subSilver board style

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:23

Grimson wrote:I'd like a little darker skin...I'm not fond of bright styles (because they stress eyes and are less energy-efficient).

But not all black - that with white text always sets my teeth on edge.

Post by **Levellass** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:49

We need a Mortimer Skin. It could be the default for March 15th.

DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:59

Grimson wrote:I'd like a little darker skin...I'm not fond of bright styles (because they stress eyes and are less energy-efficient).

White on a black background is what stresses eyes for me, so it'd definitely need to be a separate theme.

Also, I don't think energy consumption will make a difference? All pixels are permanently powered when the monitor is on (unless it's on standby)... This is demonstrated clearly by the fact that each black pixel is indeed also "rendered", since they look so different from when the display is actually off.

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:03

Haha Blackle eat your heart out.

I think that some monitors shut down black pixels, but not all of them. or I'm just getting confused

thehackercat · Post by **thehackercat** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 13:48

What about a theme to look like an old-school BBS? With ASCII art and everything up there.. possibly white on black like a DOS screen.

Grimson · Post by **Grimson** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 15:45

White on a black background is what stresses eyes for me, so it'd definitely need to be a separate theme.

I never said anything about black

Deltamatic · Post by **Deltamatic** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 21:00

Levellass and hackercat's ideas are made of win.
With a Mortimer theme, the default setting could get rid of the slide-to-Mortimer in its logo.
Other themes could be based on locations. Mars, Vorticon VI, Gnosticus IV, Omegamatic, Fribbilous Xax.

DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 23:47

Grimson wrote:
White on a black background is what stresses eyes for me, so it'd definitely need to be a separate theme.
I never said anything about black

Well, you did say "darker". The current theme is already quite non-white so I assumed you meant much darker.

Haha Blackle eat your heart out.

Checked that site... Interesting.

I'm not gonna argue with someone who apparently studied this kind of thing, though. Not that having more blackness on your screen really makes a difference.

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:12

DaVince wrote:
Grimson wrote:
White on a black background is what stresses eyes for me, so it'd definitely need to be a separate theme.
I never said anything about black
Well, you did say "darker". The current theme is already quite non-white so I assumed you meant much darker.

Haha Blackle eat your heart out.
Checked that site... Interesting. I'm not gonna argue with someone who apparently studied this kind of thing, though. Not that having more blackness on your screen really makes a difference.

Who studied it?

Grimson · Post by **Grimson** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:22

Well, you did say "darker". The current theme is already quite non-white so I assumed you meant much darker.

Not for me, I see white everywhere. By "darker" I meant something closer to this.

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:31

Grimson wrote:
Well, you did say "darker". The current theme is already quite non-white so I assumed you meant much darker.
Not for me, I see white everywhere. By "darker" I meant something closer to this.

Nice, but I don't think that it'd suit the PCKF. Keen was always solid colour stuff in menus etc., I reckon we should stick to that maybe. Dark blue would be nice though.

wildrooster · Post by **wildrooster** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:03

thehackercat wrote:What about a theme to look like an old-school BBS? With ASCII art and everything up there.. possibly white on black like a DOS screen.

That would be awesome! Makes me miss my old BBS.

Commander Spleen · Post by **Commander Spleen** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:10

It makes me miss my old BBS and I never even had one.

If this site could be made to look similar to DOS edit, that would be awesome. But I doubt it could be done well.

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:29

Commander Spleen wrote: If this site could be made to look similar to DOS edit, that would be awesome. But I doubt it could be done well.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CHALLENGE GOOD SIR!

Okay, should we try working on that idea? Who thinks yes?

thehackercat · Post by **thehackercat** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 18:53

Hmm, would there be a way to have the user decide if an embedded MIDI plays or not? I'm thinking an old Amiga chiptune in the background, or some Keen music.

ONLY if the user could choose, though. Otherwise, it'd just be annoying.