Thoughts on the dark color scheme

[Watcher]

EDIT: Null has fixed all of these issues

Okay, for starters I love the color choices. However I have a few requests

1. The typing message window in chat and the thread creation window goes white when you start typing but the text doesn't change color.

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Possible fix: keep it black like it is without selecting it

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Remember this also happens with the naming window when you create a new thread. And for poll options

2. Previously viewed thread titles are really hard to see

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Possible fix: just make the text for previously viewed threads a darker but still visible and noticeable teal.

3. Titles for the various forums/pages at the top is black and very hard to see.

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Possible fix: make it white or teal.

4. The buttons for editing threads and enabling spoilers are also a bit too dark.

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Possible fix: make them lighter

Other than that I personally really like it, and can't wait til the new background and banner arrive.

 

[Null]

It wasn't ready. Dunno if you noticed but I've been fucking with that domain for the last hour, switching back and forth constantly and tweaking/breaking things. I haven't encouraged people to switch yet for the sole reason of wanting to be able to make live edits.

The new media isn't going to arrive, I will be holding a contest this weekend to come up with a banner design. I'll also be accepting backgrounds from users, something you may be interested in because of your steamworks stuff. The main issue is that, 80% of the middle will be obstructed by the content.


Last night I was quite busy and got a few things I wanted done. Besides a huge list of grievances I have being squashed, I introduced the Doritos Jacked Black theme (not a joke) and made the popup chat much nicer for mobile users.

 

[CatParty]

change it back

 

[champthom]

Black is kinda neat because it takes less energy to display a black webpage with white text so it's very eco-friendly.

 

[EI 903]

Black is kinda neat because it takes less energy to display a black webpage with white text so it's very eco-friendly.

I dunno. It feels like only 3/5ths the webpage it was before.

 

[Watcher]

I've updated to note that Null has fixed all of my gripes. So now the black UI is great and very usable.

Many thanks

 

[CatParty]

Change it back.

 

[Watcher]

Change it back.

There are two options now. Lol. You can pick between them

 

[Holdek]

Change it back.

Can't. We already went black.

 

[Null]

Can't. We already went black.

"Whyte reoveleutian is the only solution"

 

[Joan Nyan]

I love this black theme except for one thing: It's damn impossible to tell if you have text highlighted.

If it weren't for the QUOTE ME NOW you would have no idea that Whyte reoveleutian was highlighted.

 

[Null]

Oh the ::SELECTION pseudo class isn't redefined. Good eye.

 

[Honeyrabbit]

How can I set this? I currently use a Firefox addon to make every webpage dark but it looks kind of iffy in places, a native dark theme would be much better.

 

[exball]

How can I set this? I currently use a Firefox addon to make every webpage dark but it looks kind of iffy in places, a native dark theme would be much better.

You have to be on kiwifarms.net and click the Kiwillium word, that opens the style chooser.

 

[Honeyrabbit]

kiwifarms.net

I didn't even know about this! ._.

Pure white text on such a dark background is kinda jarring, but maybe that's just me.

 

[Null]

::selection issue fixed. Locking this in favor of a new topic.