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The NikonGear Office => Help Desk => Topic started by: Michael Erlewine on June 18, 2015, 01:04:16
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(1) Yellow and black are natures warning signals. How about some colors a little cooler please?
I know you are working on this, so just suggestions.
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We are experimenting, yes. And yellow + black will be part of the new design, warning or not.
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Well, you invited feedback. Perhaps you can work on the shade of yellow to be less of a "warning."
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A very Nikon-is color scheme,
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I like the yellow. But, please don't make it any more saturated than it already is.
Intensely saturated colors are, to me, part of the current world of commercial hype---along with annoying flashing, and animations that cannot be turned off.
The yellow and grey are a nice relief from the super-saturated blues, magentas, and greens that are used so commonly on the web.
K.I.S.,S. works for me.
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Here are two lighter yellows that are not so jarring to the eye for long-term exposure, like a web site.
R 255
G 255
B 204
BRIGHTER
R 255
G 255
B 153
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I like the yellow/black color as coporate ID of Nikon, but frankly I feel it doesn't really fit well with the color and the simplistic UI of the software used for this forum, I mean, design-wise (including the yellow "Post" and "Preview" buttons).
Sorry to say...
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I like the yellow/black color as coporate ID of Nikon, but frankly I feel it doesn't really fit well with the color and the simplistic UI of the software used for this forum, I mean, design-wise (including the yellow "Post" and "Preview" buttons).
Sorry to say...
I agree.
The forum I hang out at (http://www.getdpi.com/forum/), the layout is much easier on the eyes.
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I suggested above two colors of light yellow that are, well, more mellow. Perhaps you would consider them.
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Andrea is the Web Wizard here. Shoot her a PM if she isn't already onto the matter.
Personally I find the new layout a welcome change from the darkness and heavy colours of many photo sites. I'll allow it to run for at least a while longer while we experiment with minor amendments.
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R 255
G 255
B 153
I did not try to match the layout, jut showing what a more gently yellow and black can look like. More soothing to the eye.
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I sent AndreaB a note to look here since I can't attach images to a PM.
A more gentle look is easier on the eyes, IMO.
Thanks, Michael
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Bjørn, that was just my personal preference. I'm not against the idea of trying the color for a while.
That said, I would find the subdued yellow suggested by Michael more pleasing. It affects my sensitivity to the color much less.
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Folks, please don't forget that you can select the Theme you would like to use. The basic blue & white Curve Theme is still available along with a couple of others.
I just wrote up the following Theme Guidelines and posted them in the Guidelines section, but I will also paste it here so folks following this Topic can return to the Curve Theme if they like.
I am not yet finished with the Theme-ing. It takes time to work through a huge CSS file. But I hope to be able to offer a couple of more Themes later.
THEME GUIDELINES (http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=226.0)
There are currently four available Themes from which to choose:
- Curve
This is the basic, curved, blue & white default Theme which arrives in the SMF software package. The category bars and menu buttons have a rounded look. - Core
This is a very old, cluttered Theme.
- Mr. Truckman
This is a more modern, squared, grey and white Theme with orange titles. - Revival
This is a squared, Nikon Yellow, black & grey Theme with dark grey titles which Bjørn requested. This is Nikongear's default Theme.
To select the Theme you would like to use for your Nikongear visits, please access your Profile from the Menu buttons and find the Look & Layout page:
Profile (dropdown) > Summary > Modify Profile (dropdown) > Look & Layout > Current Theme > Change
When you highlight & click Change, you will be presented with the Theme choices. Scroll down to the Theme of your choice and click Use this Theme.
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Thank you Andrea! Perfect.
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Thanks, Andrea!
Still one problem. When I choose either "Curve" or "Core", the "NikonGear" logo on the top left corner is collapsed...
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The Nikongear logo is yellow & black. So it would clash with the blue background of the Curve Theme and has not been added to that Theme. Maybe the Team would not mind a blue & black version of the logo? If they OK that, then I will add it to Curve.
The Core Theme is unsupported. But I cannot figure out how to prevent it from being listed as a choice! Eventually perhaps I'll get that sorted. :D
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Andrea, thanks!
Apparently Core and Curve aren't that different, so there would be no problem if Core is not supported.
Could you try to add the B&W version of the logo to Curve?
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The Core theme should now not be eligible for selection.
The Curve theme apparently no longer uses a logo so the masthead looks clean. Select this theme if you want blue hues for the site.
Andrea is taking a break from theme massage due to eyesight issues (not caused by the themes themselves I might add!!).
We'll let the options stand as they are at present. No final decision as to the default site theme has been taken. The Revival theme might well be iterated a few more times before the Team is satisfied with it.
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I am happy with the blue theme, so I hope it remains available. I would soften the yellow theme, as pointed out, and I suggested how to do that, but if you folks like it, that's cool. I have done color work for so many years that I instinctively react to what I consider the harshness of the yellow, but as they say: different strokes for different folks.
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The Curve ('blue') theme will not be removed. If you like it, do use it.
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The Curve theme apparently no longer uses a logo so the masthead looks clean. Select this theme if you want blue hues for the site.
Andrea is taking a break from theme massage due to eyesight issues (not caused by the themes themselves I might add!!).
We'll let the options stand as they are at present. No final decision as to the default site theme has been taken. The Revival theme might well be iterated a few more times before the Team is satisfied with it.
Take you time Andrea and Bjørn! We are not in a hurry.
Unfortunately the masthead of "Curve" is not clean. There remains a link to the top page with the small "NikonGear" fonts and a sign (looking like "no entry" traffic sign) indicating a collapsed logo.
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If you are on Internet Explorer, there are lots of quirks that requires improvement. Unfortunately but true. Cross-browser compatibility is still not here.
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If you are on Internet Explorer, there are lots of quirks that requires improvement. Unfortunately but true. Cross-browser compatibility is still not here.
Yes, I'm still on IE11. No browser is perfect, and, for my overall usage, IE is the best compromise. :(
By the way, is the yellow desaturated? The "Board Default" looks more pleasing now, and I switched to it.
Anyway, administrators, appreciate your immediate support!
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No change was made to the colour #fee100. So I am not sure what you are seeing that is different?
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Hmm...maybe my eyes have got accustomed to the color...
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Well, we now have the kind & gentle Revival Light Theme if anyone wishes to skip Nikon Yellow.
I may work on a black theme next. Those are very tricky to set up.
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I find the default theme's orange on gray bar very difficult to read on a desktop and quite impossible to read on a 720P Android phone. I'm not much concerned with the colors of the forum but the orange recedes into the gray and the gray gets lighter left to right. I didn't see an option for this specifically so I changed to the Simple Machines theme. I wonder if there is a possibility of changing the text in that one bar to black so it is clearly readable.
Thank you for considering this,
Dave Hartman
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I lost vital links on the home page so I'm back to the Forum or Board Default with the orange on gray bar. That bar is the only problem I have with the Board Default.
Dave
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Hi Dave -
I will put this on the list to look at later.
I'm not sure if black or white would work better than orange?
Andrea B.
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Try the Rev NoOrange theme selection in your profile.
I changed the orange to yellow. That's the most I could do for now. It might be slightly better?