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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 12:45 am
by Keithj
Hello!
I just joined - I'm delighted to find such an active BOINC team after years of almost solo SETI processing.
Is it me, or are these forums extremely difficult to read? On my PCs they show with black writing on a dark grey background. I'm not in the first flush of youth, but it really is very hard to read what's here.
Is there a "setting" I should change somewhere? I couldn't see one (but like I said, it is hard to see anything...)
Keith
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:01 am
by UBT - Calum Mercer
Hi Keith
Welcome aboard. I'm not an expert either but kine have always come up as white on a grey backgrounde which is okay for me to read - I'm sure someone will come up with a better answer though
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:16 am
by UBT-mark3346
Welcome aboard...If you go to your profile, then profile settings you will see board style (probably charcoal2 at the moment), changing that changes how the board looks.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:22 am
by UBT - Simon
Hi keithj and welcome aboard. I've always found the most 'basic' style is the best to use, clear blue/light blue background its the 'subSilver' style. but of cause you are more then welcome to try each style to find the one that works fine with you. Good luck with your SETI crunching.
Simon.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:07 am
by Keithj
Found it - thanks. subSilver it is, and I can read everything fine.
I'm an admin on a flying-related BBS so know my way around the software fairly well - but the one I know doesn't allow users to change "styles".
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:09 am
by UBT - Calum Mercer
and thanks from me too - I didn't realise I could change the styles!
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:11 am
by UBT - Halifax-lad
You learn something new every day Calum
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:12 pm
by Temujin
Keithj wrote:Found it - thanks. subSilver it is, and I can read everything fine.
Seems we've now defaulted to SubSilver
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:59 pm
by Keithj
The default when I arrived was charcoal2, which being black on dark grey made it just a little tricky for my old eyes. subSilver is excellent! If that's now the default - good idea, whoever did that.
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:16 am
by UBT - Timbo
Temujin wrote:Seems we've now defaulted to SubSilver
Yup - that was me.....
I also found that the "charcoal2" was bit difficult to read, and due to the comments made, I changed it to subSilver as default.
The charcoal2 style, I thought, might be difficult for non-members to read the forum, so thought we'd try a change for now and see if it helps increase forum membership (as some might have been "scared off" from joining if they too had issues relating to viewing the forum).
regards
Tim
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:33 am
by Temujin
it confused me to start with (easily done I know)
I use subsilver meself and my 1st visit after you changed it caught me out, I thought I was already logged in.
So, I've changed to SoftBlue :?
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:55 am
by UBT - Timbo
Temujin wrote:it confused me to start with (easily done I know)
I use subsilver meself and my 1st visit after you changed it caught me out, I thought I was already logged in.
So, I've changed to SoftBlue :?
Sorry 'bout that. :oops:
I'll put up an announcement in the forum, just to warn people.....!
regards
Tim