New colour scheme

[Deleted member 105166]

@Dan perhaps it's just me, but the quotes appearing on a solid orange background seems heavy on the eye. Not sure what others think? Or are you about to unleash a deal on EF branded sunglasses?

 

[Dan]

Needed to orange the place up a bit to fit the logo (and match the old forum style may I add). It isn't quite finished but I can't make the orange softer, it becomes sort of peachy.

Lemme see if people get used to it.
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My orange username on orange background isn't going wash though! Lol
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@Dan perhaps it's just me, but the quotes appearing on a solid orange background seems heavy on the eye. Not sure what others think? Or are you about to unleash a deal on EF branded sunglasses?

Testing quote.
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Neh that's alright. It's bold. But not bold enough.

 

[littlespark]

I thought this was going to be a thread about when red/yellow/blue/black became brown/black/grey/blue.


Just keep tinkering with the forum, @Dan

Just a thought. Some websites have a script so individual users can choose between preset colour schemes.
I've heard it does help dyslexic people read having different colours of text rather than black on white.

 

[Sintra]

My orange username on orange background isn't going wash though! Lol

Lol. I didn’t even see mine for a while.

 

[Dan]

Lol. I didn’t even see mine for a while.

Damn it. I thought I'd just fixed it lmao

God, it's one of those days is it.

Every time I change one single colour of one single thing, I need to change 20 others to fix it. I think I'll go bed early. I'll cause less work for tomorrow lol

 

[Deleted member 105166]

I thought this was going to be a thread about when red/yellow/blue/black became brown/black/grey/blue.

Someone, somewhere will no doubt start campaigning for it to revert post-Brexit

Some websites have a script so individual users can choose between preset colour schemes.

Different "skins" I think they call it. Good idea, that.

 

[DPG]

Preferred it the way it was, but I expect I'll get used to it. Would be better with something paler. Pale blue?

 

[static zap]

.... Pale blue?

Hanging around with a certain operating system ....
Too much blue light, late at night - Not good for sleep !

 

[7029 dave]

Got me sun glasses on.

 

[Dan]

I want you know when you're on here. And it works for that lol.

I might tone it down a bit I ran out of time - when I change the colour of one thing, 20 other colours have to be edited then so ran out of time and we ended up with this.

I can setup some extra skins for you when I have some time. I've customised so much of the forum though that each one I add would need it's own day dedicated to get it right.

We used to have a skin for Christmas and everything, red and green, even had snow falling on it for about 5 hours then that got annoying.

We won't please everybody with any one style though.

It's on my list, but not near the top lol ?
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Pssst the old boring grey one is at the bottom of the forum. Bottom left link. Change it to ElectriciansForums.net.

Don't tell anybody.
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Done a couple of sample colours, including a dark one for nighttime reading. But they need working on. I'll see if I can sort them out between actual work.
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Someone, somewhere will no doubt start campaigning for it to revert post-Brexit



Different "skins" I think they call it. Good idea, that.

Preferred it the way it was, but I expect I'll get used to it. Would be better with something paler. Pale blue?

Hanging around with a certain operating system ....
Too much blue light, late at night - Not good for sleep !

Got me sun glasses on.

Nighttime: New colour scheme - https://www.electriciansforums.net/misc/style?style_id=22&_xfRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electriciansforums.net%2Fthreads%2Fnew-colour-scheme.179660%2F&t=1571777684%2C4a9cc9ad9697f542392680bbd13043a8

Boring: New colour scheme - https://www.electriciansforums.net/misc/style?style_id=21&_xfRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electriciansforums.net%2Fthreads%2Fnew-colour-scheme.179660%2F&t=1571777684%2C4a9cc9ad9697f542392680bbd13043a8

Normal (in case something is broken on the other two, so you can get back to normal and click a link or whatever might be broken): New colour scheme - https://www.electriciansforums.net/misc/style?style_id=19&_xfRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electriciansforums.net%2Fthreads%2Fnew-colour-scheme.179660%2F&t=1571777684%2C4a9cc9ad9697f542392680bbd13043a8

You'll find nearly everything works on them. It'll be my customisations that don't use the normal forum code (in most cases) that might be a bit bright still or whatever.

 

[static zap]

Oh yeah , bringing out the Irish in me .
(off to look for can of Guinness) ...
(still plenty of splashes of Bright Blue ... a warning colour for one of my Odd ball apps )
artistically balanced ...
(rather than dull - safe politician grey )

 

[James]

I am not a fan of the orange
But it is not the end of the world.

 

[Dan]

@TonyMitchell @Sintra @James the Spark1976

There are some more themes to select now. Scroll all the way down the screen way way past the content. The theme chooser is the little link with the paint brush symbol next to it. The link will be the name of the theme you are on, so if on the standard theme I think it's simply called Electrical Advice Forum.

Click that and you get some other colours.

Frozen is all blues. It'll be one of the Christmas themed with some snow around the place once I've done.

The Christmas theme itself is VERY green and red. You've been warned. ????????

 

[James]

Oh yes, that’s better
Frozen is nice on the eyes

Thanks dan

 

[westward10]

I'm leaving mine on frozen I like it.

 

[DPG]

Yep, frozen for me too.
That icon is a bit hidden away!

 

[Lou]

Frozen is my favourite

 

[egg67]

I like the frozen one, but every time I look on the forum I start singing that annoying song

 

[Dan]

Alright then that's that sorted quick lol

I'll make sure the buttons and things are right on it then. That's one I quickly knocked up.

Note; it will have snow about the place soon. But I'll remove the snow after Xmas.
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Logo is now blue too.

Long live the orange though. I'm switching back lol

 

[Sintra]

I’ll be sticking with frozen for a while. At least until the snow comes ?

 

[static zap]

Yep, frozen for me too.
That icon is a bit hidden away!

ICONS ..and words See what you mean.
Need "Electrical Forum advice" part of our branding !

Clues for anyone still looking .. Bottom LHS corner gets this chooser.
( For Arty Paintbrush tweaks )​

 

[Lou]

Frozen forever!!!

Frozen forever!!!

Long live frozen ?️?️?️

 

[KennyKen]

I Concur ....

 

[Dan]

Right lads and ladies. Been looking into this, and it's bad for you using blue in the evening. Amber/yellow and soft reds are the way to go.

With us having so many business owners on our forums I always try keep all mass emails and things to mornings etc.

Nighttime browsing with the black / grey theme may be useless. Not bad for the eyes but still keep you awake longer because you can't have your phone as dim as you need it to be.

So I'm going to knock up an amber version of this frozen theme. Can call it sandy. Lol

And while it may appear to have whites in it, they will be subtle tones of yellow (so in RGB colouring it'll have no blues registering any pixels) and that is basically what you phones do already with their nighttime screens.

Mine matches the sunrise and fall. I even use a SAD lamp in the long winter days with working from home. Else I can't get sleep easy.

Sooooo.

Be aware that as calm as the blue is on your eyes, it's not the best theme for the evenings.