Playing with a new style [Update - switching to it on 12 Nov]


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delericho

Legend
There's still an issue with the "Child of Black" style (and, I would guess, "Hide in Shadows") - everything is fine except for the menu bar at the top, which has white text on a white background. I can manage with it as-is, because "Messageboards" is the longest entry, but is there any chance of getting the menus to change to black text with those styles?
 

mudbunny

Community Supporter
Something seems to have changed overnight, so now the "Child of Black" scheme doesn't work again. I mean, I can select it and all, but all the text in the menus and such stays white. Which isn't terribly useful on a white background. :)

Oh, I also checked the "Hide in Shadows" scheme, and it has the same problem.

Obviously, I've reverted back to "New Style" in the meantime.

I am also having this problem.
 


JamesonCourage

Adventurer
I would second the request that the menus open on a click not a hover.
Going to second this opinion. I haven't had much time on the site recently (moved, and internet just arrived), but I always have a ton of tabs open, and then going to switch between them, the menus opening on their own is pretty annoying. Not a deal breaker or anything, but if you're looking for feedback, just throwing mine in.
 

Morrus

Well, that was fun
Staff member
Going to second this opinion. I haven't had much time on the site recently (moved, and internet just arrived), but I always have a ton of tabs open, and then going to switch between them, the menus opening on their own is pretty annoying. Not a deal breaker or anything, but if you're looking for feedback, just throwing mine in.

But then you couldn't click on:

Messageboards
- all submenus under that
Referencence
- D&D Collectors Guides
Things We make
- all submenus under that

How would you get to the forums, for example, if clicking on "MESSAGEBOARDS" opened a menu rather than took you to the boards?
 

JamesonCourage

Adventurer
But then you couldn't click on:

Messageboards
- all submenus under that
Referencence
- D&D Collectors Guides
Things We make
- all submenus under that

How would you get to the forums, for example, if clicking on "MESSAGEBOARDS" opened a menu rather than took you to the boards?
There's no way to have the menus as they are now, but they only open when you click on the arrow or name? I don't know really anything about making it happen, but I just kind of assumed it was possible; maybe I'm just really wrong.
 

Morrus

Well, that was fun
Staff member
There's no way to have the menus as they are now, but they only open when you click on the arrow or name? I don't know really anything about making it happen, but I just kind of assumed it was possible; maybe I'm just really wrong.

There is, but that creates different problems as outlined in the post you quoted.

It's not a technical/code thing. It's a common sense/observation thing. Mutually exclusive design requirements. Clicking on an item can't both take you to a location AND open a menu. It does one or the other. Unless you're a Time Lord or something.

As I said in the post you quoted - if clicking on "MESSAGEBOARDS" opens a menu rather than takes you to the forums, how do you get to the forums?
 
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JamesonCourage

Adventurer
There is, but that creates different problems as outlined in the post you quoted.

It's not a technical/code thing. It's a common sense/observation thing. Mutually exclusive design requirements. Clicking on an item can't both take you to a location AND open a menu. It does one or the other. Unless you're a Time Lord or something.

As I said in the post you quoted - if clicking on "MESSAGEBOARDS" opens a menu rather than takes you to the forums, how do you get to the forums?
Add a "go to forums" submenu?
 


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