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Colors Options.... // Wishlistpc hamsterFeb 20, 2002, 11:24pm
Hi everyone:
If there's ONE option which I think AW could EASILY add into 3.3 that option would be a COLORS OPTION. By that, I mean the ability to change the color of any given text as well as the text and worlds list backgrounds whereas we don't have to use the default color setting for Windows. As it is now, with my RED background, I can't even read telegrams and I can BARELY make out what the Immigration Officer and Building Inspector are saying. Hypertext links are okay, but it's awfully hard to read just exactly what web page I'm opening up, so the ability to change the color of hypertext links would also help. Also, I'd LOVE to run a dark Windows background (which would be even easier), but that seems to throw the AW browser off balance as objects (especially internal objects such as furniture) appear to be all gray. Hence the use of a red background instead. I prefer to use darker colors because A). They're less glaring than the standard default Windows comes with. Thus making it easier on my eyes and B). I can IM with a blind friend of mine without having to make major changes to my colors just to be able to see what he's saying (he types in yellow).. Any chance of a colors option being added to 3.3??? I sure hope so. Besides, many IRC clients have this option. Why on earth the AW browser doesn't is beyond me. Cheers :-) Patrick Cook Owner - Hamsterville (officially known as Pub102X) pchamster at msn.com Denver, Colorado Be sure to check out the new AlphaWorld Build, which starts at 5000N 294E. See you there!!! :-) silencedFeb 20, 2002, 11:37pm
pc hamster (pchamster at email.msn.com) wrote on Wednesday 20 February 2002
08:24 pm: > Hi everyone: > > If there's ONE option which I think AW could EASILY add into 3.3 that > option > would be a COLORS OPTION. By that, I mean the ability to change the color > of any given text as well as the text and worlds list backgrounds whereas > we don't have to use the default color setting for Windows. > > As it is now, with my RED background, I can't even read telegrams and I > can BARELY make out what the Immigration Officer and Building Inspector > are > saying. Hypertext links are okay, but it's awfully hard to read just > exactly what web page I'm opening up, so the ability to change the color > of hypertext links would also help. Well don't change the windows defaults :) Your internal text box shouldn't really be any other color but white since a lot of programs use it. Wouldn't red be kinda icky for that box? > Also, I'd LOVE to run a dark Windows background (which would be even > easier), but that seems to throw the AW browser off balance as objects > (especially internal objects such as furniture) appear to be all gray. > Hence the use of a red background instead. I don't follow that. It didn't mess mine up with dark blues and blacks, this might be a video card problem. > I prefer to use darker colors because A). They're less glaring than the > standard default Windows comes with. Thus making it easier on my eyes and > B). I can IM with a blind friend of mine without having to make major > changes to my colors just to be able to see what he's saying (he types in > yellow).. Dim the monitor :). If you're talking with someone on many of the IM clients, you can usually change the background inside the IM field in your preferences. (how does a blind person see what he's typing and what you respond with?? try a dark blue with yellow instead of red) > Any chance of a colors option being added to 3.3??? I sure hope so. > Besides, many IRC clients have this option. Why on earth the AW browser > doesn't is beyond me. AW is infinately more complex then a standard IRC client. You can probably zing off an IRC clients in a couple of days, but a program like AW takes years upon years to develop. -Silenced zeo toxionFeb 21, 2002, 2:36am
i agree.....i cant run my sweet looking black with orange text color scheme
because all of aws text is black and i cant see them in that color scheme so i am forced to use light colors which are bright and if i dim my moniter so its not so bright its hard to read the text. You should just be able to chaneg the colors of each type of text and not the font becuase people would choose huge fonts or bold fonts or whatever. [View Quote] pc hamsterFeb 21, 2002, 5:04am
Hi everyone:
