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Are these the new extensions?
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Cool!
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Green has bars that on a computer go all the way across the top. Looks sloppy. Green split (or split green?) has bars that form a neat box.
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Really digging this hexagon theme.
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The only thing I don't like about Hexagon is the logo, which is too damned big and fuzzy. I haven't taken the time to dig into the code yet, but it's on my list. I like a nice, small, crisp logo.
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I was just coming over here to say thank you again for adding the unread posts button.Foggy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:17 am The only thing I don't like about Hexagon is the logo, which is too damned big and fuzzy. I haven't taken the time to dig into the code yet, but it's on my list. I like a nice, small, crisp logo.
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So, THANK YOU!
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The UP button has been there like for evah, certainly for those of us who can't be bothered with themes.sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:14 amI was just coming over here to say thank you again for adding the unread posts button.
So, THANK YOU!
Active Topics might be useful after a while away, but I've never understood why a regular visitor wouldn't prefer Unread Posts. But hey, y'know, like, ah, horses for courses and all.
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I find both Active topics and Unread posts useful at various times. I normally use unread posts to catch up on the forum but if there is a topic I might want to go back and post something on after catching up I find it with Active topics.
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Reality Check wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:29 am I find both Active topics and Unread posts useful at various times. I normally use unread posts to catch up on the forum but if there is a topic I might want to go back and post something on after catching up I find it with Active topics.
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Pretty sure Foggy just added the unread posts button back when he re-did all the themes and stuff a couple of months ago. We have had it in the past but lost it in the great FBv1 crash.Sam the Centipede wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:22 amThe UP button has been there like for evah, certainly for those of us who can't be bothered with themes.sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:14 amI was just coming over here to say thank you again for adding the unread posts button.
So, THANK YOU!
Active Topics might be useful after a while away, but I've never understood why a regular visitor wouldn't prefer Unread Posts. But hey, y'know, like, ah, horses for courses and all.
eta: I'm referring specifically to the "unread posts" button, not the drop down quick link for unread posts.
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Re: Foggy's Progress - a record of improvements to the forum
sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:14 amI was just coming over here to say thank you again for adding the unread posts button.Foggy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:17 am The only thing I don't like about Hexagon is the logo, which is too damned big and fuzzy. I haven't taken the time to dig into the code yet, but it's on my list. I like a nice, small, crisp logo.
I have to confess, I am addicted to Unread Posts now instead of Active Topics.![]()
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Re: Foggy's Progress - a record of improvements to the forum
Yes, I used it from Quick Links but it is a lot handier having the links at the top and bottom.sugar magnolia wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:34 am
Pretty sure Foggy just added the unread posts button back when he re-did all the themes and stuff a couple of months ago. We have had it in the past but lost it in the great FBv1 crash.
eta: I'm referring specifically to the "unread posts" button, not the drop down quick link for unread posts.
Something else I use from Quick Links is "Unanswered posts". Sometimes some very good posts do not get replies right away and get sorted down the pages after a while.
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Other forums I've been on had Unread Posts, which I always used. It took me a while to get used to mostly using Active Topics here, but I would go to Quick Links when I wanted to see if how many unread posts there were. Now, it's much easier. But there are also times when I still use Active Topics. I really appreciate the addition.
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Yeah, that Unread Posts link is great, thanks for doing that!! Hexagon Reborn is a really nice theme, and I love that I can use purple and black - my 2 fave colors! Now, if only they included some way to fix that highlighting problem. That's the ONLY issue I have with the theme, and you'd think since they have so much control over the colors and stuff, they'd have found a way to code in a change to any text being highlighted so it'll show as black against the yellow (or whatever other color someone uses.)Foggy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:17 am The only thing I don't like about Hexagon is the logo, which is too damned big and fuzzy. I haven't taken the time to dig into the code yet, but it's on my list. I like a nice, small, crisp logo.
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I just went in yesterday to try the Hexagonal. I have used Dark Reader on Firefox for a while, but I had a major problem with highlighted text. I'm with X-Creamy now. I haven't had an issue with it, and I can see highlighted text. I liked the look of the Hexagonal, but the highlight problem was a deal breaker for me.
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I started selecting the color of the font as black when highlighting so that it would show up in the dark themes. One example is here:AndyinPA wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:44 am I just went in yesterday to try the Hexagonal. I have used Dark Reader on Firefox for a while, but I had a major problem with highlighted text. I'm with X-Creamy now. I haven't had an issue with it, and I can see highlighted text. I liked the look of the Hexagonal, but the highlight problem was a deal breaker for me.
https://thefogbow.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 49#p100549
I realize others may not but I thought I should start.
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And it is VERY much appreciated!northland10 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 2:35 pm I started selecting the color of the font as black when highlighting so that it would show up in the dark themes. One example is here:
https://thefogbow.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 49#p100549
I realize others may not but I thought I should start.
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Thanks.northland10 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 2:35 pmI started selecting the color of the font as black when highlighting so that it would show up in the dark themes. One example is here:AndyinPA wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 11:44 am I just went in yesterday to try the Hexagonal. I have used Dark Reader on Firefox for a while, but I had a major problem with highlighted text. I'm with X-Creamy now. I haven't had an issue with it, and I can see highlighted text. I liked the look of the Hexagonal, but the highlight problem was a deal breaker for me.
https://thefogbow.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 49#p100549
I realize others may not but I thought I should start.
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While you are farting around with themes (I know you are probably sick and tired of by now), could you attempt to figure out a theme with a 'legal pad yellow' background?
There's a lot of lawyers here, how come you all aren't screaming for a yellow legal pad. I'm not a lawyer, I'm a programmer (but I know nothing about phpBB and even less about CSS or whatever is used to set up the themes), and I have ALWAYS, for over 60 years, found yellow legal pads easy on the eyes and easy to read.
Each time I reinstall RAD Studio Delphi, the first thing I do is setup the editor with a yellow background and that is really irritating because there is something like 50 syntax sensitive foreground font colors to set against it.
There's a lot of lawyers here, how come you all aren't screaming for a yellow legal pad. I'm not a lawyer, I'm a programmer (but I know nothing about phpBB and even less about CSS or whatever is used to set up the themes), and I have ALWAYS, for over 60 years, found yellow legal pads easy on the eyes and easy to read.
Each time I reinstall RAD Studio Delphi, the first thing I do is setup the editor with a yellow background and that is really irritating because there is something like 50 syntax sensitive foreground font colors to set against it.
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Keith, look at this and let me know what you think.
https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styl ... hifikabin/
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Interesting that they suggest yellow for its easy on the eyes effect.Foggy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:54 am Keith, look at this and let me know what you think.
https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/styl ... hifikabin/
The sample does look a little bright, but they seem to describe a few versions that may be milder.
I wouldnt mind giving it a try, but dont put yourself out just for me.
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Today is a good day to do this, I have Dancing with Barbells in an hour, back in a few hours after that.
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OK, but as you saw, this is supposed to be for people with maculuar vision problems.
There are several different versions of the style included, and there's a specific warning NOT to use one of them if you have anything like normal vision. But that's only one of the versions. I'll leave it to you to select a version that is good on your own personal eyebones.
There are several different versions of the style included, and there's a specific warning NOT to use one of them if you have anything like normal vision. But that's only one of the versions. I'll leave it to you to select a version that is good on your own personal eyebones.
Edit: Actually, I think I'm just gonna install the base style, save the other versions for later.
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Well, it's yellow.
Holy crap.
It's kind of clean and simple.
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