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    Resolved [RESOLVED] New CSS?

    Did a new CSS for VBF get loaded? I noticed all of the links are now this dark grey on grey, making it harder for me to read them. There's not enough contrast. What was wrong with the old colors? The blue on grey was just fine.

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    Re: New CSS?

    This is bad !!!

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    Re: New CSS?

    And I think the font type changed too, which makes it even worse.

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    Re: New CSS?

    The color choice for text seems to be not DARK ENOUGH.

    Not enough CONTRAST with the background color.

    I remember reading a book on site design and how you need to be sensitive to people with various disabilities - such as sight problems. The text color seems to fly in the face of that idea...

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    Re: New CSS?

    Really - I gotta say this is not a good change.

    I'm viewing the site on a 26 inch ViewSonic monitor sitting above my laptop screen - just 2 feet from my face - and I'm having a hard time reading this...

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    Re: New CSS?

    The new color scheme definitely sucks. Light gray text on a lighter gray background ... W T F.
    If it aint broke, dont fix it. Hopefully a mod will jump in & explain what's up...

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    Re: New CSS?

    I wonder what it looks like on a mobile device out in the sunlight...

    I don't have one or I would check it out myself

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    Re: New CSS?

    Thought my eye sight was going, thank goodness it is not as I am seeing the same as others posting here.

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    Re: New CSS?

    I think, the problem is with this piece of code, which was intended for only the top bar(developer.com black bar at the very top of the site):
    Code:
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    body { margin: 0; padding: 0;}
    .brandLogo a img { border: none;}
    .globalHeader { font: 100%/1.4 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 25px; background-color: #111; background-image: url(/icom_includes/toolbars/globaltoolbar/img/header-bg.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x;	background-position: center top;}
    .globalHeader .brandLogo { padding: 4px 0 0 .5em; float: left; }
    .globalHeader .brandLogo p { color: #666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
    .globalHeader .login-register { text-align: right; padding: 4px .5em 0 .5em; /*float: right;*/}
    .globalHeader .login-register img{ cursor:pointer;}
    .globalHeader .logout { text-align: right;  }
    .globalHeader .greeting span{ color: #797979; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
    .globalHeader .logout .greeting,a{ color: #797979; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0; font-size: 13px; margin: 0;}
    .logout-link img{ cursor:pointer;margin-top:3px; margin-right:5px;}
    .clearfloat { clear:both; height:0;	font-size: 1px;	line-height: 0px;}
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    I think that comma needs to be replaced with a space. Otherwise, all those anchor tags are getting that style.


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    Re: New CSS?

    Good lord, yall had me flinging accusations over here. Thought someone messed with my PC.
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    Re: New CSS?

    Quote Originally Posted by akhileshbc View Post
    I think, the problem is with this piece of code, which was intended for only the top bar(developer.com black bar at the very top of the site):
    Code:
    <!--
    body { margin: 0; padding: 0;}
    .brandLogo a img { border: none;}
    .globalHeader { font: 100%/1.4 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 25px; background-color: #111; background-image: url(/icom_includes/toolbars/globaltoolbar/img/header-bg.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x;	background-position: center top;}
    .globalHeader .brandLogo { padding: 4px 0 0 .5em; float: left; }
    .globalHeader .brandLogo p { color: #666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
    .globalHeader .login-register { text-align: right; padding: 4px .5em 0 .5em; /*float: right;*/}
    .globalHeader .login-register img{ cursor:pointer;}
    .globalHeader .logout { text-align: right;  }
    .globalHeader .greeting span{ color: #797979; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
    .globalHeader .logout .greeting,a{ color: #797979; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0; font-size: 13px; margin: 0;}
    .logout-link img{ cursor:pointer;margin-top:3px; margin-right:5px;}
    .clearfloat { clear:both; height:0;	font-size: 1px;	line-height: 0px;}
    -->
    I think that comma needs to be replaced with a space. Otherwise, all those anchor tags are getting that style.

    You ought to be able to EDIT that in FIREBUG and see for yourself - do you have FB?

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    Re: New CSS?

    Quote Originally Posted by szlamany View Post
    You ought to be able to EDIT that in FIREBUG and see for yourself - do you have FB?
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    Re: New CSS?

    I go to lunch and come back to chaos!

    I"m not sure why the color changed. It doesn't look as horrible to me as you guys are making it out to be. (or else I'm not seeing the same thing...)

    Regardless, I've asked that someone look into this. (Nothing should have changed today)

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    Re: New CSS?

    Quote Originally Posted by brad jones View Post
    I go to lunch and come back to chaos!

    I"m not sure why the color changed. It doesn't look as horrible to me as you guys are making it out to be. (or else I'm not seeing the same thing...)

    Regardless, I've asked that someone look into this. (Nothing should have changed today)

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    Re: New CSS?

    no comment, except
    I'ts just baddddddddd and uglyyyyyy
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    Re: New CSS?

    I can't tell which threads I've snooped on now, they're all grey!

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    Re: New CSS?

    I'm enjoying the GRAY vs GREY usage in this thread - although TG started it off with GREY (the common non-American English spelling of the word) but we do have some GRAY posts as well (the American English spelling of the word)...

    Tg - do you always use GREY??

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    Re: New CSS?

    Oh wow, I didn't even notice that I put "grey" because I read it that way. I usually use "gray".

    Hey look, they fixed it.

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    Re: New CSS?

    I deal with a worldwide audience so I end up using both..... grey is a gray term to me.....

    Having said that, things are looking a little more blue to me now.

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    Re: New CSS?

    Quote Originally Posted by brad jones View Post
    Having said that, things are looking a little more blue to me now.
    Wow - what quick results.

    Now you know who the movers and shakers are on the forum

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    Re: New CSS?

    Quote Originally Posted by szlamany View Post
    Wow - what quick results.

    Now you know who the movers and shakers are on the forum

    Wish we could get Washington to fix the economy this quick

    Elect Heidi for President. She's the techie with the answers!

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    Re: [RESOLVED] New CSS?

    On the bright side of the php vbF hasn't descended into the chaos caused by vb4 LOL
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    Re: [RESOLVED] New CSS?

    Quote Originally Posted by KiwiDexter View Post
    On the bright side of the php vbF hasn't descended into the chaos caused by vb4 LOL
    vBulletin 4.x is coming soon.....

    The above CSS issue was caused be someone making a minor change in a global include that impacted the style sheet. It was not intended and is now fixed. As an FYI, we'll generally comment if we are making more than minor style or other changes.

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    Re: [RESOLVED] New CSS?

    Good thing. Look at the havoc that little change caused in such a short amount of time. What's really amusing is that people weren't so much upset by the change as they were blaming everybody around them.
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