Possible way to ensure posts always show properly for night-theme users?

[Delicieuxz]

What if there was a 'night-theme compatibility' check-box in the post tools-bar that would be checked by default, and, when checked, would always automatically set all text colours in the submitted post to the forum default? Maybe that would solve the matter of people needing to ask for posts to be re-formatted to make them properly visible for night-theme users.

[Shiv78]

10 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

What if there was a 'night-theme compatibility' check-box in the post tools-bar that would be checked by default, and, when checked, would always automatically set all text colours in the submitted post to the forum default? Maybe that would solve the matter of people needing to ask for posts to be re-formatted to make them properly visible for night-theme users.

The default text color works just fine, it's only when people manually change the colors or copy-paste from Reddit that problems occur!

[79wjd]

It already exists, it's called the "remove format" button in the top right corner. 

[TheKDub]

Perhaps add a button to the post editor to switch between website themes for the editor, that way you can see what it looks like on all of the themes.

[Delicieuxz]

10 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

The default text color works just fine, it's only when people manually change the colors or copy-paste from Reddit that problems occur!

When posts are copy-and-pasted is where the check-box would make sure everything displays properly.

 

10 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

There basically is. It's called the "remove format" button in the top right corner. 

Having that doesn't ensure that all posts are visible for night-theme users by default, and hasn't prevented requests for night-theme post adjustments.

 

1 minute ago, TheKDub said:

Perhaps add a button to the post editor to switch between website themes for the editor, that way you can see what it looks like on all of the themes.

Could, but resetting colour-formatting by default would get the job done without any need for checking, or thinking to check.

[79wjd]

Just now, Delicieuxz said:

Having that doesn't ensure that all posts are visible for night-theme users by default.

What you're suggesting would more than likely entail stripping all outside formatting when you create a thread. Which can be a royal pain to deal with in some instances, and can already be done manually by just clicking that button. 

[zMeul]

13 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

It already exists, it's called the "remove format" button in the top right corner. 

I already use it, but I had quite recently people telling me it's not properly formatted 

[Shiv78]

3 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

Having that doesn't ensure that all posts are visible for night-theme users by default, and hasn't prevented requests for night-theme post adjustments.

 

Yeah, because not everyone uses/knows how to use that button. Same thing applies if there is  a 'check box' for default colors... might as well apply a color default

 

OH WAIT there already is one lol

[Delicieuxz]

7 hours ago, djdwosk97 said:

What you're suggesting would more than likely entail stripping all outside formatting when you create a thread. Which can be a royal pain to deal with in some instances

The original formatting would be preserved in the OP edit box, but the post would display without specifically colour-formatting if the check-box was checked. If a person wants to keep colour-formatting, they could just un-check the box - which I think would be a less common action than formatting text to make it properly visible for everyone.

 

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and can already be done manually by just clicking that button. 

Well, it can be done by highlighting text and clicking that button, which is still more effort than doing nothing. And, it doesn't happen all the time, leading to people commonly making posts asking for post-reformatting for the sake of night-theme users.

 

[Delicieuxz]

6 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Yeah, because not everyone uses/knows how to use that button. Same thing applies if there is  a 'check box' for default colors... might as well apply a color default

 

OH WAIT there already is one lol

If people didn't know how to un-check a check-box to disable default colour-formatting, then all posts of theirs would, by default, display without any colour-formatting, and there would be no problem - the check-box would have perfectly served its intended purpose, and there would be fewer problems in the forums.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Use the test post section of the forum.

[Delicieuxz]

1 hour ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Use the test post section of the forum.

For?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 hour ago, Delicieuxz said:

For?

To verify posts format correctly. But no one is going to do it. I wouldn't. I don't have to cater to night theme users.

[HelplmChoking]

1 hour ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

To verify posts format correctly. But no one is going to do it. I wouldn't. I don't have to cater to night theme users.

I agree. It's your choice to use night theme, not mine. The only reason I've ever used it is on an AMOLED phone because it looks nice there, then I have to change it back to use it anywhere else. 

[Delicieuxz]

1 hour ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

To verify posts format correctly. But no one is going to do it. I wouldn't. I don't have to cater to night theme users.

 

2 minutes ago, Rangaman42 said:

I agree. It's your choice to use night theme, not mine. The only reason I've ever used it is on an AMOLED phone because it looks nice there, then I have to change it back to use it anywhere else. 

 

It sounds like both of you could use an automatic default-colour-formatting feature (or night-theme users could use one for your posts).

[2FA]

14 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

 

 

It sounds like both of you could use an automatic default-colour-formatting feature (or night-theme users could use one for your posts).

 

I remember a topic about this before and Mortis pretty much said that they can't only remove color formats and removing all formatting is bad. A lot of links to websites support auto-embedding which relies upon formatting.

[HelplmChoking]

39 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

 

 

It sounds like both of you could use an automatic default-colour-formatting feature (or night-theme users could use one for your posts).

I mean, I just use the default colour and strip formatting if I need to copy and paste.

[Bouzoo]

16 hours ago, zMeul said:

I already use it, but I had quite recently people telling me it's not properly formatted 

I saw your thread and it isn't. Should report it.

And try using your other hand. Works in 100% cases.

[zMeul]

Just now, Bouzoo said:

I saw your thread and it isn't. Should report it.

I don't have the night teme and can't tell if it's a problem unless people tell otherwise

and who's to tell it isn't a theme issue!?!?!?

 

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And try using the other hand. Works in 100% cases.

[Bouzoo]

Just now, zMeul said:

I don't have the night teme and can't tell if it's a problem unless people tell otherwise

and who's to tell it isn't a theme issue!?!?!?

 

It may be, that's why I said report.

 

You don't get jokes mats. Either that or I'm horrible at telling them. 

[zMeul]

2 minutes ago, Bouzoo said:

You don't get jokes mats. Either that or I'm horrible at telling them. 

can't use the left hand, playin' with me ballz

Spoiler

 

[Princess Luna]

There could pop up a little text box message whenever you select the text colour icon saying "mind the night theme users, avoid dark fonts"

It really gets old when every day there's posts with such issue and we even have OPs getting angry when we ask for it to be fixed ;/


 

[2FA]

How to read dark text: highlight it with your cursor. Problemo solved.

 

 

 

Yes I use Night Theme

[dmegatool]

The easy fix would be override the text color in the css with !important... That would remove all user formatted colors in the post though. 

[LogicalDrm]

3 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

There could pop up a little text box message whenever you select the text colour icon saying "mind the night theme users, avoid dark fonts"

It really gets old when every day there's posts with such issue and we even have OPs getting angry when we ask for it to be fixed ;/

Text reminder would do as much good as the remove formatting reminder we already have.