New brighter website theme?

['The Gaffer']

Ok, I've been out with an old friend who I haven't seen for over 8 years plus and had a great night out catching up over a couple of wines. Got back home and thought maybe a brighter theme to our website might be good so I had a play around. A few units of alcohol have passed my lips this evening and far from being s***faced I actually quite like the the new theme.

What do you think? Dark or light?

Don't ask me what time I have set my alarm

[Grin-a-lot]

I prefer light personally.  The only thing I've spotted is that the user names in grey and yellow can be a bit hard to read.

[RMW50]

I agree, the lighter one seems a lot clearer and is easier to read

[Casino]

I prefer light personally.  The only thing I've spotted is that the user names in grey and yellow can be a bit hard to read.

Hey Grin-a-lot. You just pale into insignificance.   You'd be more prominent if you changed your user name to HIDDEN and just think of all the postings points you'll get !  lol

Thanks Gaffer.  Much better background but , as Grin-a-lot mentions,  the light coloured user names are bearly readable.

[stupott901]

Gaffer light theme is better especially viewing on my I phone

[peetee]

Gaffer light theme is better especially viewing on my I phone

Yep, I agree

[Cob68]

There was me thinking it was dark for night and light for day. The light one is a bit easier on the eyes. Cheers Tony

[Denzle]

Much..much better...in fact I was talking to Peter..casino about this at the Morgan factory.

For us old pedal pushers it was a strain on the eyes and some of it was difficult to focus on....

Peter did say, give it time and the Gaffer will change it....

Did you know Peter can read minds.....Tell me Peter, will I win the lottery soon...?     

[David H]

Quite like it but its not so unique. Many more forums are light. The dark one is very cool but I fear this is more practical. A difficult dilemma for a kit car enthusiast where practicality is put last.

It is easier on the eye Phil.

[Casino]

"Tell me Peter, will I win the lottery soon...?     

I don't know if I can predict a win for you Denzle but I can certainly start you on you way.
Step one .... you have to buy a lottery ticket  !

[Denzle]

"Tell me Peter, will I win the lottery soon...?     

I don't know if I can predict a win for you Denzle but I can certainly start you on you way.
Step one .... you have to buy a lottery ticket  !

    Oh Shite.........I just knew there was more to it than that....

['The Gaffer']

Thanks for the feedback, we will stick with this one for a while.

Quite like it but its not so unique. Many more forums are light. The dark one is very cool but I fear this is more practical. A difficult dilemma for a kit car enthusiast where practicality is put last.

Nail on the head mate, but this is growing on me now.

['Mendip Wurzel']

I quite liked the darker look at it looked better finshed in my opinion, however if some find it harder to read then lighter is certainly a more practical option

[Westiebusa]

Logged in & thought there was something wrong with my computer until i found this post!! Must admit i do prefer the previous style, some what cooler & not the run of the mill as other sites 

[RobC]

Sadly I prefered the dark verson too... somehow found it easier to navigate...

[Hairy Santa]

got to admit I can now read this without straining my eyes

will start looking on here now for the same amount of time I used to with the old one, almost gave up when it was dark

you would never of quessed the Gaffer was drunk when he altered it 

[YZFMINI]

I also prefer this lighter version. but agree that the darker one was different to all the other forums around.

Good one phill

[Bulldog Bri]

Hummmm. As much as this colour scheme is bright it also is like a lot of other forums I seen!  Where as the darker version to me looked sleeker and more stylish....   

[Denzle]

Hummmm. As much as this colour scheme is bright it also is like a lot of other forums I seen!  Where as the darker version to me looked sleeker and more stylish....   

HiYa Bri.

Its no good being sleek and stylish if we strain our eyes looking at some parts, which many of us have done and said.  Get to our age, it becomes a problem...

Maybe thats why other forums have this brighter style....

By the way did you get the mirrors off the Gaffer....Were they OK for you.... emailed you but no reply...

[paintman]

This light one is much easier to read for me......especially as i'm a night bird like you and am often looking at it at 1.30 a.m.!!

      Tony

[YellaBelly]

Light version for me too

Much better for my tired old eyes to manage Phil. Nice one

JB

[Bulldog Bri]

Applogise to the older generation I'm sure I'll see the light soon... Lol

One question I have is... What do the squares by the Avatar represent? I may have missed the explaination in an earlier post! Maybe my eye sight is going!!!!

['The Gaffer']

One question I have is... What do the squares by the Avatar represent? I may have missed the explaination in an earlier post! Maybe my eye sight is going!!!!

What squares to you see Bri? What web browser are you using?

By the way happy 1000th post

[Bulldog Bri]

I know the white and green squares represent being on/offline but a few others have other colours eg Chanz has 1 yellow square and Evolotion has 4....

['The Gaffer']

The squares I'm refering to are before our club names, you and me (for example have a green square)

Ah, if it is green it means member is online, if clear/white member is offline.

[Bulldog Bri]

By the way happy 1000th post

Thanks Phil

[Denzle]

The squares I'm refering to are before our club names, you and me (for example have a green square)

Ah, if it is green it means member is online, if clear/white member is offline.

