lighter with a greyer background

I have the board set on "gunmetal" and it has the gray background w/ light text. :D
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Post by: 1Bad88tbird on May 25, 2012, 12:50:45 PM
That's what I use too. And I think it's very easy on the eyes.
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Post by: Chrome on May 25, 2012, 01:17:47 PM
Just switched to midnight. Nick's balls were getting old. lol
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Post by: sarjxxx on May 25, 2012, 11:14:57 PM
meh I like the original. I hate the way the smilieys look with the white pixels splotched around them on the dark schemes. Bothers me to no end.
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Post by: Beau on May 26, 2012, 12:10:09 AM
Quote from: Chrome;390747
Just switched to midnight. Nick's balls were getting old. lol

And that's what SHE said....lmfao
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Post by: 1Bad88tbird on May 26, 2012, 09:07:49 AM
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;390787
And that's what SHE said....lmfao

Hahaha! For some reason I thought the same thing! lol!!
Title: Forum software
Post by: Chrome on May 26, 2012, 10:20:33 PM
Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;390806
Hahaha! For some reason I thought the same thing! lol!!

 
Yeah, I left myself open on purpose. I was just hoping somebody would bite. lol