New theme is "too bright"

[Frederica Bernkastel]

I've noticed this complaint is pretty common so I just made a thread about it.
Example:

[16:43:22]  the new look is actually give me a headache, I'm not joking
[16:43:32]  MY EYES MY EYES
[16:43:37]  I had to close out
[16:43:47]  *giving
[16:43:53]  its not easy for my eyes too lol
[16:43:57]  but possible
[16:44:02]  It
[16:44:03]  contrast between colours is shit
[16:44:05]  too much clutter
[16:44:05]

 

[Thesolcity]

Use styler if you don't like the theme.

 

[retKHAAAN]

When it was down for maintenance, it really seemed like it was going to be badass. I have to admit, I was anxious.

And then...

I saw the light @_@



It's a bit too bright, so here's to hoping we'll get a darker theme or the white will be toned down.

She lives! 2 posts inside of a week? Craziness.

Maybe the fact that I'm under florescent lights for 11 hours a day makes it easier for me to adjust. i dunno...

 

[aiRWaLKRe]

I have no problems with the change.

 

[Snailface]

j
It's not your imagination, the new design is brighter. I think TJ cool said it wasn't in another thread.

 

[retKHAAAN]

j
It's not your imagination, the new design is brighter. I think TJ cool said it wasn't in another thread.

ummm... the only thing brighter between those two images are the date and the buttons at the bottom... everything else is the same color.

I think people are just starting to nitpick at this point.

 

[Youkai]

Yeah my eyes do not like it as well not only because of this many white ... the whole thing somehow doesn't work with my eyes.

2 of my friends where i was already whining about the new looks said to me they do not see any difference but for me this is like hell oO
(ok i am definietly overreacting but since i first saw this new design my heart started to make problems like i am on adrenalin .... would call anyone telling me this a freakish idiot but well ... maybe i am)

we really NEED the option to get the old design back o do not need any of the new features -.-


P.S. "everything else is the same color" oO? i really hate all the buttons not only for color but they definielty look different

and my pc laggs writing in quick edit oO

 

[s4mid4re]

It did look brighter (and painful) at first, but my eyes got accustomed with it. Just take some time and get over it, guys.

 

[ProtoKun7]

I seriously don't get how it's too bright. It's almost identical to before...

 

[Snailface]

j
It's not your imagination, the new design is brighter. I think TJ cool said it wasn't in another thread.

ummm... the only thing brighter between those two images are the date and the buttons at the bottom... everything else is the same color.

I think people are just starting to nitpick at this point.

Really? Doesn't anybody else see it? My image editor even confirms that the brightness is different: (253,253,253) vs.(255,255,255)

Doesn't bother me though, my snail eyes are impervious to bright light.

 

[p1ngpong]

The new update is so cool you should all be browsing GBAtemp with shades on.

Follow this fine fellows example.

Spoiler

 

[retKHAAAN]

j
It's not your imagination, the new design is brighter. I think TJ cool said it wasn't in another thread.

ummm... the only thing brighter between those two images are the date and the buttons at the bottom... everything else is the same color.

I think people are just starting to nitpick at this point.

Really? Doesn't anybody else see it? My image editor even confirms that the brightness is different: (253,253,253) vs.(255,255,255)

Doesn't bother me though, my snail are impervious to bright light.

If this is a troll post...Congratulations sir! That was fantastic!

 

[Snailface]

--snip--
If this is a troll post...Congratulations sir! That was fantastic!

My eyes are not deceiving me, there is a difference. You could see it for yourself if you had a capture of the old site to compare.

My images' color must be getting compressed somehow-- my typical luck.

 

[YayMii]

There's now an option for this in the User CP.

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

It did look brighter (and painful) at first, but my eyes got accustomed with it. Just take some time and get over it, guys.

different people percieve light in dofferent ways, where you may be comfortable with black on white, I am more comfortable with white (or light grey/yellow) on black (or dark brown/grey)

There's now an option for this in the User CP.

we can thank tj_cool for that, who has been working very hard all day on the transition
Thanks tj_cool!

--snip--
If this is a troll post...Congratulations sir! That was fantastic!

My eyes are not deceiving me, there is a difference. You could see it for yourself if you had a capture of the old site to compare.

My images' color must be getting compressed somehow-- my typical luck.

He's not trolling, there is a slightly (emphasis on slight) noticable difference between the two. It's subtle, you need to have a good quality monitor to see it.
Regardless the issue was about larger areas of brighter colours. Now we have a fox of sorts.

Good lord guys, turn down your computer's brightness. The site really is no brighter than sites such as Facebook, in fact, sites like Facebook are still brighter. If the theme hurts your eyes, I can only figure one of two things:

1) You really like to pump the brightness settings.

or

2) You stay in a very dimly lit area, and a bright site kills you because there is so much more light in contrast to the room around you.

Hell, maybe it's both.

1) That would mean that this isn't actually a readability problem, but rather a problem with people who for some reason like to waste power.

2) That's not true, I have adequate lighting around me - and I am fine with many other sites.

Here's some reading for future reference: DarkBackground.org, This StackOverflow answer and last but not least this StackOverflow answer.

In short, since the monitor is a polarized light source - as opposed to a piece of paper with printed text that reflects the light, dark backgrounds, black-on-white causes greater eye fatigue. You might not notice it, as it only manifests as pain in some (typically those with more sensitive eyes, such as myself), but that's the truth plain and simple. Black-on-white is however better for comprehension (as shown in the first stackoverflow answer), which is why it is actually used in the first place.

Spoiler: My preferred IRC setup

 

[jalaneme]

just bring back the classic skin, that is the main reason why i choose classic over this one, this current theme is too bright against the blue background.

 

[SinHarvest24]

Just enabled the dark theme and i must say my eyes are quite relaxed now. Although the dark theme is a work in progress it's better than browsing with shades on.

 

[jonthedit]

Agreed!

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

Any white and that code part blinds my eyes because I'm using the dark theme.

 

[Chhotu uttam]

Bright theme:- Looks good,but hurts eyes
Dark theme:- Looks OK,and my eyes are relaxed now

 

[gifi4]

I much prefer the default version over the dark version, the dark version looks horrible imo.