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Slight gray background better than pure white?
November 23, 2010
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Ashraf
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Okay, so a lot of people were telling me how the stark contrast between white background and black text was hard on the eyes. So I adjusted the background to be slightly gray. Is this better? Feedback, please.
November 23, 2010
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Definitely better
November 23, 2010
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I like it! I also like this new wider forum… it's almost beckoning for more text!
Oh, the site that was :(
November 23, 2010
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Yep, it looks good. Easy on the eye. And I also like the wider forums. Nice job, Ashraf.
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November 23, 2010
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Yup, two thumbs up. :-)
November 23, 2010
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I Like the new starker look, it looks clean and to the point. I Must admitt I hate the white/grey background (no offence) It does my eye's in after a few minutes, so this could just be me. Appreciate the site as always, so i will just run through a little quicker….lol
November 24, 2010
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And thanks for installing WP mobile. The forums are a little odd, but there's nothing to be done about that.
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November 24, 2010
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Definitely better. However, to my admittedly picky eyes, I did notice that it is still white in between the various forum sections.
November 24, 2010
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yay! ashrafs back! hooray!
its been a while since i came here, but i think this looks better compared to the other one, although the other one looked better visually.
however,i believe that the site is not done yet but so far the backround is much more better.. it gives a better feel.
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November 26, 2010
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its still to white if you ask me, I liked the old one better, this hurts the eyes
November 26, 2010
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still too much white also for me…
perhaps 1 or 2 colors would help. not many but just a few for the eyes.
November 26, 2010
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Don't worry – I have felt the backlash and am working on a new design. It will be up soon.
November 27, 2010
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I am so glad to se your back in business, as my mom said, never leave me again without telling me where you go. :)
November 27, 2010
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Hi Ashraf
and Yes 
this is better 
but even though I've only been geeking at pc screens for a couple of years I certainly notice that the brighter the background on the screen the more my eyes become grainy and strained after just 20-30minutes.
I have had to resort to dimming the monitor screen to protect my sight
It generally doesn't matter what the colour of the font is, just too much bright white hurts after a while.
November 27, 2010
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karsten said:
I am so glad to se your back in business, as my mom said, never leave me again without telling me where you go. :)
Hey karsten. "I am so glad to se your back in business…." DITTO!
"…as my mom said, never leave me again without telling me where you go. :)…." Now that's funny…& cute!
Life is just a phase you're going through…you'll get over it.
November 28, 2010
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Hi Ashraf, nice to see you back…
for me it's always content that wins …if it looks pretty it's a bonus !
…anything except yellow on cyan works for me!
1 1 1 cheers for binary
December 8, 2010
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Locutus said:
I like it! I also like this new wider forum… it's almost beckoning for more text!
phoenix_rising said:
Yep, it looks good. Easy on the eye. And I also like the wider forums. Nice job, Ashraf.
I agree with both of you. The enlarged and restyled Forums feel a lot more inviting and make you feel more inclined to write more. They also make it so you don't need to scroll as much to read long paragraphs any more – which is always a bonus. Personally, I get tired of reading if I notice that a page is quite long.
Is it just me though, or does the new Forum theme kinda feel similar to a default phpBB look? Not that I mind – I like clean, smooth layouts.
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Alternatively, Smashing Magazine is offerring an amazing free theme for download.
I'm already using it.
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