Questions and comments about the new look to the forum.

[piperdbh]

The ads at the top seem to be formatted for a wide screen monitor, even though Scotweb's appears squeezed sideways.

I would like to see the tartan wallpaper return, the background on posts be a bit dimmer, and the default font color be black. I also want the ranks and titles to return.

[davidlpope]

PLEASE put the tartan background back up! All this white hurts my eyes. Also, the ads at the top are too wide for the screen.

Ditto. Please also put the "buddy list" function back up.

[JSFMACLJR]

Ditto. Please also put the "buddy list" function back up.

Yes! I knew something was missing!

[jordanjm]

PLEASE put the tartan background back up! All this white hurts my eyes. Also, the ads at the top are too wide for the screen.

I too miss the X-Marks the Scot Tartan background.

[NewGuise]

I have Irlen's syndrome, which makes high contrast (black/white) really tough to look at, so I'm fine with a lesser contrast of lettering and background, but all that white in th current design really hurts. And like some others I quite liked the tartan at the sides in the previous design, as it helped define the window visually (against all the others that I keep open at once), but have a little difficulty reading anything against that tartan background.

I also dislike fixed tables that only align / look right if the window is maximized - something I rarely do. For me as a result the "partners" piece here extends far beyond the regular window; obviously I don't really need to see the whole Scotweb ad everytime I look at a page, but I find seeing half an ad at the top of every page, and scroll bars at the bottom, unnecessary distractions.

Otherwise ... fine.

[Riverkilt]

First, thanks for all the hard work in making the improvements.

I too feel like I'm going snowblind looking at all the white. But at 65 I'm an olde guy and maybe it doesn't bother the youngsters as much. Would join those asking for a softer color or a return to the tartan.

I always felt the tartan background acted as a loud welcoming statement for visitors and newcomers. No doubt we are serious about our tartans.

But, have been through a few prior evolutions of the board and will weather this one too.

And thanks for the Control + tip...never knew and it sure helps these old eyes to have larger print.

[Tony Miles]

hard to read - it really needs better contrast

[CDNSushi]

Yeah, I said it in the other thread but I'll say it here again. Either more contrast, or start selling XMTS-branded snow goggles like the Inuit people wear/wore.



It really does hurt to look at for an extended period. The default text colour really should be black... And the previous tartan edges (background) was much easier on the eyes.

I don't know how it is for others, but I have three menu items at the very top of my screen that are in white, bold text on a light gray background. That's just nuts.

I also had to enlarge the text size on my screen -- but that's no big deal.. Just Cmd-"+" on a Mac. I didn't think I was that old yet.. but man!

[Coinneach]

This is a nice refreshing of the site. One thing I've noticed on my system...maybe others have noticed it, too...is that the site loads faster. That's always a plus.

The Xmarks tartan background for white text doesn't seem to be the best idea since the vertical stripes in the tartan seem to either extend letters vertically or fuse together letters that are adjacent to one another. You might have to try a different color for the text (loud McCloud yellow?), or try a close-up of the sett, or both. Maybe the tartan background could be used as a vertical element on the left where it won't have text immediately on top of it.

Good job so far. Good luck!

[MacKay71]

Overall, it looks pretty good. I think I'd like the tartan backround back though.