Tasunke

Join Date 10/2009

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Posts w/ new background

Hey, does anyone else have the problem of it ... being difficult to tell new posts from old posts ( or visited posts from updated posts) ...

So I would propose that old/visited posts be a different color. Perhaps visited posts are more orange, while newly updated posts are brighter/yellower/whiter

thoughts/discussion?

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I don't have a problem with recognizing new/updated posts, it's all visible on the topic list. Btw does it have anything to do with the new background?

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There needs to be more contrast between the background and post text as well. Gray on black is not good contrast.

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Yeah. Was much easier to read before.

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Agreed, the gray text is too dark.

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Tridus

Join Date 03/2008

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I actually can't see any forum other then the dev journals one from the main page for some reason. Every forum link goes to the dev journals. Using the recent threads works.

But yes, the contrast in this scheme is too low for new posts, and especially for text.

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kyogre12

Join Date 07/2008

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I actually can't see any forum other then the dev journals one from the main page for some reason. Every forum link goes to the dev journals. Using the recent threads works.

Use the Flatten Forum Catergories option. Then you should be able to see the rest of the forums besides the dev journals.

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GunslingerBara

Join Date 10/2008

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I've updated the font text colors and adjusted some link colors. Please do a hard refresh in your browser (Ctrl + F5) to get the changes. Let me know if it's still too dark or if you'd like to see any more minor color changes for readability.

Bara

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It's OK for me now.

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Thanks. It's much more readable now but I'm still not a fan of black backgrounds.

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Tridus

Join Date 03/2008

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Quoting kyogre12,

reply 6

I actually can't see any forum other then the dev journals one from the main page for some reason. Every forum link goes to the dev journals. Using the recent threads works.
Use the Flatten Forum Catergories option. Then you should be able to see the rest of the forums besides the dev journals.

I don't like using that, it makes the list far too busy and full of stuff I don't particularly want to read.

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Tridus

Join Date 03/2008

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The color is better now. I'd prefer brighter still (like the quote text color), but this is readable.

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GunslingerBara

Join Date 10/2008

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Quoting Tridus,

reply 5

I actually can't see any forum other then the dev journals one from the main page for some reason. Every forum link goes to the dev journals. Using the recent threads works.

But yes, the contrast in this scheme is too low for new posts, and especially for text.

This issue should be resolved now. See here for details: https://forums.elementalgame.com/390042/page/1/#2703101

Bara

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Yay! its fixed now.

Thank you stardock.

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Hmm, I think the quote background should be a bit darker...

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Quoting _PawelS_,

reply 14

Hmm, I think the quote background should be a bit darker...

perhaps

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Das123

Join Date 05/2003

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Just had a quick play in FireBug and made some edits to the style.css file...

Looking at one of Brads posts with a lot of text, here is the original:

And here is one with a bit of tweaking:

Line 451: Added line-height: 1.7;

Line 298: Changed to color: #B0B099;

Line 77: Changed background color to #0C0C00;

So basically shifted the neutrals into the gold spectrum slightly, reduced the contrast, and opened up the leading.

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GunslingerBara

Join Date 10/2008

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Quoting Das123,

reply 16

Just had a quick play in FireBug and made some edits to the style.css file...

Looking at one of Brads posts with a lot of text, here is the original:

Reduced 88%Original 500 x 500

And here is one with a bit of tweaking:

Reduced 88%Original 500 x 500

Line 451: Added line-height: 1.7;

Line 298: Changed to color: #B0B099;

Line 77: Changed background color to #0C0C00;

So basically shifted the neutrals into the gold spectrum slightly, reduced the contrast, and opened up the leading.

I've updated the colors. Thank you for the suggestions

Bara

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Das123

Join Date 05/2003

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Happy to help.

I've got to say, I don't envy you your job.

The .alt is actually looking a little too bright now. I just tried changing line 130 of style.css to #151510 and it seems to sit a bit more comfortably.

Also, the .quote is looking good but the .Article_Quote looks a little too light. Sorry to be a pain.

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GunslingerBara

Join Date 10/2008

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I didn't notice the quotes bit, I've fixed that. I've implemented your suggestion for the alt styles as well.

And you aren't being a pain. You're being a great help, as I'm not that great of a designer and unfortunately all of our designers are hard at work on Elemental itself. So thanks again for the suggestions!

Bara

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