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Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 10:34 pm
by wjfox
Just a quick poll, to gauge the general preference for our forum style. We are currently on the generic phpBB layout.

As mentioned in the chat box, I did try to install a darker theme, but it seemed to be incompatible with phpBB 3.3.4.

I could try another one. Failing that, I may go through and manually change the coding (which might take a while).

Or maybe you'd prefer a lighter version? Let me know by voting in this poll. Thanks!

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 10:39 pm
by joe00uk
I'd prefer a darker theme (I think most of us would), but not if it ends up being more trouble for you than it's worth. Maybe whoever designs these themes will have some darker ones up to date for phpBB 3.3.4 soon.

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 2:01 am
by raklian
Definitely dark.

It's not because I'm emo or anything, the white theme is so blinding I actually squint sometimes.

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 2:23 am
by Yuli Ban
I prefer the old forum's method of letting you choose.

I forget exactly when, but I shifted from dark to light sometime in the middle of last decade and can't really jive with the dark background anymore. It's POSSIBLE that's only because it was more difficult to make out the difference between "Unread Posts" and "No New Posts" from the main hub so I just subconsciously preferred light for that reason, but the brighter colors and white-and-blue color scheme are more appealing to me anyway. Reeks of sunny-side futurism as opposed to the grimier, more cyberpunk black and dark colors.

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 2:28 am
by waitingforthe2030s
Dark, it reminds me of the previous forums styling.

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 3:29 am
by Lurking
Dark theme

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 5:49 am
by Time_Traveller
I do like the darker theme from the original forum but it would be nice to choose your background whether it's light or dark.

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 6:59 am
by erowind
I voted dark but Yuli's idea to have both is the best long term option imo

Re: Forum style - light or dark?

Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 12:28 pm
by urdestan
I'm probably in the same boat as others want, either a dark or light theme as a selectable option. Dark for me is not my favourite, but some wanted a dark theme, so it should be a choice for the user to prefer their own theme. Heck, if I like dark again, at least give me an option.