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Crucifer
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When's that poll going to be set up?

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jewelsong wrote:
...- but I would likely be one of the folks choosing to keep the old skin - I need something very clear and easy to read (old eyes!) which means, for me, a very light background and dark print!
The design's not finalized yet - we could make sure that there is sufficient contrast between text and background.

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Well, light text on a dark background is a huge no-no for me (and for anyone else over 40 or so, I think!) And yet SO MANY boards and LJs do this...I have to highlight the text to read it!

Crucifer, I think Eru is in England? And I don't know if Estel has been on line for a while...

Since they are the ones who made the artwork, I guess the poll should wait until one of them can be contacted?


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Yeah, I was going to wait until at least Eru returned so that she could give her thoughts. Haven't seen Estel around lately at all. :( But I think that she and Lidless don't have internet at their house yet. Also, a poll at this stage would probably be a little bit chaotic, since there are so many different choices right now. We might want to discuss our likes and dislikes a little bit more in this thread to narrow down the options. I'll go ahead and put a temporary sticky in Turf inviting people to join this discussion thread--that way hopefully anyone who wants to put a word in before the poll can do so.


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Ah right. I didn't realise she wasn't around.

I think light text is a problem for everyone, no matter what it's on.

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The light text is a big problem for me, but my vision is very poor. I have a hard enough time with normal text. :oops:

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:Q

Didn't expect this to ever be visited again.

I'm not in England, but I will have to try to forumulate a response later.


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Hi, Eru! *waves*

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Erunáme wrote:
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Didn't expect this to ever be visited again.

I'm not in England, but I will have to try to forumulate a response later.
Hi, Eruname!! :D:D

I love the skins and overall designs, but I agree, I need high contrast, preferably black writing on a light(er) background. White/colored letters on dark backgrounds give me extreme headaches and cause me eye strain.

Can we borrow "forumulate" over in the Turf forum? :D:D I almost posted "anacronyms" when I meant "acronyms" and it is much the same sort of exasperated brain fart. We need to start laughing again around here. :)

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I find that white text on dark background tends to blur a bit anyway.

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I just now saw this thread. Very nice work, Eru. :) I'd be interested in a new skin if we ever get around to doing it. If you want any help with it, let me know...I can do the boring tedious stuff while you play around with the complicated stuff. :P

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I hope that this doesn't get buried, again. I hate to see all of the hard work go to waste.:(

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Ditto.

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Here's the problem:

I can make a pretty banner (probably nicer than the ones you're seeing now). I can plan what colors go where. But I can't actually make all this happen on the web. I can make an image prototype but I cannot implement it.

Back when I made those banners, I was going to attempt to try to learn and change the code myself with the guidance of Alatar. That's not a possibility right now. I don't have the time at all given work keeps me out of the house 12 hours a day.

If there's someone who knows code, knows how to implement a new style and is willing to do so, then I can try to do the photoshop part with the warning that I don't have loads of time to be on the internet so it wouldn't happen really quickly.


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I know code - and I can learn to implement a new style. :Wooper:

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Likewise. The trick is finding a style that is very close to what you're planning in initially. HoF is based on Rainy Day for example.

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