No option to choose forum colors/format etc.?

frau kaleun · 10-04-10, 10:02 PM

Hey, what happened to the different options for viewing the forums (the blue/white one, the black/grey one... I forget what they're called)?

I was right in the middle of posting and hit Submit and it reloaded in black/grey instead of the blue I'm used to, and the thing in Edit Options where you can select a "format" or whatever appears to be gone.

Not a big problem, but thought I'd mention it in case it's not intentional or expected.

Onkel Neal · 10-04-10, 10:08 PM

I've removed the options to try and narrow down the problem some users are having.

frau kaleun · 10-05-10, 10:38 AM

Okay, I thought it might have something to do with that.

Jimbuna · 10-05-10, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Okay, I thought it might have something to do with that.

Of course you did

Seeadler · 10-05-10, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Okay, I thought it might have something to do with that.

The biggest problem with different styles is that some users do not write with the default font color of a particular style.

Has someone a dark background style, then the style default font color for him is white, but his posting appears for all others in a readable font color, no matter which background color they use as long as the default font color is used.

But if the dark background user now formats his text additionally with white font color, then these fonts appears on all other backgrounds in white.

If other users now use a white background style, because they prefer this style (books, newspapers are usually with black text on white background

), they can no longer read the text because the articles will appear with white fonts on a white background.

frau kaleun · 10-05-10, 03:00 PM

Oh, that I know - as long as someone just uses whatever the "auto" font color is, it seems to work okay. I've never noticed a problem with it unless someone deliberately changes font colors and one of them is a bad match for a different forum style.

But I'm assuming Neal was referring to problems some people were having with their AV/Malware programs going nuts when they accessed the site, something to do with Flash ads or Java applets triggering AV alerts and stuff.

STEED · 10-09-10, 06:27 AM

I hate smart dark as this causes me to have headaches! I rather the light blue one which I had no problem with and headache free.

10-04-10, 10:02 PM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	No option to choose forum colors/format etc.? Hey, what happened to the different options for viewing the forums (the blue/white one, the black/grey one... I forget what they're called)? I was right in the middle of posting and hit Submit and it reloaded in black/grey instead of the blue I'm used to, and the thing in Edit Options where you can select a "format" or whatever appears to be gone. Not a big problem, but thought I'd mention it in case it's not intentional or expected.

10-04-10, 10:08 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I've removed the options to try and narrow down the problem some users are having. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

10-09-10, 06:27 AM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I hate smart dark as this causes me to have headaches! I rather the light blue one which I had no problem with and headache free. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

10-05-10, 10:38 AM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Okay, I thought it might have something to do with that.

10-05-10, 03:00 PM	#6
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Oh, that I know - as long as someone just uses whatever the "auto" font color is, it seems to work okay. I've never noticed a problem with it unless someone deliberately changes font colors and one of them is a bad match for a different forum style. But I'm assuming Neal was referring to problems some people were having with their AV/Malware programs going nuts when they accessed the site, something to do with Flash ads or Java applets triggering AV alerts and stuff.