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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #240 on: February 08, 2010, 06:36:51 PM »
That hue of blue is purrrrrfect. Underlined would be ok, but bolded would make it look like some sort of ad. Let's keep it visible but simple, I say !
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #241 on: February 09, 2010, 01:32:12 AM »
Quote from: Maciek on February 07, 2010, 11:38:10 AM
Wouldn't dream of belittling it. Just making fun of it.


That's OK then.

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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #242 on: February 16, 2010, 02:33:20 PM »

     I like the bright blue links, a nice color to change from.

     
Quote from: Szykniej on February 07, 2010, 12:00:57 PM
Rob! I insist that it should look like this, with all colors in the proper order:

hyperlink

Until this is resolved, I will constantly inquire as to when the change will be made.

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      Oh no, that would be too confusing!
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #243 on: February 17, 2010, 02:14:40 PM »
     Cerealusly,..

     

     ...if there's a line under the link we can use any color.
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #244 on: February 17, 2010, 06:40:46 PM »
OK

Well, here's the thing...

Everyone wanted the hyperlinks to be more obvious in posts. Make it a different colour, they said. Make it underlined, they asked.

So I did. I changed the CSS (cascading style sheet, for those who care) so that hyperlinks are now more bluer and more underlineder.

And NOW I realised why I shouldn't have - there is an over-riding theme that the designers of the forum used - hyperlinks were a muted blue, with no underlining unless hovered over for a good reason. Because almost everything on the forum is a hyperlink! All threads, posts, headings, buttons, even the forum name banner - they are all hyperlinks. And trying to change the style sheet has resulted in a rather un-pretty forum, because all the links are blue-blue and obviously underlined.

I'm going to leave it like this for a few days, so that everyone will realise the folly of their requests. Tinkering with a non-broken thing makes it broken.


OK, OK, I'll restore normality in a little while. A compromise. Maybe, we could agree to make hyperlinks just a little more blue than before, but remove the underline until hovered over.

You always have the option of making your own hyperlinks more obvious by manually blueing them (or oranging them or redding them or whatever) and underscoring yourself.

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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #245 on: February 17, 2010, 06:43:50 PM »
Well, I don't care about all that. I like it this way. The whole thing is peppier and brighter looking. I agree, you could lose the underscore, but the color is just fine, IMO. :)

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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #246 on: February 17, 2010, 07:20:46 PM »
Quote from: admin on February 17, 2010, 06:40:46 PM
OK, I'll restore normality in a little while. A compromise. Maybe, we could agree to make hyperlinks just a little more blue than before, but remove the underline until hovered over.


That would be my vote. On the old forum we never had the hyperlinks underlined, just in bold blue. And we never had a problem seeing them. 

Thanks for explaining all this, Rob!  :)
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #247 on: February 17, 2010, 07:30:09 PM »
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 17, 2010, 06:43:50 PM
Well, I don't care about all that. I like it this way. The whole thing is peppier and brighter looking. I agree, you could lose the underscore, but the color is just fine, IMO. :)

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+1 I like it this way, and it's not distracting IMO.
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #248 on: February 18, 2010, 12:06:33 AM »
Quote from: admin on February 17, 2010, 06:40:46 PM
OK, OK, I'll restore normality in a little while. A compromise. Maybe, we could agree to make hyperlinks just a little more blue than before, but remove the underline until hovered over.


Quote from: Gurn Blanston on February 17, 2010, 06:43:50 PM
Well, I don't care about all that. I like it this way. The whole thing is peppier and brighter looking. I agree, you could lose the underscore, but the color is just fine, IMO. :)

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I would keep the colour or do the old colour in bold - as George pointed out, that worked fine on the old forum. But definitely loose the underlining IMO - they make especially the topic overviews hugely overdone.  :)

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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #249 on: February 18, 2010, 03:01:19 AM »
Here a link, there a link,
Everywhere a link-link . . . .
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #250 on: February 18, 2010, 05:16:23 AM »
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #251 on: February 18, 2010, 05:35:50 AM »


     No, change it back, all these underlinings are ugly.

     I'll continue to do links my own way, boldly and maroonly.
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #252 on: February 18, 2010, 05:46:36 AM »
Quote from: drogulus on February 18, 2010, 05:35:50 AM

     No, change it back, all these underlinings are ugly.

     I'll continue to do links my own way, boldly and maroonly.


My view exactly FWIW.
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #253 on: February 18, 2010, 06:44:20 AM »
Hate it.
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #254 on: February 18, 2010, 09:00:43 AM »
Quote from: drogulus on February 18, 2010, 05:35:50 AM
No, change it back, all these underlinings are ugly.

I agree.
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #255 on: February 18, 2010, 11:18:55 AM »
Agree with all the others, that the underlining is a bit of overkill, but the color(s) is/are fine, FWIW. 

Rob, you're a very patient teacher.  ;)

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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #256 on: February 18, 2010, 12:44:23 PM »
I could do without the underlining, but perhaps the new colour could indeed be gotten used to. :)
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #257 on: February 18, 2010, 02:10:32 PM »
Quote from: admin on February 17, 2010, 06:40:46 PM
Maybe, we could agree to make hyperlinks just a little more blue than before, but remove the underline until hovered over.


As long as there is a change towards making links visible, I'm game - whichever method you choose. :-* As a matter of fact: as far as I'm concerned, you can even leave the underscores, I've already got used to them. Though that probably wouldn't be a good idea, since so many people hate them so much. ;D
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #258 on: February 18, 2010, 02:26:02 PM »
Quote from: Maciek on February 18, 2010, 02:10:32 PM
As a matter of fact: as far as I'm concerned, you can even leave the underscores, I've already got used to them. Though that probably wouldn't be a good idea, since so many people hate them so much. ;D


Maciek, the man with the iron eyes. No, not a good idea: (at least) mine hurt. :P
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Re: The new GMG
« Reply #259 on: February 18, 2010, 02:39:30 PM »
You've been watching far too much 3D cinema, that's why!
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