Re: Slashdot colours (was Re: Debian Linux vs BSD)
From: David Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... No, I can only guess at what's going on. The first few lines of the document source are (wrapped arbitrarily): HTMLHEADTITLESlashdot:News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. /TITLE /HEAD BODY bgcolor=#00 text=#00 link=#00 vlink=#00 .. Those colours are a recipe for disaster, I'd say. ... Is that a reasonable guess? Yes. Setting a default of black text on a black background was stupid of them. Daniel
Re: Slashdot colours (was Re: Debian Linux vs BSD)
Quoting Onno ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): I frequently see references to Slashdot here, and when I point my browser at them, the page is always rendered in grey/dark grey on black. Am I doing something wrong? The background should be white maybe you changed your prefs??? Gosh, I wish there were some (to get rid of jazzy backgrounds that some people use. What would this preference be called in Netscape 2.01? No, I can only guess at what's going on. The first few lines of the document source are (wrapped arbitrarily): HTMLHEADTITLESlashdot:News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. /TITLE /HEAD BODY bgcolor=#00 text=#00 link=#00 vlink=#00 centera href=http://209.207.224.220/redir.pl?968; target=_topimg src=http://209.207.224.220/servfu.pl?i,968,2187825; alt=Please click here. border=2 width=468 height=60/a/center TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 TRTD WIDTH=1SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT Those colours are a recipe for disaster, I'd say. The remainder of the code contains things with other colours, and presumably this patchwork of objects builds up into what you all see. My browser perhaps can't match the level of sophistication used at this site, so the missing colours just don't cover up all the black. Is that a reasonable guess? Or am I on the wrong tack. I've been looking at slashdot with lynx and notice that you can login. Is this a wise move, or will I be inundated with junk mail? Are there preferences which then become available? Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
Re: Slashdot colours (was Re: Debian Linux vs BSD)
Hi I always use lynx for slashdot, and it works fine. I don't think I get junk mail because of it, but it's hard to tell. Regards -- Rob Murray
Re: Slashdot colours (was Re: Debian Linux vs BSD)
I frequently see references to Slashdot here, and when I point my browser at them, the page is always rendered in grey/dark grey on black. Am I doing something wrong? The background should be white maybe you changed your prefs??? My usual workaround is (because I run netscrape with -install) to move my mouse out of the ns window so that the ns colours change to a fairly random combination of other colours. However, today that random selection gives me, in place of dark grey on black, light grey on green so I still can't read the text (and can barely read the links). Any advice? Well, try your prefs ;-) Btw, I'm using Opera 3.6 under windoze (within 6 (?) months on Linux!). Good luck, Onno
Slashdot colours (was Re: Debian Linux vs BSD)
Quoting Onno ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): [...] In order: http://www.daemonnews.org/199909/freebsd.html http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/10/17/2317202.shtml http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=bsd Let me know what you think of it, I frequently see references to Slashdot here, and when I point my browser at them, the page is always rendered in grey/dark grey on black. Am I doing something wrong? My usual workaround is (because I run netscrape with -install) to move my mouse out of the ns window so that the ns colours change to a fairly random combination of other colours. However, today that random selection gives me, in place of dark grey on black, light grey on green so I still can't read the text (and can barely read the links). Any advice? Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
Re: Slashdot colours (was Re: Debian Linux vs BSD)
On Fri, Oct 29, 1999 at 03:57:58PM +, David Wright wrote: I frequently see references to Slashdot here, and when I point my browser at them, the page is always rendered in grey/dark grey on black. Am I doing something wrong? My usual workaround is (because I run netscrape with -install) to move my mouse out of the ns window so that the ns colours change to a fairly random combination of other colours. However, today that random selection gives me, in place of dark grey on black, light grey on green so I still can't read the text (and can barely read the links). Any advice? If I remember correctly you can force browser to use your favourite colorset and piss at page's settings by changing something in preferences
