New and fresh... Blackbird my first, lets see how it goes and if there will be more..
Published on May 14, 2008 By voidcore In Skinning
Well.. thing is i have a blind not going thru mod.. and reason is i quote:

"Some menus are unusable due to 1) black text on black background in menus.? 2) right margin on some menus not set so text is off the menu 3) black text against a black background in some drop down boxes.?"

But i dont have these problems! anywhere, i need some people to help me get this sorted so i wondering if anyone is willing to test this and find this problem so i can correct it and so the blind can go thru mod.

Here are some menus sry for the link (img not working right)

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9583/menusaw7.jpg

[URL=http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=menusaw7.jpg][/URL]

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on May 15, 2008
Thank you for testing PuterDudeJim, and the quest continues... be sure to let me know if you encounter something strange..
on May 15, 2008
that screenshot looks pretty good here
on May 15, 2008
I have seen a lot worse blinds over the years. As far as colors are concerned, I would think that would be a matter of preference. To me it seems very usable, everything seems to work as it should. Once again, I have seen, recently, some really ugly blinds go thruogh (my opinion, of course). This one seem pretty good


I've just stared at it for 5 minutes and have to agree. I'd use it,in it's present form.It can always be recolored or lightened up to taste in WB config. Good Job. P.S. Did I mention this IBM monitor is 11 years old?  
on May 15, 2008
I really like this blind however I do have a problem with the text color.I am on a small laptop attached to a 19inch CRT.That may be the problem...I dont see the text mouse over
on the all prog menu or on my browser.other menus seem fine I would switch the default
to red though cause the black is giving me the black on black effect without any pressed
or mouseovered links and that is very jarring.I don't think its a hardware issue as I don't
have problems with similar blinds.It is lovely but too dark for my little computer lol.I
lightened it up a little to more of a dark grey and its gorgeous and much more usable
but I don't think that's the look you're after.A larger font maybe with a subtle outline?
Hope you get it sorted out!
on May 15, 2008
send the skin back my way if you wish...........i cant even see the screenshot pic, way too small for me to even work out what is going wrong

Monitor size ect does not effect how a skin looks unless your monitor is so old and is on the way out and wont diplay colour properly.......
on May 15, 2008
gosh the difference between my two monitors is amazing of course it could be the eyes that are too old lol
on May 15, 2008
mimiibelle at the all prog pop up menu there should be a red outline around the program icon on the left indicating selected programgroup/program
on May 15, 2008
okay....just tested on xp and back to report....

first off, yes, your font is too dark on the drop down menus, black on virtually black isnt a good choice.....(my eyes were aching after 3 mins of use,from trying to read the menus, black font ect....and im only 33 and dont wear or need glasses)  

you group menu item background is also black, and you have black font on that also...so i cant read the menu unless i mouse over....so that has to change also..

menubar font is also black on black.....very hard to read....

..you need to be more user friendly mate......i mean good on you for doing black and red, but she has to be user friendly, otherwise...it wont be approved, obviously the reason why it was rejected in moderation.......

........i hope this helps......

on May 15, 2008
its all shades of gray.. calibration anyone?

Thanks very much for the help kitty ill see if ill get around to change the text.
on May 15, 2008
its all shades of gray.. calibration anyone?



.......I personally saw it as extremely dark grey gradient...very close to black....(shrugs) good luck with your skin voidcore........
on May 15, 2008
well all text is changed and in mod.. but im unhappy as its not its original design.. it looks ok i guess.. anyhow thanks for all of you that tested it and had a look.
on May 15, 2008
Just out of curiosity.

If he were to have made the changes that were suggested and made that the main style but also left his original settings and included that as a substyle would it still be rejected?

Like I said just a curiosity question. Not trying to say anything to or about anyone or anyones judgement or work. Just after reading the thread it's something I wondered.

on May 16, 2008
well all text is changed and in mod.. but im unhappy as its not its original design.. it looks ok i guess.. anyhow thanks for all of you that tested it and had a look.


I liked it the way it was, kinda wish I had kept it. If you still have the original, resend to me? Thanx for the karma!
on May 16, 2008
Other than the screenshot,I don't know how it looked before,but I've used it all day and think you did a fine job on it.Great having a choice of wp too. Btw, I found these OD backgrounds match pretty close.WWW Link
on May 31, 2008
I will I will send it to Pristinemanqueen69@hotmail.com Or Robjk1207@yahoo.com

I would be glad to test and try to fix anything!
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