4.9.7 The new colors
#1
Posted 2006-November-09, 10:42
Otherwise less bright colors have their merits.
#2
Posted 2006-November-09, 10:57
#3
Posted 2006-November-09, 10:59
#4
Posted 2006-November-09, 11:24
Incidentally, it's a bit confusing to have the list of other colour schemes tucked away in "Useful Links and Information". Maybe these could be accessible through "options" instead? Also, if the default is being changed I think the "classic" BBO colour scheme needs to be added to the list of alternatives. Otherwise there doesn't seem to be any easy way to get it back!
#5
Posted 2006-November-09, 11:30
hotShot, on Nov 9 2006, 05:42 PM, said:
Not just friends ... anyone who has 'brb' set is unreadable.
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#6
Posted 2006-November-09, 11:41
#7
Posted 2006-November-09, 11:44
#8
Posted 2006-November-09, 12:03
inquiry, on Nov 9 2006, 07:44 PM, said:
Let me be devil's advocate here: Too many user interface options are generally a bad thing. It is a sign that the defaults are not good enough; but instead of the defaults getting improved, it allows the tiny minority of people who actually fiddle with the options to improve them for themselves. While the big majority like me won't take the time to change it; personally, it would take me far too long to create a color scheme that is as good and consistent as the one created by Fred or the artist.
(I also hate the "theme" mentality in many open source project.)
#9
Posted 2006-November-09, 12:03
Looks like we will have to change the BRB color. Likely there will be other minor changes as well.
"Restore my colors" (both in Options dialog and in the "color schemes" menu) seems to be working properly for me (including the seeker color). Can you please describe how to replicate this bug?
Thanks for your feedback on this.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
#10
Posted 2006-November-09, 12:15
fred, on Nov 9 2006, 07:03 PM, said:
Well, when I log in it's brown. If I change to "color scheme 1" then it becomes green. Now if I "restore my colors" then everything changes back to how it was before except that seekers are still green. But then if I close BBO and start again it goes back to being brown.
I'm not quite sure how it came to be brown in the first place! (That's the colour in the new default scheme, which I did try for a bit, but everything else was changed back.)
#11
Posted 2006-November-09, 12:21
david_c, on Nov 9 2006, 06:15 PM, said:
fred, on Nov 9 2006, 07:03 PM, said:
Well, when I log in it's brown. If I change to "color scheme 1" then it becomes green. Now if I "restore my colors" then everything changes back to how it was before except that seekers are still green. But then if I close BBO and start again it goes back to being brown.
I'm not quite sure how it came to be brown in the first place! (That's the colour in the new default scheme, which I did try for a bit, but everything else was changed back.)
Sorry but so far I can't seem to force it to happen. Investigating...
Let me know if you (or anyone else) gains any insight into this.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
#12
Posted 2006-November-09, 12:27
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
#13
Posted 2006-November-09, 16:14
One complaint I have with both the old and new color schemes is in team games or VuGraphs -- the colors of the two teams aren't distinct enough. The difference is easily apparent where the team names are displayed right next to each other, but not different enough that it's easy to match them with the player name backgrounds.
#14
Posted 2006-November-09, 22:48
barmar, on Nov 9 2006, 05:14 PM, said:
One complaint I have with both the old and new color schemes is in team games or VuGraphs -- the colors of the two teams aren't distinct enough.
I completely agree.
Also, the super bright colors are still around on the screen that pops up at the completion of a loaded hand at a teaching table.
#15
Posted 2006-November-10, 00:13
I could not get back the old friends colour for example.
Thanks
Stephen
co-founder HomeBase Club, author of BRidgeBRowser
#17
Posted 2006-November-10, 04:34
1) BRB has been discussed and I agree
2) Difference between team colours is not enough, and the 'active player' highlight is too close to one of the team colours
3) The maroon used for headings (e.g. in movie) is out of tone with the mellow new scheme and looks garish in comparison
However I think it is, in general, an improvement (as is the change to the star position in the lobby)
#18
Posted 2006-November-10, 06:50
The system remembers to apply my custom color when I log on and off, and even when I upgrade the software, but if I look in the custom color palatte it is never saved. Additionally, I cannot create and save more than one custom color - the palatte only seems to hold one even tho there are 16 supposedly available slots.
When I have played with your color palattes, including the new one (which I like overall but still believe needs some tweaking), if I choose "restore my colors" my custom color doesn't come back and I have to manually create it again and apply it in the right spots.
Just a small nit, nothing major, but hadn't seen anybody discuss this before so thought you would like to know.
Julie
#19
Posted 2006-November-10, 09:23
julie5607, on Nov 10 2006, 12:50 PM, said:
The system remembers to apply my custom color when I log on and off, and even when I upgrade the software, but if I look in the custom color palatte it is never saved. Additionally, I cannot create and save more than one custom color - the palatte only seems to hold one even tho there are 16 supposedly available slots.
When I have played with your color palattes, including the new one (which I like overall but still believe needs some tweaking), if I choose "restore my colors" my custom color doesn't come back and I have to manually create it again and apply it in the right spots.
Just a small nit, nothing major, but hadn't seen anybody discuss this before so thought you would like to know.
Julie
About only being able to create 1 custom color. This is a bug that will be fixed. Thanks for letting me know about this.
Saving your custom colors between logins is something I could do as well, but this is too big a change to consider at this point in time (sorry).
The bright yellow for the chat button at a table (which is not bright yellow in the new default color scheme) is controlled by the MOUSE_DOWN button.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
#20
Posted 2006-November-10, 09:45
sdoty, on Nov 10 2006, 04:48 AM, said:
Sorry - I did not realize that the colors on these screens were set in stone (as opposed to being a function of the user's preferred colors). I will do something about this one day, but I am not going to get involved in this now.
I apologize if it seems like, despite all the new developments, that teachers are being ignored. Probably the time will come in which we make a new versions that has a lot of teacher-oriented improvements, but it is hard to say when.
Thanks for your patience.
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com