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![]() Send message Joined: 10 Mar 12 Posts: 1700 Credit: 13,216,373 RAC: 0 ![]() |
We're just peons. Peons aren't asked what they think about this or that. They're supposed to just work, and shut the F up. Work, work, don't think. WARNING!! "THIS IS A SIGNATURE", of the "IT MAY CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT" type. It may, or may not be considered insulting, all depending upon HOW SENSITIVE THE VIEWER IS, to certain inputs to/from the nervous system. |
![]() Send message Joined: 11 Dec 09 Posts: 74 Credit: 1,248,766 RAC: 0 ![]() |
What is it with this horrible greeen everywhere? Halloween was a while ago. The teal green isn't my favorite, but against the blue background for the user area it is not a good contrast. It isn't so bad on the nav bar since it switches from white to green. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 11 Dec 06 Posts: 1980 Credit: 408,369 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Where are you all seeing a "Blue Background"??? I see the Mint Green Text against Gray and Black Background. I see a Blue Bar across the top of the Page with White Lettering; Upper Left Corner with "SETI@HOME" Logo, "Your Account", "Project", "Community", "Site", then Upper Right Corner with my Handle Name, and "Log out". When hitting the Post Button, the Text Box has a bright White Background with Black Text as I type. The rest of the Background is Black except for the "Rules" area which is Gray and has White Text. When hovering over the Post Reply button, the Text for "Post Reply" changes from legible Black Text to illegible White Text. Other than the Upper Bar area, the ONLY Blue I see is a Blue Background behind our Avatars on the Left Hand Side of the screen. ("Author" in White Text, Username/Handle in Mint Green, "Volunteer Tester" in White Text, Join Date in White Text, Individual Post Count, Total Credit, and RAC all in White Text.) TL [EDIT:] Computer used is MAC/Hackintosh on El Capitan 10.11.4, FF 50, no customization of FF to display Web Pages. So, the Page for me is shown as delivered by the Server. TL TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Apr 07 Posts: 1702 Credit: 4,622,751 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Where are you all seeing a "Blue Background"??? < < it is < blue < there where < the link to < the user who < posted is < I wonder if some have an ADA claim based on color blindness. I just wonder how the regents would react to such an inquiry? And yes having the text of the button vaporize when you hover it sucks. White on light gray. ![]() ![]() |
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Where are you all seeing a "Blue Background"??? I got the Blue Background behind the User Info to go away. 1.) Your Account 2.) Community Preferences 3.) Untick "Highlight Special Users" 4.) Hit Update to save changes 5.) Return to the Cafe, enter any Thread, Blue Background is gone... Hope this helps. (Got this from the BOINC Boards.) TL TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 16 Jun 05 Posts: 2531 Credit: 1,074,556 RAC: 0 ![]() |
IIRC Jord posted it at the boinc forums that DA is working on it. It might come at seti main too i fear. :( With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Send message Joined: 21 Nov 12 Posts: 1015 Credit: 5,459,295 RAC: 0 ![]() |
It's now gone to a "dirty blue" - sligthly better contrast but still carp |
![]() Send message Joined: 11 Dec 09 Posts: 74 Credit: 1,248,766 RAC: 0 ![]() |
It's now gone to a "dirty blue" - sligthly better contrast but still carp At least it is a legible color combination now. I'm not a fan of the green that is somewhere between teal and cyan, but as long as the site is legible. If they stick with something I really don't care for I have an add-on for firefox that lets me change the colors however I like for specific domains, sites, or pages. Like I've done here: http://i.imgur.com/mS8VRuQ.png The quoted text being larger still bothers me as well. Unless the original text size was changed by that person. I don't see why it would be different from the rest of the post. As with nested quotes posts will just become increasingly longer. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Apr 07 Posts: 1702 Credit: 4,622,751 RAC: 0 ![]() |
In this thread the user box is the right size. In the Word link thread the user box takes up about 1/4 of the page. HUH?! And in the last person to post thread it is a different width yet! <facepalm> ![]() ![]() |
