Cool Surfer Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Hi guys A small graphic pic that hurts the eye in the background is theicon on user shown as online, just left to the user nameWouldnt it be better if the online icon is green and offline icon is red ?!!Just something that should follow logic.... and here it is not ... <_< ////////////////////////////Red Icon User NameAdvanced Member--------------------------Group: MembersPosts: 374Joined: 7-March 04From: InternetMember No.: 42,789///////////////////////////// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoLeRiNe` Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 +1 for icon green for ON LINE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microo Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someotherguy582 Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 +1 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 FAT -1 for green online, red offline. No one ever thinks of the disabled, truely the colorblind.. I am color-blind to red and green, I can sometimes tell the difference between them, but the smaller it is, the harder. And those images are NOT every big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Surfer Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 FAT -1 for green online, red offline. No one ever thinks of the disabled, truely the colorblind.. I am color-blind to red and green, I can sometimes tell the difference between them, but the smaller it is, the harder. And those images are NOT every big.So you are -1 or +1 ? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry - AKA Dumbledore Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Making a setting that solely dependent on color in not good for the above reason. I also an particularly red/green blind. and there are many people in the world that are that way also. Its best to have a multiple way of showing on and off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Surfer Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I think its just the icon pic that needs to be renamedeg offline.gif to online.gif and online.gif to offline.gifI think thats all thats needed. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 -1 | I think it's fine how it is already, and it's not hard to edit it to your own needs on your own board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherrymenthol Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Personally I don't see the point in this, there seems to be nothing wrong with the current icons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microo Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 After a good time I think it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Surfer Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 It is these small things, and intricacies that makes IPB better then other boards,and if one takes these things for granted then there would be no great difference betweenany of the other forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TestingSomething Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 -1 green wont be obvious enough. It's too dull of a color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keven Fox Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 BORING! -1Leave it please. It has personality now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Now if offline had the same icon but a 'no' sign (like cig & other naughty items) though it, to mean "not online" I wouldn't have a problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theslamforevryone Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Then dont make a red...leave it exactly how it is now, just change the "red" to green...thats all...dont make it so offline is red...just leave offline how it is. I think its good how it is...but it wouldnt be a bad idea to change it either.Im Neutral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icedawg Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Then dont make a red...leave it exactly how it is now, just change the "red" to green...thats all...dont make it so offline is red...just leave offline how it is.I was thinking the exact same thing...just change the guy's shirt to green for online and leave offline as it is. Mind you this is completely culture-bound, but many of us see green as 'on,' or 'enabled,' or (of course) 'go.' Red, on the otherhand, is 'off,' 'disabled,' 'stop,' 'warning' (or 'lucky' to the Chinese...heh..)Personally though it doesn't really matter to me either way...I just saw the opportunity to argue a logical point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TestingSomething Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I say leave it how it is. Others can make images for people to replace them with if you dislike it so much. I kind of like it how it is. Maybe a little different would be good, but either way the online marker should be VERY noticable without you having to pay attention. And how it is now.... that is pretty noticable, wheras I think green is too unobvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinistra Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 if you want to make your own creat images in your style _images folder for user-offline.png and user-online.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Yes, we all (or most of us) know that we can always change these things on our own board later on, but then we have to continually make that change each time we have to upgrade. The topic was opened because the topic starter wanted this changed in the actual IPB release.Personally I think it's good as it is, but then I'm not colorblind. For accessibility's sake, it should be something more different than just color, such as a slash through the icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I think it's fine the way it is. If you don't like it, you can change it with the rest of your skin. Just don't use the /1/ folder for your style_images like the rest of us do so you dont end up overwriting your "customized" image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princetontiger Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I agree, we can change it... and I'll be doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinistra Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I mean 2 files in a different skin directory not that hard to fix ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis! Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 yeah, I like it the way it is. If it was changed though... what colour would the mans hair be? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Surfer Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Its something like the traffic signal lights, green is ok ok, go, ...red means stop, off.....Which is universally understood. So why resist if thats notgonna hurt. Even for the color blind, green wont hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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