Topic: ACK! Turn off the alternating colors please! (Read 9098 times)

scott · « **on:** January 19, 2003, 06:24:09 am »

Geez, it's really hard to scan down the threads list when every other topic is an alternate color. Please go back to one color for the subjects list!

scott

troycheek · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2003, 09:03:11 am »

I agree. Very hard for me to read.

Kieran Forester · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2003, 09:14:22 am »

Make that a third agreement.

--Kieran

3dot14 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2003, 10:40:33 am »

Agreed.

Let's get a petition going!

Semper · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2003, 11:05:03 am »

I don't know what setting you might have changed, but I only have 3 colors.

Color #1(Sand) : For un-read threads.

Color #2 (Cyan?): For threads I have been in.

Color #3 (White): For already visited threads, but new post have been made.

All in all, I think it made the forum, a bit better and easier to use.

lleggs · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2003, 12:39:27 pm »

I like the alternating colors, per the previous post, it makes it easier.

scott · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2003, 02:38:14 pm »

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I like the alternating colors, per the previous post, it makes it easier.

Heh, well you have some kind of strange eye physiology, because proper human factors design would dictate that when quickly scanning across many different items, they should be in the same color to keep the process as fast as possible. When the items are different colors, they eye must physically refocus a little with each item (I believe it's because different colors refract slightly differently and focus at different ranges on the back of the eyeball. But the color change may also interfere with the brain's visual processing circuits as well, forcing the brain to discriminate in both color and shape for each item.) The act of refocusing on each line takes a bit of time and so you can't just scan down relying simply on shape pattern matching alone (which the human visual system excels at).

I'm not making this stuff up... I've learned the same principle in two different courses: One on user interface design and one on cognitive psychology.

Imagine trying to read an entire novel where every other sentence was some random color of ink... Our brain just doesn't work well that way.

scott

lleggs · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2003, 02:42:13 pm »

maybe i do, hehe, but I like it

Cleaven · « **Reply #11 on:** January 19, 2003, 04:24:23 pm »

Just make all of the unread new posts bold white. I find it hard to scan the new posts with the current alternating scheme.

scott · « **Reply #12 on:** January 21, 2003, 04:06:31 pm »

Come on guys, please fix the forums. Or if there is a way for us to set our preferences to fix the problem, please tell us how...

scott

Tulmahk · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2003, 09:49:08 pm »

Click on My Home.

Click on the Edit link for 'Display preferences, number of shown threads, languages, colors... '

Use the drop-down list under 'Which style sheet (skin) do you want to use for your display?' to set a style sheet.

May I suggest the Infopop one? I didn't realize how much this forum was taxing my eyes until I switched over to the Infopop stylesheet and felt the muscles around my eyes relaxing. Much, much better.

Cleaven · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2003, 05:13:29 am »

I think I'd rather put up with the alternating unread posts. The white background just makes things worse.

scott · « **Reply #15 on:** January 22, 2003, 01:13:08 pm »

I am already using the Infopop skin. I agree with Talmahk that it is much easier on the eyes. However, it does not get rid of the alternating topic colors. It is still really slow, tedious business reading the topics. It is becoming an effective deterrent for me to participate on these boards...

scott

scott · « **Reply #17 on:** January 19, 2003, 06:24:09 am »

Geez, it's really hard to scan down the threads list when every other topic is an alternate color. Please go back to one color for the subjects list!

scott

troycheek · « **Reply #18 on:** January 19, 2003, 09:03:11 am »

I agree. Very hard for me to read.

Kieran Forester · « **Reply #19 on:** January 19, 2003, 09:14:22 am »

Make that a third agreement.

--Kieran

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