Black theme sticky icons

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:18 pm

Kratz brought this up in a thread most likely just beneath this one, that the icons for sticky posts seem reversed from what they should be. I'm happy to change it, but I figure I'd let the community decide which way it should be.

Here's the icons:

1 ->

2 ->

Vote above.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:18 pm

Don't care... so why'd I vote?

Exodor · Post by **Exodor** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:02 pm

Which one is currently for new posts and which for no new posts?

I don'y really care - but I want to be an informed voter on issues about which I don't care.

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:32 pm

Exodor wrote:Which one is currently for new posts and which for no new posts?

Now, now...wouldn't want to bias the vote. Of course if you really want to know there is a pretty easy way to find out.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:34 pm

Subsilvah represent!

Kratz · Post by **Kratz** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:40 pm

Well... they are opposite of the rest of the black theme icons - greyed out means no new posts as it is, which seems confusing against the rest (I always think the 'Artists Wanted' thread has new posts, but it never does...)

Vote option 2!

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:55 pm

Kratz wrote:Well... they are opposite of the rest of the black theme icons - greyed out means no new posts as it is, which seems confusing against the rest (I always think the 'Artists Wanted' thread has new posts, but it never does...)

Vote option 2!

Half empty or half full? The greyed out to me looks like it has something in it, hence new content. The other one looks empty.

But like I said, I'm on Subsilver. I have no sympathy for black theme woes.

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:05 pm

The "honestly couldn't care less" crowd is out to an early lead!

Fretmute · Post by **Fretmute** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:10 pm

I'm subsilver myself, but I couldn't resist an opportunity to legislate something which doesn't affect me in any way, so I voted for one of the first two options. Muhahahaha!

Kratz · Post by **Kratz** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:44 pm

If you use subsilver, enable the black theme to see how it looks on the actual metaforum page... that's where the difference is so evident since the other icons are colored for new, greyed for old.

Anyway... didn't think it was really something requiring a vote - just looked like they were switched.

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:16 pm

Kratz wrote:Anyway... didn't think it was really something requiring a vote - just looked like they were switched.

But I *never* get to do a poll. <stomps feet>

Actually, like I said, I have no problem switching them around, but I want to make sure the folks using the theme really want that as it may be a bit disorienting to those folks used to the current pattern.

Besides, it's been a while since I got to blow an issue out of proportion. Wanted to make sure I remembered how.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:58 pm

the black looks fresh and new. the grey looks old and dried-out. so i voted for the second option.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:47 am

Gray should always mean grayed-out, nothing new here, move along.

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:35 pm

Which one looks like a field of important things surrounding a feeble thing?

The Mad Hatter · Post by **The Mad Hatter** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:47 pm

Grundbegriff wrote:

Which one looks like a field of important things surrounding a feeble thing?

They look like gummi bears to me.

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:11 am

Grundbegriff wrote:Which one looks like a field of important things surrounding a feeble thing?

Only problem with your example is it's not generally the way the icons appear. Most of the time you're going to see a single vertical row with one type at the top, then the next set at the bottom. It's more like:

versus

Or, more realistically

versus

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:25 am

Gedd wrote:Only problem with your example is it's not generally the way the icons appear.

I've noticed. It wasn't so much an example as a test to determine whether one of the versions was marginally more stickouty than the other.

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:30 am

I figured that didn't escape you, but it gave me an excuse to make my own example post.

I've got another idea that might fix this issue, let me play around with things a bit...

Grundbegriff · Post by **Grundbegriff** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:40 am

Gedd wrote:I figured that didn't escape you, but it gave me an excuse to make my own example post.

BTW, your last two examples really bring out the dilemma nicely.

Freezer-TPF- · Post by **Freezer-TPF-** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:45 am

I'd suggest making the greyed-out sticky have a white exclamation point and maybe even a white border, to increase its greyed-out-ness.

Disclaimer: I don't use the black theme.

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:48 am

Actually Freezer, that's just what I did.

Any thoughts on the new icons for you black theme users? You may need to refresh to see the change.

Kratz · Post by **Kratz** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:02 pm

Consistent. I like it.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:43 pm

Make much more sense this way. I likey!

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