New Look APSA

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Ryan, Nov 18, 2009.

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How do you feel about the new green theme?

  1. I really like it!

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  2. I like it, but there are a few display issues

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  3. I don't mind either way

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  4. I don't like it, bring back the blue

    5 vote(s)
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  5. I view APSA with a text based browser so I didn't even notice the layout had changed

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  1. Ryan
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    Hi everyone.

    We've recently updated APSA's display theme and we'd like to know what everyone thinks of it. It's still very new so there may be some issues for certain browsers or resolutions. If you have any serious layout problems, post/pm me a screenshot of the problem and I'll see if I can repair it.

    It's our aim to make the site look good to as many users as possible, so your feedback is valuable!

    Kind regards,
    The APSA Team

    EDIT: Just to add, if you chose option 2, please post to let me know what issues you are having. Thanks :D
     
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    Green is good!! LOL!!

    I like the new theme. It certainly is a fitting colour for the forum!
     
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    very green indeed :D
     
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    Thanks guys :D

    Initially the background colour was a little bit too green when I first uploaded it so I darkened it a bit. The other bug that I've noticed and I'm working on fixing is that embedded images need horizontal scrollbars.
     
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    Yeah, saw that too, but that is a minor thing. It's very nice. The more I see the new theme, the more I like it.
     
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    I don't mind it, but I miss the old familiar blue!

    Now please can we get a nice logo / banner for the site? ;)
     
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    Green's the new BLUE :D !!!
     
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    Watch this space :p

    Thanks to Ryan for all the effort he put in!
     
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    i am red/green color blind and i find the green layout abit of a strain to read . but i dont mind either way i will carry on coming here no matter the color :) or maybe i just dont like change :p just thought i would put my 2 cents in
     
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    Hi Antony

    Are you battling to read text because of the green?

    I'm not sure how red/green colour blindness works.

    In other news, I think the horizontal picture scrollbar problem is solved. :D
     
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    I'm not sure either but I think the issue is contrast between green text and green back ground. Perhaps a more contrasting colour for text/background? Red isn't an option...

    About links, why not pale blue?
     
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    Or to make it stand out, you could just bold the text when embedding a link.
     
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    Actually its possible to automatically bold out links as well

    Pail Blue bold underlined links for the win!
     
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    Hi all, I know I’ve haven't been on and lately but I check in to see how things are. I think this looks great, fits the theme nicely.
     
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    hi sorry for the late reply works been hectic. yea its the green on green that i battle with. basicly if you all see 5 shades of green for example i will only see 2 . But its a good look and even if it was in russian it wouldnt stop me from coming here.
    Thanks
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    Hi Peter

    Welcome back, I'm glad you like the theme. :)

    Antony, do you battle to read normal forum posts at all? Do the underlined links help?
     

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