Posted September 16, 2016 i used the new version for a couple of days, to see if i could get used to the brightness, but it gave me a bad headache. i have now gone back to the pale blue, which i love. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2016 I love it myself i'm not new here but I am starting over . happy to meet you all . Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2016 It's pretty, but I'll stick with the Blue for as long as possible. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) Poor TJ, he probably put a lot of work into this new forum layout :c Well at least colour switches aren't too long to do. Edited September 16, 2016 by Ashywolf Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) I know the site needs to move onward and stuff, but I can't help but prefer how the old forum looked. I feel it had much more charm (loved the little scrolls that showed the status of the thread) and had something that set it apart from other generic forum sites. While this new layout is sleek, it's also kind of sterile. Still, it's just as functional as the old one (probably more ) and I'll get used to it eventually, I thank everyone for the effort they put into making this! Edited September 16, 2016 by stagazer_7 Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2016 looks pretty good, i do kinda wish there was a blue variation but ill probably use the new one anyway Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2016 Whoa, that's new. Immediately switched back to the classic original skin. Thank you for keeping that available. Same here. I find the older one a bit easier on the eyes since the text is black. I already used adblock on the background image on the new one...the black background was only a slight improvement for me. So old version it is. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 16, 2016 Nngh. Gotta agree with it being too bright. I gave the new skin a chance, but switched back to the old red due to the brightness. Perhaps the new skin is better on a mobile phone, but since I don't play anything on my phone and use my laptop for all of my gaming purposes, the brighter screen doesn't help any. It looked good while it was up, but the eyestrain isn't worth the visual appeal. And speaking of visual appeal, I also have to agree with an earlier commenter that the little scrolls definitely had more personality (and fit more with the theme of Dragon Cave) than the very generic, sterile star/paperclip stuff. I know I'll be forced to get used it it as our old skins go away, but I can't say I'm a huge fan. Perhaps if the brightness of the new skin was toned down and the tiny scrolls brought back, it'd be awesome, but as it is I'll stick with the old. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 17, 2016 It would look good on the site to have the forum and actual main DC page to match with each other. Still it looks great, the new layout is a blast. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 17, 2016 The new layout is too bright. I hope the blue version gets updated, too. The background isn't too bright and the contrast is enough for everything to be clear. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 17, 2016 I'm not surprised to hear it's easier on your mobile, I'm sure it was designed with mobile users in mind. This is the case with so MANY things these days - it's really annoying for those of us who use - shock horror - desktops and lappies... I can live with layout changes - different looking buttons and so on. But the contrast is just TOO much to bear. it HURTS. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 18, 2016 I can live with layout changes - different looking buttons and so on. But the contrast is just TOO much to bear. it HURTS. Same here. I love new/updated stuff but my eyes are complaining. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 18, 2016 I should say that I think it does look very attractive - though I don't actually want the cave background for the forum - that;s like drawing images round the edges of the pages of a book. But I just can't look at it for any length of tine - it is actually painful. It's like those on-line shopping sites where everything kind of has to stand out (to get you to BUY) but you heave a sigh of relief when you're done and can close the page ! Even amazon - where I go a lot - has got so pushy with it's bright ads and "look what you might like"s moving across the screen that I have actually resorted to blocking almost all the elements of the home page, so that I can arrive on a clean and viewable home page ! Share this post Link to post
Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) Nngh. Gotta agree with it being too bright. I gave the new skin a chance, but switched back to the old red due to the brightness. Perhaps the new skin is better on a mobile phone, but since I don't play anything on my phone and use my laptop for all of my gaming purposes, the brighter screen doesn't help any. Actually it is not and that's one of the primary reasons why I switched back. Everything is smaller on mobile so the theme needs to be extra crystal clear or else it becomes very hard on the eyes as you can't keep pinch zooming in for everything all the time. I had a lot of trouble identifying topic names and reading text using new theme on mobile so I had to switch back as it caused me a headache in very little time. The overall theme DOES look much more "clean and sleek" on mobile, but it's not as much functional as the old red so I am using the older one now. Edited September 18, 2016 by Amaterasu-sama Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) Woah, I'd been away quite a while - to come back to this is quite cool. The amount this site has evolved is absolutely nuts! Edited September 19, 2016 by sevenstorms Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2016 I will add my voice to the fact that it is *very* demanding on the eyes to look at the new site, even at the lowest brightness setting my laptop screen will go... I have fairly high brightness/contrast sensitivity, which means most light themes will be distinctly unpleasant to look at, with pure white being an onslaught. For a person who works with screens all day long (which I also do), it especially stands out. (For comparison, I generally use steel silver text on black background.) Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2016 I LOVE the overall look. However, I agree that it's very bright. It's not bad for short visits, but I wouldn't want to browse the forum very long. There's usually an option in forum software to make more than one layout, and if they're identical other than colour of the main area (no graphical changes), all new updates should be very simple to integrate. Just a thought. Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2016 If anyone wants a side by side of the changes: Main Forum: New: Old: Topics: New: Old: Icons: New: Old: Posts: New: Old: Note: I took the Posts screenshot on my cellphone. Now, on my phone, I can see the change in color between posts for the New layout. On my computer, however, everything is white. Completely white. Not even a remote difference. I can't even tell in the screenshot. So, it must be my computer screen vs my phone screen. Actually, I feel like the forum as it is now is much more manageable on my phone compared to my computer, visual-wise I mean. Edit: Newer Forum image, so you can see the entirety of the forum. For the New page. Maybe we should list pros and cons, so we can state what like about the new forum, instead of just what we don't like. Like this: Pros Matches the Dragon Cave Main Site Better with the new graphics and logo Has a much sleeker and more modern look and feel. Easier to handle on mobile (for me at least) Bolded names for updated sub-forms are easier to notice Cons New Icons and Buttons are smaller (such as the PM button), and thus harder to see The loss of the Scrolls icons for Topics and Egg Icons for Sub-forums make the forum feel less attached to Dragon Cave and more generic The new icons use a subtle decrease in color saturation and transparency to signal updated and not updated topics/forums, which makes them harder to notice than the previous scroll icons who had a visible shape change. The high contrast theme with bright white backgrounds has caused eye strain and headaches in some forum users Ads extend the page making it harder to see all of the forum in small windows Current color choices for distinguishing between posts may be too subtle and don't show up on some computer screens Anyone else want to make their own? [b]Pros[/b][list][*] [*] [*][/list] [b]Cons[/b][list][*] [*] [*][/list] Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2016 Pros Cave background, which I actually really like Sleeker looking at the top with the logo Cons Text is small and squished together Paperclips and stars are more generic and don't feel like DragonCave Check marks next to new-reply threads are harder to notice Subforms new-reply threads are bolded instead of having the bold egg, harder to notice Are the reply-backgrounds in a thread supposed to differ in color? 'Cause I'm not seeing it White background *way* too white and bright and overbearing and gives me a headache Share this post Link to post
Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) ProsSleeker Links to main site ConsText is too thin Text looks grey on white bits, blue text on white has too little contrast, silver text on black is to low contrast White background too bright against black/dark red Background transition between black and white VERY distracting - my eyes want to track it instead of the pale text Egg is too desaturated, hard to notice color fade Don't think it matches site - the backgroundnd text would match more if the same font and point was used for text and backgroind was tan/parchment Icons at top for contacts, etc don't have DC ambience (and are distracting), paperclips and stars don't match the DC feel Checknarks and bolding are much too easy to overlook when you have to look straight at things to see them Remember, this is from a Visually Impaired pont of view. And not AMD - others cover it, and ot isn't my issue5. I speak of Retinitis Pigmentosa. Sorry... Edited September 20, 2016 by Dusky_Flareon Share this post Link to post
Posted September 20, 2016 Since this was announced a week ago and members have had time to give feedback on it I'm going to close this. If anyone has any more suggestions or feedback concerning the new forum layout, please post in the Forum Feedback thread. Share this post Link to post
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