Send message Joined: 21 Nov 12 Posts: 1015 Credit: 5,459,295 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Hmmm, cancel that thought.... First guess at the varying name column width issue is not correct. The guess was that it was a function of name length and wrapping, I its working OK in both "word link" and here, but the column widths are totally crazy over there and OK here..... |
Send message Joined: 12 Nov 10 Posts: 1149 Credit: 32,460,657 RAC: 1 ![]() |
Have discovered the width on Word Link changes on rotation. Viewing portrait it is narrow as on here and TLPTPHW. View in landscape and it widens, but only on that thread ... |
![]() Send message Joined: 10 Mar 12 Posts: 1700 Credit: 13,216,373 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Change for the sake of change only. Can the secret government save us from this? Can the black helicopters save us from this? Illuminati? Sigh.... WARNING!! "THIS IS A SIGNATURE", of the "IT MAY CHANGE AT ANY MOMENT" type. It may, or may not be considered insulting, all depending upon HOW SENSITIVE THE VIEWER IS, to certain inputs to/from the nervous system. |
![]() Send message Joined: 11 Dec 09 Posts: 74 Credit: 1,248,766 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Change for the sake of change only. To be honest with updates to the BOINC and Beta sites after post about Nebula that Dr. Anderson made I figured it was all related. It could be addressing issues from other projects at the same time, or it might be polishing things up to help in the bid to get funding for BOINC and SETI. It looks like several issues have been fixed and a new color scheme picked. The color bar to indicate special users instead of the background is probably a safer long term choice. Many of the common places where there are dropdown list boxes are no longer filling the width of the screen as well. There are still many that do. I'm guessing that is a WIP.. |
Send message Joined: 21 Nov 12 Posts: 1015 Credit: 5,459,295 RAC: 0 ![]() |
The colour bar is certainly less stressful on the eyes than the blue boxes that were there. Also the use of various "shades of grey" (not 50 shades of grey - yet) makes it far easier to see individual posts. And no green text to upset my breakfast |
![]() Send message Joined: 23 May 07 Posts: 108 Credit: 127,898 RAC: 0 ![]() |
The current scheme puts me in mind of the Cosmology@Home arrangement, and the mobile version had me think I accidentally accessed Universe@Home instead... ![]() |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 11 Dec 06 Posts: 1980 Credit: 408,369 RAC: 0 ![]() |
In the recent round of changes; the Blue Background on User Names has been replaced by a Light Mint Green Bar to the far left of the User Information. Kind of moot, now; as the Text for Usernames is now White. Still of annoyance is the fact that when hovering over "Post Reply" it still turns illegible White... :-( TL TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
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AAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! 🙀 They just migrated this evilness over to Main!!!!! 🙀 TL TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
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Posting to let everyone know to GO TO Number Crunching at Main, GO TO the "Panic Mode...(103)..." Thread, find HAL9000's Post with a Link to Color-That-Site for Firefox. (If you have Firefox, that is...) Click said Link and Install Color-That-Site. Upon completion of Install, you will be prompted to Restart FF. Upon Restart of FF, go to SETI@Home-Beta Page: Go Here. THEN with the SETI@Home-Beta Page from above Open, GO TO "Tools" ---> Color That Site In the Sidebar for Color-That Page, hit "Go". For me, at that point, ALL I had to do was go to Background Colors ---> "Invert Colors" - (Check Box) Then Foreground Colors ---> "Invert Colors" - (Check Box) THEN go up and hit Save. For some reason, at first, NOT every part of the Forum got Inverted... I had to set a couple of Pages in the Forum... All of a sudden, the WHOLE Site GOT FIXED!!! NOW, I have a Light Gray Background and Black Text all through the Site. UNFORTUNATELY, by Inverting the Color Scheme, my Sig is adversely affected. Natural Sig for me is Blue Text for "Have TARDIS will travel" and "Pluto is still a planet"... NOW with the Inversion, the Sig is Yellow. I'll GLADLY take the Yellow Sig if I can have the Light Gray Background with Black Text EVERYWHERE else!!! 😃 😃 😃 😃 TL [EDIT:] FINALLY found how to Edit my Sig Color in Color-That-Page. Had to "Change" my Settings for the Page where my Sig was Posted and Displayed, then Drag the Yellow color square out to the "Drag color here" location in Color-That-Page's Settings and Re-Save the Settings. Now my Sig is Blue again. 😃 😃 😃 TL TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
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