Thoughts on new "TB Flat Light" style?

[paul]

There's a new style in your style chooser: TB FLAT LIGHT. It's a modern style, and very light-weight (no images/gradients, just icon fonts for graphics). Folks with slower mobile phones may especially like this style (until new app comes out).

Some of the benefits of TB FLAT LIGHT:

• Sticky navigation bar & inbox/alerts
• Lightweight, high performance
• Larger font sizes: easier to read esp on mobile
• Post headers separate posts

I've been using this style for a couple days, and I love it. Makes me want to make it the default...

 

[MJ5150]

I just tried it. I'm not a fan.
It looks too wide open, and I like the blues in RETRO.

-Mike

 

[Downunderwonder]

If it was dark universe colours I would use it.

 

[SteveCS]

On the laptop I'm not sure (although its growing on me), but on the mobile devices that I use more it is excellent. Good contrast, nice font, easy navigation, no essentials missing and generally well thought out. Well done Paul et al!

 

[bassie12]

Nice!

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Don't care for it on the desktop, but it's much nicer on the phone in portrait mode. I never surf on the phone, though, so will check it on the iPad tonight.

 

[beaglesandbass]

I like it on mobile, but not on the desktop. Is there any way for TB to detect what type of device we're browsing on and go to whatever format we select for that kind of device?

 

[two fingers]

It loads faster and is cleaner on my phone. However, I have really gotten used to the "DARK" style, especially at night when I'm supposed to be sleeping.....


I will give it a whirl more during the day and see what happens.

 

[Fat Freddy]

I'm using now....All's good

 

[CatSquare]

Was not aware i could change styles. I like it while reading threads, but browsing through thread options looks kind of busy; the thread titles are too close in size to the rest of the fonts. I'm a mobile user by the way.

 

[Will_White]

I like it, I'll add to those that would like a dark style. I had a hard time distinguishing from stickies and active threads, maybe put like a double or triple thick line between them. Also when I click on a thread with new posts It doesn't go to the first unread it goes to a few above it.

 

[line6man]

I use the "dark" theme, because I like light text on a dark background. There should be more options for themes of this type.

 

[charlie monroe]

I like it on phone, but not on desktop.
I have already changed back away from it.

 

[hondo4life]

I like it, but I am also on the dark boat.

 

[two fingers]

Update.

It has really grown on me on my phone. It's cleaner and loads more quickly. I will switch back and forth from this during the day to "DARK" at night probably.

 

[One Drop]

Great for on my mobile, the only place I surf this site.

 

[paul]

Thanks for all the feedback. I'm really glad it's helping on some of your phones.

@two fingers @hondo4life @line6man @Downunderwonder : FLAT DARK now available in the style chooser. Let me know what you think!

 

[two fingers]

Thanks for all the feedback. I'm really glad it's helping on some of your phones.

@two fingers @hondo4life @line6man @Downunderwonder : FLAT DARK now available in the style chooser. Let me know what you think!

Oh yeah. Like it. Thanks! Cleaner and faster than regular DARK.

 

[line6man]

Thanks for all the feedback. I'm really glad it's helping on some of your phones.

@two fingers @hondo4life @line6man @Downunderwonder : FLAT DARK now available in the style chooser. Let me know what you think!

Cool!

Here is my first bit of (constructive) criticism. I usually navigate the forum by hovering my mouse over the "Forums" button, at the top of the screen, and then clicking on a sub-forum, from the big menu that appears. With the new "Flat Dark" theme, nothing happens when you hover over the "Forums" button.

 

[paul]

Cool!

Here is my first bit of (constructive) criticism. I usually navigate the forum by hovering my mouse over the "Forums" button, at the top of the screen, and then clicking on a sub-forum, from the big menu that appears. With the new "Flat Dark" theme, nothing happens when you hover over the "Forums" button.

The only thing is in order to have that dropdown, another javascript file needs to load... and I really want to keep the FLAT styles as lightweight and snappy as possible. I'm not sure if you know about the "Quick Navigation" icon (looks like a site-map icon) at the top-right and bottom-right of all pages? I'd be interested to know if this is a workable alternative for you and other forum-dropdown-menu fans?