[View Quote] Exactly Zeo!!! Just change the text color. Not the size (though one should have the option of changing the type and boldness too, but those are luxuries). And Silenced, when was the last time *you* tried reading yellow text (bold or otherwise) on a standard Windows white background??? Also, if I were to use a cool blue background, then I couldn't see hypertext links in any of my programs unless I had the option to change the colors in the program I was using. Personally, I don't think this is an unreasonable request and can easily be done simply by adding another tab in the OPTIONS menu. As for not being able to use the black background with my AW browser, Zeo pointed one valid reason, however as far as *my* system is concerned, yes it *could* be a video card compatibility issue, however since I use software rendering due to not having a 3D graphics card, it shouldn't be. And since the main chat text is black (and unchangable), I doubt that it's a video issue within my system. :-) Patrick silencedFeb 21, 2002, 5:29am
pc hamster (pchamster at email.msn.com) wrote on Thursday 21 February 2002
02:04 am: > Exactly Zeo!!! Just change the text color. Not the size (though one > should have the option of changing the type and boldness too, but those > are luxuries). > > And Silenced, when was the last time *you* tried reading yellow text (bold > or otherwise) on a standard Windows white background??? Also, if I were > to use a cool blue background, then I couldn't see hypertext links in any > of my programs unless I had the option to change the colors in the program > I was using. A couple of days ago I read some yellow on white.. I have great eyesight so it's not a problem for me. I said *dark*-blue exactly for that reason, so you could read the bright blue highlighted hyperlinks. It should work out fine. Or maybe choose a medium gray, and change your displayed text to a white color, that is the type I have. :) (works fine in linux and in Windows) > > Personally, I don't think this is an unreasonable request and can easily > be done simply by adding another tab in the OPTIONS menu. Longer then you think to implement these things. Windows programming is a pain in the butt no matter what you use to do it. And on the scale of a software like AW.. it's bound to take a couple of weeks. > As for not being able to use the black background with my AW browser, Zeo > pointed one valid reason, however as far as *my* system is concerned, yes > it *could* be a video card compatibility issue, however since I use > software > rendering due to not having a 3D graphics card, it shouldn't be. And > since the main chat text is black (and unchangable), I doubt that it's a > video > issue within my system. :-) Not all video cards are 3d graphics cards. But all 3d graphics cards are video cards :). I didn't have a problem and I have a very very bad 3d graphics card. So it's my opinion that it's indiginous to your system specs. -Silenced kahFeb 21, 2002, 12:23pm
Colours in chat are annoying... that stuff about messing up furniture has
got nothing to do with your windows theme/appearance settings... you probably just need a new vid card with more memory. KAH [View Quote] zeo toxionFeb 21, 2002, 3:45pm
kahFeb 22, 2002, 11:06am
zeo toxionFeb 22, 2002, 4:58pm
no Kah....the colors is like a personal preferance so that you can see them
better. Only that person sees the colors, you see whatever colors you picked. Get it now? :) -Zeo Toxion [View Quote] silencedFeb 22, 2002, 5:43pm
You can't see black on white? In the case of an IM client, you're forced to
see what colors they want you to see, unless you have an overide option. Few clients have that. -Silenced [View Quote] zeo toxionFeb 22, 2002, 9:21pm
ok what im saying is aw could let you change the actually text color in the
chat window. Right now Windows forces the background color acording to your color scheme which some people like different form the defualt. If they aded an option to chnage the text color, people with black windows and white text wouldnt be able to see the text becuase the text is always black but the background is also chnaged ot black. Programs can change the colors, just becuase some IM program might not have it doesnt mean its not possible. [View Quote] metawraithFeb 22, 2002, 11:30pm
silencedFeb 23, 2002, 12:22am
Yes, I know, I use it. But I wasn't referring to all-in-one clients. :)
still a nice utility to have. -Silenced [View Quote] sir chaosMar 2, 2002, 12:44am
This color thing has been a thorn in my side for some while. I usually
use red text on a black background for _everything_, and have to switch color schemes every time I enter AW, just to know if anyone is talking. If that is too complex, how about just having the AW chat windows *NOT* use Windows colors? Then my/our schemes can stay put, and AW can stick with white all it wants. -SC zeo toxionMar 2, 2002, 1:49am
thats even better...just have it always use white background with black text
no matter what color windows happens to use. I use to have to change my scheme eveyr time but i just put it back to defualt becuase it was such a hassle. [View Quote] |