It is for me too, but I don't want to keep banging on about it....I just hope it changes Supes, or else I shall go elsewhere...I've heard FB is nice this time of year

REF... Supes .........it actually makes us feel ill when scrolling
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Agree's with this too

*Cloud of Doom*.......however would the text be orange?*tries out orange text*

Ooo, I q like that AKT

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I had thunderstorm gray in mind actually .....will it show up in here?

testing colouring text..it use to work.. not now

Working

Perhaps we should all remember that our hosts get nothing, other than grief, out of hosting this forum for us!  They did not have to provide us with a new home when C4 closed the forums, but were good enough to bend over backwards to spend the time and effort to provide this forum for us.

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I thought it was constructive feedback .. agree with the rest of the post

I agree, a very thoughtful message to Seattle to get across the point of the difficulties that many are having with the various themes.  Hopefully we will soon have a chance to vote and pick a scheme that suits most, or as you suggest personalise how we see the forum individually.

I have sent a PS to that PM re the comments about some backgrounds making some of us ill when scrolling.

As far as Croc's reply is concerned, I'd just say that I don't know to what extent Seattle does read every comment on every thread as they have limited time, but they will respond to a PM.

*gets out magnifying glass.*.....errrrrrrrr.....not really......loving your descriptions of the colours
Hoochie....very apt

So what colour type works on grey.....let's play

Rancid Red???
Evil Emerald??
Bilious Blue??????
 

yes it's quite good....a light grey with orange, not too bad at all

Just to let you know that Seattle are not currently intending for us to be able to select our own themes.

They also have made it very clear that I should not have sent them a PM on this matter, but to restrict any comments to this or the Feedback thread.

So my apologies to them and also to Croc who was correct in her posting.

El Loro  it was the thought that counted you were only trying to be helpful 

Thanks Marguerita

Can't remember what the theme is called... but there was a orange one which looked really good on LC, text was clear too.

I find most colours quite hard to read on a dark background, and find that white or yellow text is best for me.  As the mods will be reading this thread, I would just like to reiterate that I find pale coloured themes on forums much harder on my eyes, and find the dazzling pale backgrounds give me a migraine after a while.  

I think Croc had a point with her post, and I don't feel comfortable with anyone sending PMs on behalf of the forum.

* packs up 3 options in control panel theme drum and goes off to buy bulk supply of migraine tablets.. *

Olly!! 

that avatar!!!

are you gonna be shaking those pert buns at me throughout christmas then?

Ditty!! 


and maybe 

I agree I thought it was good that they could see the problems that people have been having

As others have said , you were being helpful, El. It doesnt stop any of us adding our opinion too   We are getting to vote on the best layout arent we? Anyone know when that is ?

Too dark for me - it`s making my cat green sexy eyes go all wonky....

I have green eyes too Scotty!  Think we have sorted the problem...all with green eyes get the sunshades out

From the RNIB site:-

Techniques

• High contrast must be provided between text and background colours. Pale blues and grey will not be easy to read on white backgrounds but dark blues, black or reds will.
  
  Examples of good contrast:
  
  
  
  Examples of poor contrast:
  
  
• Bold and large fonts can sometimes compensate for colour contrast that is a borderline fail using the WAI algorithm. If a piece of text is large, then the contrast may be less critical. Good judgement is required to assess this.
• Colour blindness affects the way that certain colours differ from others. Red and green, for instance, can appear to be virtually the same to some users. Ensure that you choose colours that have a good differentiation for people with colour deficiency. You can find out more on the Vischeck website (see below under Further Information).
• Images must also have good contrast, especially if there is text on the image. Always check that logos are high contrast and tag lines within logos are readable.
  
  Ensure that images do not lose definition when style sheets are disabled. This can result in text appearing transparent on an image. To prevent this, ensure there are no transparent colours around the text on the image.
• Background images can sometimes interfere with the legibility of text. Watermarks or patterns can be problematic so where possible avoid them, or ensure they are either not behind text or that they do not interfere with its legibility.

However, because of the dark page here that does not appear as clear to me as when it was viewed on the white page of the original site.

I see we have the 'toggle wysiwyg' switch back in the reply box.

Ah - thanks velvet 
It makes no odds to me though - I still can`t see it  

 

I`m glad about that - it would be like being lost in a tube of smarties 

El Loro - sorry you got a wee ticking off from Seattle - thanks for being so helpful 

Yes!  

Mine are both green and dicky.....double whammy


Sorry that Seattle got the hump with you El Loro, I thought you were being helpful, Seattle obviously didn't

How rude of them.... mind you, im no saint either

Don't mind this background too much, bit bright but prob better than the last.

This theme is purrrrrrrrrfect for me

I like it ..............I could live with this ..........the grey was getting me down TBH!

best one so far........

My fave so far

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT

 Did I tell you - I quite like this one

Best one so far by a mile.