Post by Webmonkey on Jan 4, 2006 19:11:16 GMT -8
You can change what you see for the color of backgrounds, text and fonts now by clicking on the icon at the top of the forums (after you have logged in) and selecting to Modify Profile.
Once inside you can Click the color chart for any item you wish to change:
Background Color
Text Color
Link Color
Active Link Color
Visited Link Color
Title Background Color... and more.
Once you Save Changes to your profile, go back into your profile and you'll have the option to Load Custom Skin - which applies your color scheme to the boards whenever you are logged in. If you want to go back to the way the boards looked before, just go back to your profile and click Load Default Skin.
Here's another cool bit. Once you've created a custom profile for yourself, anyone else can switch to the same colors you are using by going to your profile and clicking on the () icon that will appear in your mini-profile! (like mine to the left there)
Enjoy!
Quick notes:
Once inside you can Click the color chart for any item you wish to change:
Background Color
Text Color
Link Color
Active Link Color
Visited Link Color
Title Background Color... and more.
Once you Save Changes to your profile, go back into your profile and you'll have the option to Load Custom Skin - which applies your color scheme to the boards whenever you are logged in. If you want to go back to the way the boards looked before, just go back to your profile and click Load Default Skin.
Here's another cool bit. Once you've created a custom profile for yourself, anyone else can switch to the same colors you are using by going to your profile and clicking on the () icon that will appear in your mini-profile! (like mine to the left there)
Enjoy!
Quick notes:
- Other people's color schemes are saved in your browser's cookies. If you delete your browser's cookies (or they are set to auto delete after a set time) you'll have to reselect the other person's colors again. Also, if you log into the boards from a different PC, other people's colors won't have been saved there, so same deal. Your custom colors will follow you wherever you go however.
- Some of the board items have graphics attached to them that won't change no matter what you do to the colors beneath them. The green bars on the titles for each or the sphere boards for example are an actual grapic, not a color value, and things like the EC logos, buttons and stuff will also stay the same.
- If you find it a little hard to get just the color you are looking for by clicking on the rather small chart, you can also go --> here <-- to see a list of available colors and their values so you can just plug 'em in by number. (also called a HEX value)