I haven't had any problems either.
Linda
I haven't had any problems either.
Linda
I found a couple Jupitermedia sites that the color scheme seems much more "easy on the eye":
http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/...ead.php?t=4802
And a bit darker grey post background (referring to only the top post) here
This one has to be my all time personal favorite, very very soothing IMHO!
http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=69878
I like the colors in the first two links...not bad. But that third place....that green reminds me of the old wallpaper my grandma had plastered all over her house....:)....don't care for it.
Yeh, when I went back and took a further look, the green was a bit much. I personally like sites done in soft sages, when offset with the right colors (silver, cream,white). But that's just my .02. If not mistaken, there was a Jupiter site done in that scheme, it was really very nice. I'll be darned if I can find it though, will have to keep looking. At any rate, we don't want to bring back a childhood memory that could be traumatic, Bistro. ;) 'Course that might pale in comparison to what you've been exposed to in your travels upon/around Pentium Mt. :D
It might be the letters themselves of text causing this discomfort. Look at the letters closly. They are not "sharp and crisp" either on the gray or white.
And as Bistro was encircled on the mountain .............. he knew..............
Yea verily.
(Bistro-speak for "You betcha")
LOL @ Bistro. Yep, gg1, I do believe you've hit it - squinting makes it better :D
Just curious,,does anyone having problems such as the ones mentioned not have 'clear type' turned on? This has caused problems for me no matter what the background colors may be... ;)
Hope its not been mentioned before and excuse me if it has but can we [I] have a last 48Hr link next to the new posts link thanks?
Hi Ridge,
Yes, I have clear type turned on (in IE). Most of the time I'm viewing the site from Mozilla. I can't see a discernable difference between the two browsers. The visual discomfort is there in either browser, at least for me (and wasn't there before upgrade.) I'm using a 18" LCD, 1280x1024.
I have problems with cleartype turned on generally. On any monitor I use, lap or desktop it always make letters look somewhat soft or blurred. I prefer no cleartype. I've even tried the advance cleartype programs that allow you to vary the size and intensity.
Is there a way that the type could be made a little 'darker', that would make it easier to read, and IMO relieve eye strain for some folks....(myself included).
Kind of like the way bold is printed...darker?
also, how does one turn on 'clear type'?
poppy right click the desktop choose properties then apperance at the top then effects, option is there
I would turn clear type off. It "anti-aliases" the fonts, making them appear smoother, but less sharp and distinct.
I like the first link that Katmac supplied (this one ). It is very pleasant to look at, and easy to distinguish between the users details and his post.
JP, what was decided about the VDr homepage? Are any changes going to be made to it?
I also commented somewhere in this thread about the use of attachments. I find it annoying that it opens up a new window/tab instead of allowing me to choose them as it used to be in V2.
Thanks folks.....tried to find clear type in my desktop/properties, but it is not there in effects, appearance, or any other tab......maybe my W98SESp1...doesn't have it....which is ok....just wanted to see what folks were talking about......and yes usil, I tend to agree with you about the 'readability' of that search engine site......because of the stark white background the print looks darker and therefore easier to read, but the stark white is a little glarey(sp).......can't win fer losing, eh?
Yes, win98 doesn't have that feature. Usil, I don't know what lies in store for the homepage. That's up to another dept. and the site editor. As for the attachments, the members voted that they preferred that way, so I altered it.
poppy, for your future reference should you upgrade to XP (or for anyone else interested but unaware) here's M$ Clear Type
Thanks KatMac:D
Quite welcome ;)
While the popup is surprising at first, it has one huge advantage over the old method -- you can now attach more than one file to a single post. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by usil
"Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.7"
I have visited three forums that use the 3.07 vBulletin, and in the other two, using FFox 1.0.2, I can use 'thread tools", "search this thread', 'rating", and 'display mode", but here at VDR those links do not work for me!
Is this something that any others have experienced?.....
Is this a quirk here on the VDR board site?
I have no problems with this on any board when I use IE5.01sp1.
tia
poppy
they work fine for me here, with FF, but only when logged in.
