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cody
Citizen
Username: Cody
Post Number: 398
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 7:13 am: |     |
I really like the new appearance of MOL - much easier for these tired eyes to read. Thanks, Dave! |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 1597
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 9:02 am: | |
Dave just had to be like the NY Times |
Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 5494
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 9:24 am: | |
Yeah, my eyes were bugging out a bit with the default colors -- that blue was really getting to me. |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 1362
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 9:27 am: | |
no CSS? |
Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 5495
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 9:49 am: | |
Some, but it's more template driven, which is updated through a database. I'd prefer all CSS, but this is just as easy to change. |
Bjp
Citizen
Username: Bjp
Post Number: 203
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 10:20 am: | |
I think this new look is very hard to read. |
Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 5496
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 10:33 am: | |
A bit better now? Compare this section (tech support) to others. The message text is now black rather than a gray. |
Bjp
Citizen
Username: Bjp
Post Number: 204
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 11:03 am: | |
Yes, better, but I still find this particular font difficult to read as body text. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 1773
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 11:05 am: | |
I agree with BJP. The font is hard on the eyes, although the color in this thread is OK. Block lettering is easier, IMHO.
Sorry to complain...it feels very ungrateful). |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 1366
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 11:09 am: | |
Research shows serif fonts are easier to read in print, but not on screen. And vice versa with sans-serif. |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3232
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 11:24 am: | |
I'm finding this new format harder to read do to the lack of contrast.
And I notice that with a little glare from the sun or a lamp, I can't see the difference in colors to indicate what thread I have read and have not.
The colors are just too close, for me. |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2302
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 11:52 am: | |
Tom: I couldn't put my finger on what was bothering me, until you mentioned the serif issue.
Also, could the unread links go back to blue? I can't keep straight whether brown or green means "unread".
But, minor nits aside, thanks for continuing to improve things.
[Edited to add: Thanks for making the adjustments - Looks nice!] |
mtierney
Citizen
Username: Mtierney
Post Number: 410
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 11:56 am: | |
Font too "busy" for type size which is too small. Has a dizzying affect on me while scrolling. Colors ok IMHO. |
Bjp
Citizen
Username: Bjp
Post Number: 208
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 12:38 pm: | |
Dave, thanks for going back to the old font...I guess we're all anti-progress. |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 705
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 24, 2003 - 2:43 pm: | |
I liked the smaller serif font once I was in the thread (more info per line, less scrolling), but I really dislike this condensed font.
Black is a little easier to read than the gray was.
I'm going to have to get used to the buff & taupe though! |
NCJanow
Citizen
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 1039
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 2:25 pm: | |
Dave, Did you change it again this morning? I love the colours, love the font and size. It's a keeper.
NCJ aka LibraryLady
On a coffee break..or something like it. |
Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 5498
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 3:23 pm: | |
I just changed the default font to Lucida Grand, which is the system font on Macs. For Windows users the font will be Verdana (like the old site). |
cody
Citizen
Username: Cody
Post Number: 403
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 6:49 pm: | |
I still liked the way it looked when you made the first round of changes. Oh, well. |
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