abwsco Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 The pale background was the main reason i don't like it, its too white and hurts my eyes It's given me a headache as well and I've only been on five minutes. Sorry , as I know how much work goes into sorting out a forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_b Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 If you're seeing any of the posts as having a white background, you likely have the brightness/contrast on your monitor set too high - they're supposed to be on an alternating light grey/green and medium grey/green background. Most LCD monitors come with the brightness set at 100% as default - it gives them an initial 'wow' factor, but will hurt your eyes and make everything look washed-out if you leave it there! Try turning it down to 50% - it may seem quite dark initially but you'll quickly adapt, and save your eyes doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I have the brightness set low anyway - I'm a Gremlin and don't like bright lights! - I'm still finding it a lot brighter than before.......I'll have a tinker and see if I can change it a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 mines already set low too and I have tinkered again but its still the same.. yes I remembered to refresh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grracee Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I like it, i love things when they change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I prefer the omlet-highcontrast setting to the omlet silver but I don't like this style of forum there's one or 2 others that use a similar layout and I don't find them very friendly on the eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) I still hate it = I have turned my power saver on the laptop to saving and its dimmer but still much too bright - all the other things I use are fine so I am not changing any settings on my computer just for here - I have sore eyes and a sore head - sorry but feedback was asked for :oops Edited to say I prefer omlet high one instead of the silver as its blue and although stuff on wrong side of page its easier on the eyes but must admit I hate forums like these ones. Edited April 9, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I have been rubbing my eyes, this white is just too harsh for me, pleeeeeeease turn it down I would hate to stay away from my favourite site, but this is really hurting my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Is there any chance of a choice of background colours? As the white really seems to be affecting peoples eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Ugh. Fisher Price clunky. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm not getting my message pop-ups - my Board Preferences are still set to Yes and I haven't changed anything (Vista and IE7 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I've just switched onto the high contrast version and it's totally solved my problems with the very white background however all the avatars and usernames are on the right at least at the moment for me which i don't like but i'm sure i'll get use to that and i'm no longer getting a headache using the forum. Would still like to see a key of all the topic symbols though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) Announcement - with new posts Announcement - no new posts Announcement - locked Sticky - new posts Sticky - no new posts Sticky - locked Topic - new posts Topic which you have posted in - new posts Topic - no new posts Topic which you have posted in - no new posts Topic with no new posts - locked Topic which you have posted in, with no new posts - locked Topic with new posts - locked Topic - moved Forum - locked In general, if it is red, it has new posts. If it is green it has no new posts. If it has a star next to it, you have posted in it. (it took me ages to do this) Edited April 9, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Marple Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I really don't like either of them - is it just my age??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Thanks Fred that is really helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Cheers Fred. You have gone to a lot of trouble there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I love the new look... it's much cleaner and I find the pale colours much more calming. Thanks admin/mods for all your hard work changing/testing the new look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Another one with sore eyes here I like most things about the new look but I find it hard to distinguish between the symbol colours for new posts and old too. I think it's because it's made up of narrow lines on the white background... Have fiddled with contrast and am trying to get used to it but am tending not to linger like I used too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I prefer the omlet-highcontrast Will have to see how i am in 5 minutes so far so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Its a bit better with the contrast turned down but I do agree that the 'front' pages are hard to read and not user friendly although I realise that they have been 'improved' to make them more user friendly. In a months time we'll all be so used to it we'll be wondering why we've all been complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Reminder - if you go to User Control Panel -> Board preferences -> you can now select Omlet_highcontrast which seems to be better for those having trouble with the new format Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Any chance the avatars can be put on the left with high contrast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Omletsilver-highcontrast is so much better on my netbook which I haven't been able to use for the Omlet forum since it changed. I will see if it makes a difference on the big PC later. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Any chance the avatars can be put on the left with high contrast I'm sure Matt at HQ will work on it SC. He is currently lying down in a dark room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
