Changing color of forum interface

Does anyone know how to change the color of the forum interface? I can't find where the option is for all of us to change the color from white to something darker like grey.

CRCchemist wrote in post #17303746
Does anyone know how to change the color of the forum interface? I can't find where the option is for all of us to change the color from white to something darker like grey.

You cannot.

To Quote Pekka from another thread...

Think of like an Apple product ( = "we know best")

Humph.

It is really nicely written software but it it too bright and not contrasty enough. Very harsh on the eyes.

I am sad to say that if the Apple approach is maintained then to me it reads as "my way or the highway" and I usually choose the highway.

Shame, it has alot of promise and works well on my mobile.

Ho-hum

magwai wrote in post #17307588
It is really nicely written software but it it too bright and not contrasty enough. Very harsh on the eyes.

I am sad to say that if the Apple approach is maintained then to me it reads as "my way or the highway" and I usually choose the highway.

Shame, it has alot of promise and works well on my mobile.

Ho-hum

Don't worry, you'll get darker schemes - I just need some time....

Try changing your fonts, the lost glasses one is nice, and then go to FYEO and play with margin widths, these two changes might improve your mood on how this works.

I thought photos looked better, more vibrant, with the original white scheme that has drawn so many complaints. For people who find that all the light interferes with reading: between lowering your monitor brightness and changing the room lights, you should get some improvement. At Old POTN, I found that decreasing the brightness by one notch in the evening made for more comfortable viewing.

I'm happy if we are given options. Thanks for keeping up on it and responding in kind.

Pekka wrote in post #17307610
Don't worry, you'll get darker schemes - I just need some time....

That's awsome thanks so much. That Stylish browser plugin from that other thread has help a lot for me, but I've also notice some issues with links as the OP of that thread.

OhLook wrote in post #17308187
I thought photos looked better, more vibrant, with the original white scheme that has drawn so many complaints. For people who find that all the light interferes with reading: between lowering your monitor brightness and changing the room lights, you should get some improvement. At Old POTN, I found that decreasing the brightness by one notch in the evening made for more comfortable viewing.

I think I also liked the way it originally looked as well but even with my calibrated display(that includes brightness at the proper level and yes it's turned down quite a bit) the new colors still strain my eyes(as do all light colored sites). My eyes are more sensitive the most, spent my childhood constantly squinting while outside. My home is also usually fairly dimly lit as well(for several reasons). If you take a look at the thread I linked you can see a screen shot the OP's as well as my dark theme on the forum.

I'm just glad Pekka plans on giving use themes, there's reasons why I choose Android over Apple and choices a big one of them.

That's great to hear Pekka. Thanks!

Even being able to darken the pasteboard (background?) with choices similar to what we have for Lightroom would be a big help It would be cool to eventually have some sort of simple theme picker, but just having a few different shades of grey choices for now would be fantastic.

Pekka wrote in post #17307610
Don't worry, you'll get darker schemes - I just need some time....

Thanks pekka and now my reply seems unreasonable. I should not have taken someone else's post as if it were from you. Sorry and thanks for all the hard work.

It actually seems clearer on my phone (galaxy s5) and tablet (nexus 7) than on my Windows 7 pc, believe it or not. All in chrome.

magwai wrote in post #17309452
Thanks pekka and now my reply seems unreasonable. I should not have taken someone else's post as if it were from you. Sorry and thanks for all the hard work.

It actually seems clearer on my phone (galaxy s5) and tablet (nexus 7) than on my Windows 7 pc, believe it or not. All in chrome.

We have at home one cheap Samsung PC monitor. Everything light colored looks crappy with it, very eye-straining. On my three Eizos everything is great. Ipads are also very good, Nexus 7 (2013) needs to be dimmed down, it is very bright at 100%.

magwai wrote in post #17309452
Thanks pekka and now my reply seems unreasonable. I should not have taken someone else's post as if it were from you. Sorry and thanks for all the hard work.

It actually seems clearer on my phone (galaxy s5) and tablet (nexus 7) than on my Windows 7 pc, believe it or not. All in chrome.

If you were referring to my earlier quoting of Pekka'a Apple comment, it was actually from him.

Pekka wrote in post #17300955
Sorry, no such settings are available, a long time ago I decided to drop such settings. Think of like an Apple product ( = "we know best")

Now that quote in now way means Pekka was not willing to change based on "customer" demand, only that changes will be made on his time frame in whatever order he feels is important, and only if he feels the changes are necessary. And that makes complete sense as it is his hard work.

Even Apple realized customers wanted a larger phone so they made one, even though for years one of the selling points for the iPhone was that large phones were unnecessary and the current iPhone was the "perfect size for your hand".

I have to say it is not straining my eyes as much now. Maybe I was having a bad eye week when I posted before or the tweaks have improved things, but it is readable without pain for me now.

I would think getting the user account self-adminstration and new user registration would be of the highest importance over colors and themes. New user registration has been shut down for over a week, and one would expect that to be pretty important. Of course, that may all be done already and just waiting for the next release.