messing around

I'm messing around with new designs.  I know the black is pretty much hated by all (except me).  Anyway, expect a certain amount of shuffling about until I decide.  Feedback is always welcome.

Comments

[Barry]

I don't mind the black because (1) I read the Atom feed, so I don't normally see the blog design at all, and (2) when I do see it, like when I comment (like now), I have a nice little button on the Firefox bookmark bar that turns any web page's style into black-on-white. Too many people use low-contrast schemes (like medium-grey on white), or other things (like white on black) that I find unpleasant. The button is very cool.

[Gary]

The black drove me CRAZY. When I would look away from the screen, it would ring in my eyes forever...so I'm glad to see you experiment.

If you want another new banner, I'm happy to volunteer my services.

[xath]

I like this color scheme. Though I'd be really happy if Barry would share where i can obtain the button for the Firefox bookmark bar. I assume it is an addon but couldn't find it with some cursory investigation.

[Barry]

It's not an add-on, just a bookmark that runs a javascript -- the javascript changes the style sheet for the page. I forget, now, where I got it. Create a bookmark with the following target:

javascript:(function(){var newSS, styles='* { background: white ! important; color: black !important } :link, :link * { color: #0000EE !important } :visited, :visited * { color: #551A8B !important }'; if(document.createStyleSheet) { document.createStyleSheet(%22javascript:'%22+styles+%22'%22); } else { newSS=document.createElement('link'); newSS.rel='stylesheet'; newSS.href='data:text/css,'+escape(styles); document.getElementsByTagName(%22head%22)[0].appendChild(newSS); } })();

[peg]

I was not fond of the black, though I enjoyed the pictures in contrast to it. Please make the print larger for the older crowd, or is there a way I can make it bigger for myself? I'm sure you'll jazz this up a bit. Overall it's very easy to navigate.

[jill]

I miss the black. It looks too blah now. I liked the kitchen picture better than the painted garbage can, seems to fit you better now.

[Phil]

Glad I read this note on design. I thought I was losing my eyesight.