But Brian wanted to know what the yellow squares mean Phil.... ?   Chanz has one yellow and Evolution has four.
He knew the green and white were on and off line.....

I cant see any yellow or are my eyes playing tricks...

['The Gaffer']

Ok, these squares are post count displays, the more squares the more posts they've made. They will only show under members who are not part of any other membergroups within the club.

['The Gaffer']

Ok, as you can see I've gone dark again.. Maybe because I feel a bit dark lately   - but this time I've paid attention to the text readabililty.

This is what boredom and a bad back does for you. As mentioned in another post, I do have a comfy office chair, so thats where I've been sat today playing around with our website.

Ive tried it on iPhone and Android phone, and text looks ok to me. You can also change the theme colours by clicking the buttons on the top right

I was pretty bored with the light theme and agreed that it looked too much like other forums so hopfully you will like this one.

A few things to do but its out for scrutiny. Let me know what you think.

[YellaBelly]

My first thought was "Aaargghhh!! It's changed again!" But after  a few minutes it certainly isn't as bad as the first 'dark' version, and as you can change the colour preference too I think I like it

Good to see that you're at least resting the back Phil

JB

[Denzle]

You should be flat on your back for a few days....NOT...sitting in a chair.  Thats the worse thing for you....

Anyhow, The site looks good phil,       but the one thing I dont like, is having to keep moving the side swipe to read and write.  Cant this just be set central with no bar at the bottom...Its as if the text doesnt fit the screen.
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I have just noticed that this only applies to this posting,  the Homer posting, and to a lesser extent on a couple of others, why is this..??

['The Gaffer']

You should be flat on your back for a few days....NOT...sitting in a chair.  Thats the worse thing for you....

Anyhow, The site looks good phil,       but the one thing I dont like, is having to keep moving the side swipe to read and write.  Cant this just be set central with no bar at the bottom...Its as if the text doesnt fit the screen.
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I have just noticed that this only applies to this posting,  the Homer posting, and to a lesser extent on a couple of others, why is this..??

Thanks Denz, slapped wrist for me. I just cant do bed for that long My office chair is as comfortable as bed anyway

Thankfully pain is beginning to ease a little so maybe a little exercise is doing me good??

I am working on the page stretching problem along with a theme choice button so members can have a choice of the previous light theme or the current dark one.

I have a big monitor so couldn't see the problem, but on a resolution simulator I can see it.

[Denzle]

You should be flat on your back for a few days....NOT...sitting in a chair.  Thats the worse thing for you....

Anyhow, The site looks good phil,       but the one thing I dont like, is having to keep moving the side swipe to read and write.  Cant this just be set central with no bar at the bottom...Its as if the text doesnt fit the screen.
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I have just noticed that this only applies to this posting,  the Homer posting, and to a lesser extent on a couple of others, why is this..??

Thanks Denz, slapped wrist for me. I just cant do bed for that long My office chair is as comfortable as bed anyway

Thankfully pain is beginning to ease a little so maybe a little exercise is doing me good??

I am working on the page stretching problem along with a theme choice button so members can have a choice of the previous light theme or the current dark one.

I have a big monitor so couldn't see the problem, but on a resolution simulator I can see it.

I have a 24" monitor, which I think is the largest you can get.   Mainly, because I have television as well, so that cant be the problem.....But then Im no master like you are. .. I dare say you will sort it....   I have just measured this that I have written and it slides to the left of my monitor 5" then I can read it all....

['The Gaffer']

Mine is 22" corner to corner. What resolution do you have it set on?

[Richard]

Has to be a resolution setting, works for me on many devices but they have high resolutions, it isn't the inches that matter on this topic.

[Psymon]

Sorry to say but the original theme does it for me, when i first found this club last year it was one of the best looking and easy to use sites i have seen, atm looks like any other sry 

But hey just my thoughts 

Simon 

[Denzle]

Mine is 22" corner to corner. What resolution do you have it set on?

I am three quarters down the scale.   When I set it at a half its too small to read..  Why then is everything else OK...?

[Denzle]

Sorry to say but the original theme does it for me, when i first found this club last year it was one of the best looking and easy to use sites i have seen, atm looks like any other sry 

But hey just my thoughts 

Simon 

Same goes for me Psy....    Dont like this at all....     Why did you hurt your back Phil.  Everything would have still been OK. 

['The Gaffer']

Sorry to say but the original theme does it for me, when i first found this club last year it was one of the best looking and easy to use sites i have seen, atm looks like any other sry 

But hey just my thoughts 

Simon 

The very original theme had to go, I liked it and many people commented on how good it was too but the software platform no longer supported it. Having said that, watch this space, I may do some work to upgrade the old forum

I the meantime, the light forum is going back up.

Same goes for me Psy....    Dont like this at all....     Why did you hurt your back Phil.  Everything would have still been OK. 

Accidents happen.

[Denzle]

GRRRREEEEEAAAAAAT......Thats much better Phil.....