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Contrast wrote:Since we read from left to right, it makes no sense for the avatars to be on the right. (snip)
Also, I really hate having to click twice in order to get to "new posts".

Contrast wrote:There's one more thing kind of getting on my nerves. I don't like having to scroll all the way back to the top after I finish reading a thread in order to get back to "new posts". So much fingering finger energy going to waste! >.<

Rakuen Growlithe wrote:Explain in more detail because I think both your complaints were you not doing it right...

Contrast wrote:In the old style, you could simply click "new posts" and it would take you to the new posts. That's just one click. Plus, there was a button for "new posts" at the top and at the bottom of each thread.

But now you have to click on "Quick links" first to get to "new posts". That's twice the amount of clicking. And it can only be found at the top of the thread. That makes for extra seconds of scrolling. It's not very efficient.

WolfyDragon wrote::>

Ryall wrote:This forum is dead to me!

(in it's current state)

Thanks for all your hard work Val.
The AnimeZone one looks quite nice.

EDIT: Oh sh**t! I just realised everyone can see all my black text, ever! No!

Leeward wrote:

WolfyDragon wrote::>

Who are you, person who last posted 6 years ago?

First up is this quote from a paper titled “Improving the legibility of visual display units through contrast reversal”. In present time we think of contrast reversal meaning black-on-white, but remember this paper is from 1980 when VDUs (monitors) where green-on-black. This paper formed part of the research that drove the push for this to change to the screen formats we use today.

However, most studies have shown that dark characters on a light background are superior to light characters on a dark background (when the refresh rate is fairly high). For example, Bauer and Cavonius (1980) found that participants were 26% more accurate in reading text when they read it with dark characters on a light background.

Reference: Bauer, D., & Cavonius, C., R. (1980). Improving the legibility of visual display units through contrast reversal. In E. Grandjean, E. Vigliani (Eds.), Ergonomic Aspects of Visual Display Terminals (pp. 137-142). London: Taylor & Francis

Ok, 26% improvement – but why?

People with astigmatism (aproximately 50% of the population) find it harder to read white text on black than black text on white. Part of this has to do with light levels: with a bright display (white background) the iris closes a bit more, decreasing the effect of the “deformed” lens; with a dark display (black background) the iris opens to receive more light and the deformation of the lens creates a much fuzzier focus at the eye.

Jason Harrison – Post Doctoral Fellow, Imager Lab Manager – Sensory Perception and Interaction Research Group, University of British Columbia

The “fuzzing” effect that Jason refers to is known as halation.

It might feel strange pushing your primary design goals based on the vision impaired, but when 50% of the population of have this “impairment” it’s actually closer to being the norm than an impairment.

The web is rife with research on the topic, but I think these two quotes provide a succinct justification for why light text on a dark background is a bad idea.

Sev wrote:But don't dark backgrounds also cause less eyestrain?

People with astigmatism (aproximately 50% of the population) find it harder to read white text on black than black text on white. Part of this has to do with light levels: with a bright display (white background) the iris closes a bit more, decreasing the effect of the “deformed” lens; with a dark display (black background) the iris opens to receive more light and the deformation of the lens creates a much fuzzier focus at the eye.

Valerion wrote:AnimeZone. And ... no. Just ... no. That one will not survive the upcoming Style Purge.