[Bugs + Suggestions]: "The NEW Board Upgrade"

[TrustFire]

Damn . . . . . . the following 4 buttons have regressed to their original state — or, is it only me:—

• Edit
• Delete
• Report
• Quote

The regression has happened . . . . . . . . . . . again.

[QuietOne]

One of those rare HTML moments when you stumble across such a thoughtless waste of precious vertical and horizontal real estate, as well — at the PM:—
Vertical_And_Horizontal_Real_Estate__(BEFORE).png
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[TrustFire]

Some more distinction between Read and Unread Posts — bringing some harmony to the Arrow Heads:—

Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

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[QuietOne]

Some more distinction between Read and Unread Posts — bringing some harmony to the Arrow Heads:—
UNREAD_And_READ_ArrowHeads.png

Harmony is indeed a "Good Thing" but I'm STILL not enamored of your choice(s) for the icons on the left (and that's got nothing to do with them being Metro-ish). There's simply NOT ENOUGH contrast between them.

[TrustFire]

Changes for the PM Preview:—

• Got rid of the dark background.
• Reduced the size of the text on the Preview Header.
• Added the prefix gap to the Preview Header.
• Equalized vertical and horizontal gaps to match the gaps at the Forums Post area.
• Matched the PM Preview outline to the one on QuoteTags and CodeTags.
• Widened the entire PM Preview (thanks to tweak # 1 and tweak # 2.)

Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

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Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

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[QuietOne]

Changes for the PM Preview:—

• Got rid of the dark background.
• Reduced the size of the text on the Preview Header.
• Added the prefix gap to the Preview Header.
• Equalized vertical and horizontal gaps to match the gaps at the Forums Post area.
• Matched the PM Preview outline to the one on QuoteTags and CodeTags.
• Widened the entire PM Preview (thanks to tweak # 1 and tweak # 2.)

PM_Preview__(BEFORE).png
PM_Preview__(AFTER).png

Like the PM Preview but STILL have difficulty viewing the Green on Dark Gray in your Sig (and everybody's for that matter). It's the "Metro"-thing again. Not enough CONTRAST!

[TrustFire]

Good to see the Blink Button back.

Also, good move . . . . . . introducing the 2 new Buttons — Spoiler and Sup (have changed their case, too.)

Glad that with all the above inclusions, frequently used Post Buttons continue to fit in a single row (for me) — in fact, there's place for even more.

Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

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Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

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[TrustFire]

Changes for the PM Preview:—

• Got rid of the dark background.
• Reduced the size of the text on the Preview Header.
• Added the prefix gap to the Preview Header.
• Equalized vertical and horizontal gaps to match the gaps at the Forums Post area.
• Matched the PM Preview outline to the one on QuoteTags and CodeTags.
• Widened the entire PM Preview (thanks to tweak # 1 and tweak # 2.)

Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

PM_Preview__(BEFORE).png (78.6 KiB) Viewed 9444 times

Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

PM_Preview__(AFTER).png (73.06 KiB) Viewed 9444 times

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Like the PM Preview but STILL have difficulty viewing the Green on Dark Gray in your Sig (and everybody's for that matter). It's the "Metro"-thing again. Not enough CONTRAST!

Just about to format a brand new DELL laptop (with OEM Windows 10) and after multiple people viewed and ratified these images — just like me, they could not find the contrast problem that you report (with the green on charcoal gray.)

[QuietOne]

Changes for the PM Preview:—

• Got rid of the dark background.
• Reduced the size of the text on the Preview Header.
• Added the prefix gap to the Preview Header.
• Equalized vertical and horizontal gaps to match the gaps at the Forums Post area.
• Matched the PM Preview outline to the one on QuoteTags and CodeTags.
• Widened the entire PM Preview (thanks to tweak # 1 and tweak # 2.)

PM_Preview__(BEFORE).png
PM_Preview__(AFTER).png

Like the PM Preview but STILL have difficulty viewing the Green on Dark Gray in your Sig (and everybody's for that matter). It's the "Metro"-thing again. Not enough CONTRAST!

