New Theme

[Old Thrashbarg]

Worth pointing out in case it hasn't been clear so far that it's the forum software that's been updated. So there's no way of just 'going back' to the old theme. The old theme won't be compatible with this version of the software. So work will be needed to either find a similar compatible theme that already exists or customising things to create something similar.

[Dex Sawash]

Can't get old colors. Will display old layout, on mobile, if you choose desktop version.

[QDRPHNC]

Sorry to contribute to the pile-on, but I'm finding this very difficult to read. Dark text on light background is always the way to go for readability.

[Lordofthefiles]

So this is goodbye?!

I get incredible Migraines from light on dark.


Byegraines!

[Cloud]

Any thread about forum redesigns in the history of the internet:


I'm a fan of either dark on light or better still, those fancy new ones that adapt to your OS's "dark mode" or "light mode", but it looks decent enough barring a few contrast tweaks.

[Attila]

Also finding the screen very hard to read -- the blue on blue means short-sighted me is squinting, and the white text is blurry due to astigmatic me (we both live together).

Every time I look away from the screen, too, I have bright lines still reflecting on my eyeballs, if that makes any sense.

Dark text on a lighter background, please -- I can't stay on to read the site at all now without feeling the edges of a headache brewing due to the eye strain, and I really like coming here (super invested at the moment in the STTNG watchalong/review).

So it's bye for now from me -- will check back with hope that the colour scheme's been sorted, but at the moment, it's hurting too much to stay for very long :(.

[Norton Canes]

Hi Barry really appreciate all the work you've had to do getting this theme sorted but I'm another one asking for light on dark, sorry.

[thr0b]

I've just installed this in Chrome:-
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-changer/nmdgidofjbajhphomaniiekgckpioifp/related?hl=en-GB

Which lets me change the key background/text/link colours. Improves readability until any changes are made to the theme proper.

[fflip]

I have a bookmarklet which simply runs through a document and inverts all the CSS colour values it can find, and when I try it here the result looks surprisingly reminiscent of old CaB.

If you want a starting point for a light theme, Barry - or if anyone else wants temporary 'light relief' - maybe it'll help.

See here: https://jsfiddle.net/str0ychx/

[thr0b]

I have a bookmarklet which simply runs through a document and inverts all the CSS colour values it can find, and when I try it here the result looks surprisingly reminiscent of old CaB.

If you want a starting point for a light theme, Barry - or if anyone else wants temporary 'light relief' - maybe it'll help.

See here: https://jsfiddle.net/str0ychx/

Ooh, that's better than the one what I found. Bookmarked.

[Norton Canes]

Oh yes, liking that.

[olliebean]

Have got something more readable and vaguely similar to the colours of the old theme, using the Color Changer addon mentioned above by thr0b (Firefox version: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/site-color-changer/).

I guess the forum software update means the Ignore Topics script won't work at all in the new forum version, whatever the theme. Hopefully it will be updated soon. Until then I may have to go back to my old, much more faffy method of hiding topics I'm not interested in with uBlock Origin's element picker.

<edit> OK, the Color Changer addon doesn't work properly. (Not on Firefox, anyway.) It only changes the colours when you manually edit them. It doesn't automatically apply the preferred colours when a new page is loaded, even though I ticked the "Always" box. So that's no use. Maybe there's another similar addon that actually works.

<edit again> It only works when changing tabs, not when opening a new page in the same tab. I guess I can maybe live with that.

[Bunty Levert]

Also this new theme has broken the Ignore Topics script. Massive drop in usability, as well as readability.

I've updated mine (the Chrome version is still pending review, which can take a few hours)

https://github.com/insin/cookdandbombd-ignore-topics#cookd-and-bombd-ignore-topics

[chveik]

my eyes hurt :(

[olliebean]

I've updated mine (the Chrome version is still pending review, which can take a few hours)

https://github.com/insin/cookdandbombd-ignore-topics#cookd-and-bombd-ignore-topics

Thank you! That's the one I'm using. Unfortunately it seems to be incompatible with the Color Changer addon - works fine without it, though - so the search for an alternative method of changing colours continues... (Fingers crossed for a readable theme in the forum settings soon.)

[PaulTMA]

Someone may have said this already, but the layout of each member's personal text isn't ideal on the mobile version of the site... Personally, I keep reading these when my eyes want to fall on the actual posts.  Wonder if they can be disabled on mobile site?

[Wayman C. McCreery]

I only read on mobile so can't easily add fancy Chrome plugins. Usually it's just a case of getting used to new stuff but I can't really read the text any more, so those in the snooker thread waiting for me to post a photo of Stuart Bingham in a tight jersey may be left disappointed.

I also can't see avatars at all on mobile, no matter what I do with my settings.

[Old Thrashbarg]

so the search for an alternative method of changing colours continues...

I have a bookmarklet which simply runs through a document and inverts all the CSS colour values it can find, and when I try it here the result looks surprisingly reminiscent of old CaB.

If you want a starting point for a light theme, Barry - or if anyone else wants temporary 'light relief' - maybe it'll help.

See here: https://jsfiddle.net/str0ychx/

So open that jsfiddle page, bookmark the link in the bottom right box, then click the bookmark when you're on CaB.

[ASFTSN]

It's a bit weird looking, but this version seems to be loading a hell of a lot quicker for me when clicking through topics/pages. Is that my imagination?

[Icehaven]

I've just installed this in Chrome:-
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-changer/nmdgidofjbajhphomaniiekgckpioifp/related?hl=en-GB

Which lets me change the key background/text/link colours. Improves readability until any changes are made to the theme proper.

Oh that's great, cheers! I can feel my retinas again.

[Old Thrashbarg]

Someone may have said this already, but the layout of each member's personal text isn't ideal on the mobile version of the site... Personally, I keep reading these when my eyes want to fall on the actual posts.  Wonder if they can be disabled on mobile site?

Nothing built-in to remove that currently, but with a bit of tweaking of the styling it's possible:

So at some point there'll either be an option that allows it or the theme could be edited to allow it.

[Huxleys Babkins]

It's a bit weird looking, but this version seems to be loading a hell of a lot quicker for me when clicking through topics/pages. Is that my imagination?

Gonna need to know how fast your imagination works as a benchmark.

[ASFTSN]

Gonna need to know how fast your imagination works as a benchmark.

Ok try me, give me something to imagine, just anything, go, now, just go, right now, NOW

[Huxleys Babkins]

Ok try me, give me something to imagine, just anything, go, now, just go, right now, NOW

Linford Christie in his prime.

[Huxleys Babkins]

Bet you imagined his so-called "lunchbox" rather than him running, didn't you? Absolute waste of everyone's time.

[Midas]

Spoiler alert

I don't like these new spoilers.

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[Barry Admin]

I'm back now, I don't think making CaB blue again would be quite so controversial and off-putting. It's fine, it's just gonna take a little bit of time; in particular, I need to learn how the new themes actually work in terms of layout editing.

I'll likely throw you all over to some light theme while I work on this one, not sure. But I've hardly touched this one yet, so please bear with me here.

It's very early days, don't panic.

[Mr Farenheit]

Can't see avatars using Opera on an android phone....
Similar gripe to the last new theme (which I otherwise loved) is that 'width=' setting doesn't work for inserting images... example where all images are width=600

[pigamus]

Yeah but Keith Harris is always that width

[Midas]

Spoiler alert

I don't like these new spoilers.

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