I tried with IE and FF....I really don't see any difference.
Who am I to talk? My glasses were made from the bottoms of Coca-Cola bottles....
I tried logging off and then in again, no difference.......what I don't understand is why they work in other forums and not here?.......allversions 3.07.Quote:
Originally Posted by JPNYC
And purple coke bottles no less!Quote:
Originally Posted by bistro
Anyone else with FF having this issue?
No problem here
It didn't take me too long to figure out that the width of the forum table stretching across the monitor is because my Firefox removes the ads on the right side (most of the time). Sorry for complaining about it :)
No problems with the dynamic menus here either. (Firefox 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, TabBrowser Extensions and lots of JavaScript features disabled to prevent popups and weird scripts from working.)
The upgrade seems to have installed the vBulletin logo as the favicon. Could it be replaced with the VirtualDr logo?
Thanks all!
...after no one else had problems, I uninstalled, got a new download and installed, and I'm good to go.....everything works now.....do appreciate your replies....:D
poppy
Guess it just didn't like this site.
....and you know we can't have that.... :p ... :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by JPNYC
I like the home page of this site http://www.binarydreams.us/
Nix,
But Binary Dreams does not have any ads.
Joe,
I have good news and bad news:
Good news -- Yesterday when I logged into http://www.virtualdr.com/, there was an appealing and well designed ad that consumed minimal space. The ad was for http://www.thecounter.com/. Unfortunately, the ad is not on the site today.
and now for the bad news:
One of the VDR's favorite ads, which runs in the left hand column is for HP White Papers but it is very poorly designed and it appears to be aimed at the wrong audience, IMO.
Try this:
Sorry, I went to copy some of the text, which is strictly aimed at the geekiest geek and the ad is not there.
The language in the ad is not so much geekish as it is gobblegook. VDR members are not geeks. If the content is not aimed at geeks, then it needs to be translated into understandable English. Certainly the language in the ad needs to be updated. What ever concept or product that HP is trying to promote missed the boat IMO.
More good news:
I just checked back and there is another new ad from Jupiterdirect on 802.11 Wireless LAN Security. This ad and thecounter.com ad are a great improvement over previous ads. Keep up the good work.
I don't normally click on ads but thecounter.com was appealing and the price was right and I am looking for software, so I clicked on it. As a result, I am currently including this software in our list of website stats software to be evaluated.
Now the huge overbearing large box ads need to be redesigned.
Cheers,
Linda
:rolleyes: ;) :D
As for the homepage, yes its an improvement. The version tracker pro ad is much more stylish than the previous ones. Much more pleasing to look at. It is acceptable IMHO. As for the "The VirtualDR high-tech help threads..." section, that needs a facelift I think, as does the "VirtualDR Discussions by Topic " section. Perhaps the high-tech help threads section should be next to each other as opposed to on top of the other. Side-by-side, if you know what I mean. There probably won't be room for the By, Reply and Updated headers, but I see them as less important. This way, you can add more threads to the list, and you wouldn't have to scroll down more than you do now.
As for the discussions by topic, I was thinking of making each forum in the form of a button, instead of just writing the line and underlining it. It looks very dull. A framed "Windows XP" (or desktop hardware, networking, etc.) for example, would liven it up. I added an example in the attachment.
One feature that I like is that you can go to advanced mode from the quick reply without losing what you wrote.
yeah, losing that can get quite annoying.., and i have seen it save what you wrote on other vBulletin forums..Quote:
Originally Posted by usil
Pardon me... I'm typing this portion in the quick reply box.... so let's switch now.
I'll click the Go Advanced button now.
And didn't lose a thing....... all fine here on that count.
Sorry if I wasn't clear, I meant that it does save what you wrote when you move to advanced mode.
Cool... always good when we find something that works! ;-)
Like layout as it is now.
Suggestion for site:
include short word in search function (like CD, HD, PS etc)
and introduce search within results
its a little haphazard to find ones old posts, i.e. menus not that clear.
bit tired, therefor staccato, great stuff, Noid