Just about to format a brand new DELL laptop (with OEM Windows 10) and after multiple people viewed and ratified these images — just like me, they could not find the contrast problem that you report (with the green on charcoal gray.)

You aren't looking very hard!

GreenOnDkGray.png (111.33 KiB) Viewed 9427 times

[TrustFire]

Changes for the PM Preview:—

• Got rid of the dark background.
• Reduced the size of the text on the Preview Header.
• Added the prefix gap to the Preview Header.
• Equalized vertical and horizontal gaps to match the gaps at the Forums Post area.
• Matched the PM Preview outline to the one on QuoteTags and CodeTags.
• Widened the entire PM Preview (thanks to tweak # 1 and tweak # 2.)

PM_Preview__(BEFORE).png
PM_Preview__(AFTER).png

Like the PM Preview but STILL have difficulty viewing the Green on Dark Gray in your Sig (and everybody's for that matter). It's the "Metro"-thing again. Not enough CONTRAST!

Just about to format a brand new DELL laptop (with OEM Windows 10) and after multiple people viewed and ratified these images — just like me, they could not find the contrast problem that you report (with the green on charcoal gray.)

You aren't looking very hard!

GreenOnDkGray.png (111.33 KiB) Viewed 9422 times

Oh yes, that's exactly the one, I (and the others) were referring to — BTW, that looks like a browser not fully optimized for font-rendering (hence the issue on your side.)

[QuietOne]

You aren't looking very hard!

GreenOnDkGray.png

Oh yes, that's exactly the one, I (and the others) were referring to — BTW, that looks like a browser not fully optimized for font-rendering (hence the issue on your side.)

OK, so here my browser font settings and they're already optimized about as far as I can optimize them.

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And I've tried the "Use System Colors" setting BELOW both Checked & UN-Checked -- w/ No Difference.

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[TrustFire]

OK, so here my browser font settings and they're already optimized about as far as I can optimize them.

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This theme uses the FontAwesome family which has poor definition between the attributes.

Firstly, your Firefox is using FontAwesome because you have ticked (enabled) Allow pages to use their own fonts, instead of my selections above — so, un-tick (disable) it to begin the optimization.

Change your Proportional type from Sans to Sans Serif — it improves readability (but — only on the web.)

Opt for any standard and universal font on rest of the 3 fields and you'll find a lot of difference — Helvetica, Verdana or Tahoma are fine examples (play around with those 3 to find your poison — but, choose only one from among those 3.)

Change 20 to 16 — please note, all above changes will be global (meaning — the effect shall not be limited to Firetrust.)

And I've tried the "Use System Colors" setting BELOW both Checked & UN-Checked -- w/ No Difference.

Better to leave those settings alone — they are meant for the severely impaired and semi-blind.

[QuietOne]

And I've tried the "Use System Colors" setting BELOW both Checked & UN-Checked -- w/ No Difference.

Better to leave those settings alone — they are meant for the severely impaired and semi-blind.

RE: This part of your reply ONLY ...

Why do you think I've been bitching as much as I have been about the color scheme etc.?????

While I'm NOT blind, I DO have a reasonably significant visual impairment!!!! (courtesy of Uncle Sam) The damn color scheme (i.e. the Metro-look - the Dark Gray) DOESN'T, repeat DOESN'T, make it easy for me to see the damn forum.

RE: the rest of your reply ...

I'll try 'em (except the 16-20 font size biz) and see if it helps. Thanks!

[QuietOne]

The NEW Settings:

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OK, played wioth the settings (including reducing the font size) but gained NO Improvement. Left ALL the settings as shown above but it's still Insufficient Contrast!

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[TrustFire]

Changed the Topic Tools from Sentence Case to Topic Case:—

Right click (the above screenshot) >>----> (hold down *Ctrl* key) >>----> click *View Image* for the BIGGER picture.

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