Vote! Do you like old or new color layout for forum?

[El_Binco]

What are the people's thoughts on layout changes?

 

[scrambler]

This was done because the green made the forum hard to use for many people with weak eyesight.
Functionality takes precedence over pleasure

 

[DaveMatthews]

I'm good with it.

 

[Nvreloader]

Now I can see the forum, I am color blind to several colors.........ymmv

 

[El_Binco]

Now I can see the forum, I am color blind to several colors.........ymmv

Didn't think of this, I'm glad more people can see now.

 

[JRA]

What expectations can we expect for a site that costs us nothing and has no pop up ads? Our money back?

Thanks Court for the work you do.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Now that links stand out from regular text again, I prefer the blue. The green was fine for me, but if the blue works better for colorblind users, it should stay.

 

[m@Robertson]

I don't see any reason to complain. The forum layout is effectively identical to what it was. Just blue where there was green. I'm not colorblind to anything so no preference there.

I'll put this out there: For any screen where you have to stare at it for a lengthy amount of time, its easier on the eyes to make the background grey than it is to make it white as we have here. White reflects (or in this case shines) light and is essentially brighter. You can lower the volume level, so to speak, to a degree without affecting contrast. Its something we did on an automotive forum I was admin'ing and besides the usual neverending bitching and moaning from some usual suspects, was an appreciated change by the general population.

Take this to an extreme and a black background is the best for brightness to the eyes. However reading comprehension and contrast suffer mightily if you do that. Black background with yellow foreground is known to be the best contrast visually but its awful for getting people to try and read it comfortably. Best of both worlds is some level of light grey background to take the edge off, with black text and strong dark colors like dark blues or even maroons for enlarged text.

Something we used to take as a mantra when I was doing advertising work: Best contrast and the most readable text was found a century earlier in newspapers. Grey-ish paper, serif'd fonts and black text (also narrow columns but thats out on a computer screen).

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Something we used to take as a mantra when I was doing advertising work: Best contrast and the most readable text was found a century earlier in newspapers. Grey-ish paper, serif'd fonts and black text (also narrow columns but thats out on a computer screen).

Totally agree about white backgrounds. Personally, I like white text on a black background, but I gather that's not universal. When I see yellow on black, I run the other way.

 

[AlanDB]

When I see yellow on black, I run the other way.

Yellow on black ... it reminds me of the Amdek monochrome CRT monitor on my first IBM PC/XT home computer back in the early 80's!

 

[AguassissiM]

I did like the old color scheme because it was very easy on my old eyeballs however if the new color scheme helps folks to see things better I`m all for it, come to think of it the latest shade of blue is definitely growing on me since it actually matches the backlight of my keyboard plus it makes everything pop out on a dark screen reader much cleaner.

Thank you Court for constantly improving the forums and our experience here, we all appreciate all your hard work.

 

[Rexlion]

Heck yeah, I like the blue. But then, I like blue anyways. A darker green might have been an okay change, too, but that old shade of green always seemed a little funky to me, for a website.

 

[PatriciaK]

I love the blue - It really pops!

 

[None]

Dark mode, please.
Yellow on black,
Orange on black,
or
light grey on black.

 

[scrambler]

Chrome has an automatic dark Theme for web sites you can enable

Turn on and off dark mode on Chrome

Set dark mode on google chrome on a desktop or mobile and select dark theme or night mode on PC (Windows 10), Android, Mac, and iPhone.

www.wisestamp.com

They are supposed to have a per web site option, but I could not make it work

How to Enable/ Disable Dark Theme on a Per-Site Basis in Google Chrome

Google Chrome now has an option to enable or disable forced dark mode for specific websites. Here's how to use the feature right now.

beebom.com

There is also supposedly an extension that can do it, I have not tried it yet.

How to Force Dark Mode on Google Chrome for All Websites

Unable to use a website with dark mode on Google Chrome? Here's a guide that will help you force dark mode on all websites in Chrome.

www.guidingtech.com

Super dark mode - Chrome Web Store

dark skin for all websites

chrome.google.com

 

[6zfshdb]

My personal preference was the old green. Reminds me of the outdoors where I spend as much time as possible. If the blue is easier to read for visually impaired folks, I'm ok with the switch.

 

[TomD]

I may be in the minority, maybe not looking at the poll results, but I find the blue theme nauseating. I don't know why, I generally like blue, but this theme just grates at me. I've seen a lot of forums in my day, actually have administered one for 20+ years, and have to say the old green theme ranks among one of the best I've ever seen on the net. I was even considering migrating the forum I administer to xenforo software and cloning it. I don't hang out here much any more, and to be honest the theme is one of the reasons I just don't look forward to coming here, the blue is just is just so in your face. Weird, I know, just being blatantly honest though. Would it be possible to add the old theme back as a user preference? Pretty sure the xenforo software has that as an option.

 

[Roamers]

I don't recall what it used to be, so my "no preference" is still good.

 

[TomD]

Some pages still have the old theme. Here's a sample.

 

[Roamers]

Some pages still have the old theme. Here's a sample.

Now I remember; still no preference.