Pick a Theme - Socoder

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Socoder -> Concept/Design -> Pick a Theme
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 03:39
Jayenkai	Pick a Theme It's time to pick a 'face' A new default theme for the new site. Here's the current selection. All the themes are active on S2.php, so you can give them a proper run-through before voting. Choose your favourite, and let me know, below! BlitzCoder CodersWorkshop Grey'n'Green Aaaargh! Red!! ShroomCoder Manic MuchRoom Summers Day White and Blue Bench Smoke -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 03:49
GfK	Blitzcoder Or Grey/Green.
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 04:01
spinal	BlitzCoder or smoke
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:01
rskgames	BlitzCoder looks great.
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:04
GfK	FWIW, Smoke is OK but to my colourblind eyes, it's hard to see the difference between read/unread topics.
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:07
Jayenkai	Really?! Blimey. I always considered that to have the best contrast. What colours are better for you? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:11
GfK	Blue is fine, but maybe a few shades darker (not 50 shades, mind! Just a few).
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:13
steve_ancell	BlitzCoder Manic MuchRoom
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:26
Jayenkai	OK, I've tweaked the "Read Topic" colour to make it a bit darker and slightly yellow'ish. Is that any better?! (Shift+F5 refreshes the CSS) Or is it specifically the "Unread" colour that's the problem? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:44
GfK	Its fine now. Thig with being colourblind is that it isn't just 'red' or 'blue' or whatever that's the problem - it's certain shades of colours where the hues are closer together, i.e. i can't tell the difference between lime green amd bright yellow, but i can identify grass green, no problem. Sky blue and violet - no chance. Royal blue, easy! I managed to get through abput the first 20 years of my life without many people knowing, because most people's first reaction is to point at random shit and test me. It happened in a job interview once that had fuck all to do with colours. You wouldn't ask someone in a wheelchair to get up and fucking walk* so why test me on this? * Atos might.
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 05:57
Jayenkai	I do try my best to consider "shades" when doing, say, puzzle games and such. And adding little geometric shapes or odd blobs tends to help.. But I can never be certain whether it's enough. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 06:08
GfK	Yeah its tricky as there are varying severities of colourblindness. There isn't one solution that'll work for everyone.
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 06:24
TomToad	Found this https://colororacle.org/ You can just right click on the system tray icon and select which type of colorblindness you want to test. Then your screen will filter with those colors for a few seconds so you can see just what things look like. --- Also a chrome extension for filtering web pages What a horrible URL
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 06:34
Jayenkai	Neat. I might have a play with those, later.
Mon, 19 Jun 2017, 21:50
Stealth	BlitzCoder or I hack your account again
Tue, 20 Jun 2017, 01:47
rockford	BlitzCoder and Smoke are more my cup of tea.
Tue, 20 Jun 2017, 02:41
cyangames	I do love green and grey myself
Tue, 20 Jun 2017, 06:09
Jayenkai	Seems like BlitzCoder is a firm favourite, but .. I can't very well have that be the primary default theme, with the BlitzCoder logo there!!! I'll have to create a faux Socoder logo in the BC style (much like the CW theme has) and use that, instead. Would everyone be ok with that?! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Tue, 20 Jun 2017, 08:34
rockford	Sounds cool - and expected tbh.
Tue, 20 Jun 2017, 09:19
Erebel55	BlitzCoder
Wed, 21 Jun 2017, 05:36
Jayenkai	OK, "2002 - Krylar - BlitzSoCoder" has been set as the new default theme for S2. Both sidebars now default to being switched on, too. tsk All that work, and the first impression people will have is... "Well, that's just BlitzCoder, isn't it!?" Bah, humbug. Still, I know I've done a fuckton of work under the hood, (a complete rewrite!!) and that's OK with me! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Wed, 21 Jun 2017, 07:38
Jayenkai	checks with Krylar We're ok using the theme as the default! Hurray!!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
Wed, 21 Jun 2017, 07:45
GfK	Theres a name from the past. Whats he up to these days? remember he went to one of the Blitzcons years back but AFAIK i never got to speak to him. I was normally drunk within two hours of arriving so this may not be correct.
Wed, 21 Jun 2017, 07:51
Jayenkai	Books and books and books! I do keep referencing his books in the newsletters, but I don't think anyone's noticed! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''