The Forum is getting a new look

Martin_the_Unjust

The_Green_Hornet said:

Change is good and I look forward to it.

But are you excited?

KajiKita

Hoping not to lose my bookmarks as I am part way through some epic and useful threads and don’t want to lose them (or my place where I have got to in them ….). 

Don’t understand why coloured text is so important (I find replies quite hard to read when they are in paler colours) but a more usable bold, italics etc function would be welcome 😊

KK

fatbelly

So it's going to be more suited to my tiny tablet? And less suited to my laptop?

You win some, you lose some

Pollycat

born_again said:

So much negativity & we have not seen it yet 😶‍🌫️

I do like a good change for the better.

But the people expressing 'negativity' are basing their comments on the last (failed) upgrade.

I like a good change for the better too.

But I don't like a poor change for the worse.

robatwork

Are the release notes for this change available?

There's a lot of speculation, and 99% of the points on this thread are very valid.

Would be nice to see some specifics before getting too positive/negative.

(Oh I still miss the green layout fwiw)

badmemory

robatwork said:

(Oh I still miss the green layout fwiw)

How is mine still green?  Is the new one actually going to work on desktop & I will never be able to read it on anything smaller.

elsien

I am still on the green layout as well. There was a mechanism for changing back to it at one point. Not holding my breath now though that it’s going to stay in place.

RAS

Yellow link on pale yellow background is not my idea of "accessible", although I frequently see worse in even smaller fonts elsewhere. Like mid grey on pale grey.

badmemory

I need a good contrast between background & print as my eyesight is failing a little more every year.  Please don't expect me to use a smart phone as I can't make them work.  My friend sometimes asks me to asnwer his for him when he is driving.  I have tried everything from hardly touching to thumping & still can't answer so I am unlikely to waste my money.  Unlike when we had the old TVs c1980 I am no longer fit enough to jump & press.  (static electricity)

Spoonie_Turtle

badmemory said:

I need a good contrast between background & print as my eyesight is failing a little more every year.  Please don't expect me to use a smart phone as I can't make them work.

If a website works on mobile but not desktop, that's a fail and the developer is in the wrong job.  If it doesn't work with chosen accessibility settings, that's a fail - but with the repeated mention of accessibility on this thread and the previous when the new editor was rolled out, I think that's unlikely.

[Incidentally most touchscreen devices like phones work with taps of the finger and sometimes swipes, rather than presses, if that helps.  Not at all implying you should get one, but just for next time you have to interact with one for any reason.]