Two (or more) colour schemes is easy to implement. But when templates contain customised elements, every template has to be adjusted. And checked.
To be clear, I neither have nor ever have had any involvement on that side of HEXUS, so I don't know what they do, but I do have a couple of VB sites of my own. That's what I base my comment on.
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Well from where I am a quick solve is the background white and then checking the post font still stands out. Most other colours could stay as they are. Given previous Hexus comments that they were looking at it, they thought there was mileage in it. Let's not try and find obstacles and just let Hexus comment hey?Originally Posted by Saracen999
DR has poked me about my progress on this so here we go. At the bottom left of the page there should be a dropdown menu. In there, there should be a theme titled "BETA - DO NOT SELECT dark theme" if you select this you'll be able to see my current progress and provide feedback
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Epic. The typing/reply entry box is still conventional white background but this all looks epic. You could possibly make the borders a dark grey to lift them from the black post entries, but not essential. I appreciate there;ll be more tweaks but as WIP this is chuffing brilliant. A bigDR has poked me about my progress on this so here we go. At the bottom left of the page there should be a dropdown menu. In there, there should be a theme titled "BETA - DO NOT SELECT dark theme" if you select this you'll be able to see my current progress and provide feedback
edit, ooh comedy it shows up the white in the smiley gifs doesn't it!!! If they get an overhaul can we add a face-palm? It's one of the most needed additions. That and a "talk to the hand"
ps If you need beta testing always happy to help.
another thing is the top of page header menu (top top right) it's ok for regular users who know it's there, the dark grey is visible still, but is the aim to bump it to a shade lighter grey. I actually prefer the darker grey and would leave it like that, but it looks like the aim is to lighten it similar to the "welcome" colour. I like the way it currently is, and hovering over it makes it stand out nicely. I'd leave it like that tbh.
I'll play with it some more tonight when I'm in bed and let you know how I get on. If mrs ik9000 doesn't complain about the light waking her up we'll be onto a winner.
Last edited by ik9000; 18-09-2020 at 07:23 PM.
Erm not too sure we need to know how you get on
Jon
oh FFS...Erm not too sure we need to know how you get on
Jonj1611 (18-09-2020)
the thanks, report, multiquote each side of posts all get a bit lost if you don't know they're there.
Mr Green loses all his teeth and starts to look more like Zippy with a hair dye. Not a bad laugh icon though
subscriptions -> left hand side "my settings" menu titles backgrounds need dimming
None of my comments are putting obstacles in the way of anything, as I am not nor ever have been involved in Hexus development.
Well, one comment might be an obstacle, but only if the proposal was to have one available theme, a dark one, which would be that some people prefer it as it is. If it's user-selectable, then .... no problem. All I sought to do was outline what might be among the issues. Not sure how that amounts to obstacles.
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
Fair comment. Sry end of a rubbish day. Clearly carried over into the forum. Must leave work at work. (Harder to separate when it's wfh) My bad
Ps have you tried the beta? It's looking really good!
Oooh, nice. Thanks, Mason, I'm liking it a lot so far.
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I like the dark theme so far - although the 'quick reply' box at the bottom is a bit bright now compared to the rest of the page...
No prob, IK.
And yup. Tried the Beta. Unless something I can't remember has changed it's very like the one shown quite a while ago but I don't remember if it was mods-only or 'public' at that time. It's okay I guess, but doesn't suit my eyes. That might be more to do with my sight than anything, but nonetheless, I find it .... uncomfortable, and straining. Which kinda brings me back to .... providing the current (or something close) theme remains at least an option, I don't really have an opinion on a 'dark' theme, because I wouldn't be using it.
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
ik9000 (19-09-2020)
same with "go advanced." It either needs inverting to match the rest of the page or the background making a darker grey so the box still stands out but is not as hammering on the eyes.
other areas needing to be incorporated into the dark theme are the personal profile and message pages etc where lots of the backgrounds are still white.
Some of the "thanked by" "thanks given" links in the about me information don't appear when viewing in dark mode.
A useful addition would also be a setting in the user preferences so it automatically sets the dark mode on log-in for those who prefer it. (and so folk who don't want it can still opt for the traditional appearance).
once in dark mode a number of pages lose the drop down menu to toggle back out of dark mode. Currently stuck in it which is fine, except for some missing links in the about me information that is now inaccessible.
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