dalem Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I hate to be a whiner, but I have to side with the "white text on dark background = very bad" crowd. -dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_WARHAMMER Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 me like, me like!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hofbauer Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 the white on dark green is really really very unpleasant. I do not know if this design change was intentional or if it can or can not be changed anymore, but personally I find it horrible and will seriously have to consider leaving this board more or less (only dropping by once in a while to get a scoop on the most urgent news, reading that with squinting eyes), no hard feelings, but damn it hurts. Not trying to pressure you into changing it back, if you say it can't be done then it can't be done, but I find it very very unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Battlefront.com looks 100% better. Not sure about the forum though, because this where i mainly spend my time and my eyes are killing me after just a few minutes of looking at it. I'll get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I thought I could get used to it, but it is starting to get to me. Way too dark, for one thing. If you want to use such dark colors, brighten up the background or sumfink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Funny enough, back when we upgraded to UBB with new colors and all, the initial reactions were exactly the same. Almost four hundred thousand posts later, all is well Having said that, Matt might be making some tweaks sometime later as he said. Best to move on... Martin PS. Anybody noticed the new CMBO FAQ yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 well.... i like it and it doesn't really hurt my eyes at all, plus the colors are very military looking. black text on these colors i think would be even worse, so maybe i'm the only one but i think the changes are great! i like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpkr Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 The white on dark is hurting my eyes and giving me a headache - the color clash is too much. Trying not to be a whiner, but this is hard for us middle aged guys to read. Maybe Matt has it easier to read from the glare off his head. joke. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Originally posted by Moon: PS. Anybody noticed the new CMBO FAQ yet? Hmm, "including the imminent release of Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin" "beta testing phase right now and is going to be released later this year" "the dedicated CMBB FAQ (in the works)." "Later this year....900 new vehicles and equipment. New graphical textures for all of the new models. New terrain. New sounds. Massive game engine upgrades and more." "No OOB is included in CMBB either, though we might consider one for future installments." "Can I watch all the movies together?... Not currently. We have this on our to-do list for future installments, but so far it’s proven too difficult to code within the existing game engine limitations." Did I miss anything? Edit: great job with the website BTW! Ron [ May 30, 2002, 06:56 PM: Message edited by: Ron ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fangorn Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Hi Matt, You can check this site out: http://www.vischeck.com/showme.shtml It has a graphic engine that will show you how the new colors look like for a colorblind person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirill S. Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 for the people with CRT monitors, the majority of colours being dark saves the monitor from premature aging, but for the people with LCD monitors, this only ages our eyes, the opposite to the purpose of purchasing an LCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcm1947 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I like it. I like everything about it. It looks great and is a needed change. Not that I disliked the old colors and layout I just think it looks more like a professional site now. As far as black print I am wondering that that may not be harder to see. I think white is easier to read but that's my eyes. Anyway, great job guys. I'm very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grisha Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keke Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Dont like these forum colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer_Meyer Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 It's fine with me. I am red/green colorblind and I am having no problems at all. I can read what is posted fine and my eyes don't hurt or nothing. Looks good though. MadMatt got some l337 h4><0r s1ki||z!!!!11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelmtn Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 The old colors were flat-out ugly. This is a huge improvement. Feel free to tweak it a bit, but I am happy the way it is. Just don't ever use blue text on white - that is truly annoying if you have to read a lot of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Looks much classier MSBoxer's idea about changing the dark green background might make the white text less harsh on the ol' mince pies..it'd also make black text easier to see if you decide to change it back. Looks like CMBB may not be too far off after all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Fox Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I like this new format. Took your advice and made font size larger-looks great to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karch Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I like the new colors better than the old ones, but I do agree that it might be better with a lighter background instead of the black. I think it's easer to read for me, but if enough people want to go back to the old version, fine with me. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Originally posted by Madmatt: Actually, went back and looked at my original design template and I did have it to be black text originally so I may make that change after all. If you have a wheel mouse you can adjust the font size by holding control and rolling the wheel. MadmattLearn something new every day. Thanks Madmatt. The contrast is a bit much with the white text. Just wait till the conspiracy theorist get here about the Allied color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Originally posted by M Hofbauer: the white on dark green is really really very unpleasant. I do not know if this design change was intentional or if it can or can not be changed anymore, but personally I find it horrible and will seriously have to consider leaving this board more or less (only dropping by once in a while to get a scoop on the most urgent news, reading that with squinting eyes), no hard feelings, but damn it hurts. Not trying to pressure you into changing it back, if you say it can't be done then it can't be done, but I find it very very unpleasant.I am in COMPLETE agreement with this post Well put the White text is the problem for sure. I would really hate to avoid this forum just because it hurts to look at it IMHO -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Hiram Sedai Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Let's pretend my opinion matters for a moment here. It hurts my eyes. But, if isn't going to change, then I guess I'll cope. I can look forward to hours of reading posts while my eyes water. Oh happy. Let's see if IE 5.5 lets me provide my own colors for websites like this. Edited to note that I can change the colors in my browzer, so no biggie. [ May 30, 2002, 08:31 PM: Message edited by: Hiram Sedai ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACTOR Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I like them. The whole site looks better to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wacky Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Surprising at first, but after 10 minutes all is well. Guys, you had years to get used to the other colors--its naturally gonna take some time to get used to these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Originally posted by Moon: Funny enough, back when we upgraded to UBB with new colors and all, the initial reactions were exactly the same. Almost four hundred thousand posts later, all is well Having said that, Matt might be making some tweaks sometime later as he said. Best to move on... Martin PS. Anybody noticed the new CMBO FAQ yet? you mean this part: "Ultimately including or not including an OOB screen is a Design Philosophy issue. We didn’t include an OOB screen because it doesn’t fit into the feel of the game. No OOB is included in CMBB either, though we might consider one for future installments." That is a CMBB clue and news to me I think. So No OOB screen for CMBB. -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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