Dark Theme Improvement

[Wraith]

I'm looking to consolidate the things that need to be done to improve the dark theme on this board, since it looks like we're keeping it. Post here if you've noticed anything you'd like to get changed.

The List:

- Could do with more visual distinction between new posts/no new post icons
- Dark text on dark background in login text boxes
- Dark text in quick reply box (no repro, Ominous only)
- Some WYSIWYG icons a bit hard to see
- Hyperlinks should stand out more

[Flixy]

Think you can make the new posts/ no new posts icons the same as on the main forum page? Those are very clear, and I feel they fit in the theme a lot better too.

[GGT]

I'ma gonna break this thing, aren't I?

While using dark vision to post, I got a message saying 'more than 30 posts are in this thread, click here to view entire thread' or something like that. Lost my quote and reply. It was all buggered up!

Cleared cache and cookies and rebooted, but clicking on the old bookmark took me to dark vision log in page again. But it only had a partially shaded box for username, no place for password. Tried anyway, and got invalid request message.

Had to switch to white default style to log in.

[oldmunchkin]

Yes GGT, you gonna break this forum too!

Anyway, I can log in just fine with my own computer, but when I tried to log in on The Friend's laptop, I had a hella hard time! (Yes I know my username and password! )

[Wraith]

Fixed the login text color. Should be easier to see what you're typing in those boxes from now on.

[Wraith]

It seems like hyperlinks should be made more distinctive in this theme. Any users of the dark vision theme agree? If so, what colors or other changes are suggested?

[ImAnOgre]

I like Yellow on the dark theme.

[Ominous Gamer]

I think this is a problem on all themes, but in IE the link box around avatars is huge.

[Wraith]

I tried finding better thread icons for the theme, but this is the best I could find:



What do people in the * vision themes think about that, versus using the same icons as Classic Blue, versus leaving the icons alone?

[Wraith]

Also having trouble with designy stuff for link colors in the dark vision theme.

How's this work for a hyperlink?

[Being]

Also having trouble with designy stuff for link colors in the dark vision theme.

How's this work for a hyperlink?

Orange works better.

[Nessus]

Because we should always do the polar opposite of anything Being says, I'm in favour of Wraithy's proposed colour.

[littlelolligagged]

No.

Orange is terrible. People don't want their eyes assaulted with hideous bright colors. That's a reason for the popularity of the dark themes and all. Wraithy's choice looks marvelous with the violet, I'm sure it works well with dark, too.

Also, I don't particularly like the icons for classic blue, so I prefer the ones Wraithy found to that.

[LittleFuzzy]

I'm not familiar with the icons in Classic Blue, and don't really care either way. Lolli is wrong, the orange is fine, better than links matching her purple-hue obsession. It's a darker orange, not a bright one, and unlike the violet it has good contrast from both the surrounding fielding and other text. Without being painful, the way many reds are.

[Loki]

I'd just like to point out that Fuzzy is wrong.

[littlelolligagged]

I agree with Icky.

That orange is quite bright.

And Wraithy's color is blue, not purple.

[Being]

I agree with Icky.

That orange is quite bright.

And Wraithy's color is blue, not purple.

You should calibrate your monitor.

[littlelolligagged]

You should calibrate your monitor.

Oh really

[Wraith]

The orange is offensive. I can't understand why anyone would want it.

hyperlink?
hyperlink?
hyperlink?
hyperlink?
hyperlink?

The last one is Being's orange. It should at least be the goldenrod instead.

[littlelolligagged]

I kind of like option number 2 from that list.

No goldenrod

[LittleFuzzy]

I kind of like option number 2 from that list.

No goldenrod

That's the one with the least contrast, you nutbar. If a decent orange is impossible, it should be the blue middle one.

[Wraith]

That's the one with the least contrast, you nutbar. If a decent orange is impossible, it should be the blue middle one.

The blue middle one is the one that's in right now. I can change it to the orange if it's really wanted, but are you sure? The scheme is shades of grey with touches of blue. The orange is obscene.

I thought you used the default eye-burning scheme anyways?

[littlelolligagged]

That's the one with the least contrast, you nutbar. If a decent orange is impossible, it should be the blue middle one.

I thought we've already been over the fact that contrast is bad.

[LittleFuzzy]

The blue middle one is the one that's in right now.

And it happens to be the second best color from that array.

I can change it to the orange if it's really wanted, but are you sure? The scheme is shades of grey with touches of blue. The orange is obscene.

I thought you used the default eye-burning scheme anyways?

The orange isn't obscene, it's functional. It's obvious without being painful. Sure it sticks out, but it's supposed to stick out, that's the point. Sure, Dark might use touches of blue already, but when we say touches, we really mean it. They're minimal, and more unobtrusive than hyperlinks are intended to be. And of course I don't use the default. Bright backgrounds are painful for me. You were going to discontinue Dark entirely, remember, and I was one of the people who said they liked it, even slightly preferred it to Classic Blue.

I thought we've already been over the fact that contrast is bad.

No, contrast is not inherently bad. Too much contrast is bad. Likewise, not enough contrast will also see us getting eaten by bears. We want the right amount of contrast (so that it's not fuzzy at all) whose color stands out, and which is not uncomfortably bright. That orange is the same one used for hyperlinks *and by Alber* for years on AtariCC, and here with Classic Blue, so we know it's not too bright, and there is no substantial difference in its display on the Dark theme in the other respects either.

[Wraith]

The orange isn't obscene, it's functional. It's obvious without being painful. Sure it sticks out, but it's supposed to stick out, that's the point. Sure, Dark might use touches of blue already, but when we say touches, we really mean it. They're minimal, and more unobtrusive than hyperlinks are intended to be. And of course I don't use the default. Bright backgrounds are painful for me. You were going to discontinue Dark entirely, remember, and I was one of the people who said they liked it, even slightly preferred it to Classic Blue.

Alright, the dark deed is done. I hope you can live with the consequences.

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[LittleFuzzy]

The font color of hyperlinks in quotes is a different color from hyperlinks normally, and are very hard to read on the black background of quoted material. They're a very dark blue that you really have to focus on to make out. Could they be changed to the standard color for hyperlinks?

[Illusions]

Well from an artist's standpoint, dark vision uses a mix of gray, and light blue for its theme, so I'm thinking it should be a light blue.

[Being]

Well from an artist's standpoint, dark vision uses a mix of gray, and light blue for its theme, so I'm thinking it should be a light blue.

And yet you have three orange dots for you signature.

[Illusions]

And yet you have three orange dots for you signature.

Because I use the Classic Blue theme...

[Being]

Because I use the Classic Blue theme...

That's just bad taste.