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[VersabossParticipant @versaboss]

Now Katy if you could change back the links to blue, as promised, then you could at least one make happy (well, relatively only, maybe). On the right side column it works, so why not here?

Greetings, Hansrudolf

[Katy PurvisParticipant @katypurvis79544]

Hi Versaboss, I've changed all the ones that were previously blue, back to blue, what have I missed?

[Katy PurvisParticipant @katypurvis79544]

Thanks Jason, I will suggest that to Diane

[VersabossParticipant @versaboss]

Sorry Katy, I could swear I saw a black one! So all is fine now, thanks a lot!

Greetings, Hansrudolf

[VersabossParticipant @versaboss]

Well I was right. See e.g the third posting in "Best universal…milling machine". A blue and a black one in the same posting.

I really don't hope Katy has to change each and every link manually to blue??? In that case I rest my case…

Good pun, isn't it?

Greetings, Hansrudolf

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

They're both blue for me VB …. until I click on one then it turns black.

That it changes colour once I've used it is normal but changing to the default text colour (black in this case) is odd in my experience. Usually (most sites) it changes from blue to a sort of purple (thus still identifying it as a link but showing it as "used"

(I've jumped into the middle of this conversation so if I've misinterpreted it, just ignore me).

(accidental smiley because I followed a quote character with a parenthesis <——- intentional smiley)

Edited By OMG on 03/10/2013 22:48:29

[Katy PurvisParticipant @katypurvis79544]

Graham, I am sorry about that, I don't know which photograph is yours. If you would like me to replace it, please let me know and I will ask Diane to provide a substitute. On my test version I did use several pictures from the gallery, which according to the t&cs of the website, I am allowed to use those within the confines of the website without explicit permission. If one of those photographs was yours and has been carried over, I apologise.

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

Hi Katy. I know you're flat out answering all these posts but I also have a small request.

Is it possible to add a button to the reply box 'Smileys Off'?

I have seen this on other forums and as the old saying go's, ' A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse'.

Here in Oz, a wink at a bloke is an invite to getting a faceful of fives if you know what I mean.

Regards from the land of the kangaroo

* Danny M *

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

Danny, I already took this up with Katy. As I understand it, the smileys can be turned off as text-entered characters (i.e. only available from the drop-down) which would solve our accidental smiley problem.

However, it would have to be done globally over all the publisher's website and people on other sites demand that it be turned on for text-entry so they don't have to go to the drop-down. (Presumably these are people who use texting a lot … probably the opposite of here).

 

Edited By OMG on 04/10/2013 14:34:21

[dcostaParticipant @dcosta]

Hello Norman, good afternoon.

Thank you for your kind words about my last post in this thread.

Best regards
Dias Costa

[Diane CarneyModerator @dianecarney30678]

Posted by Graham Meek on 03/10/2013 21:26:31:

It would have been nice to have been asked if you could use my photograph, I would have obliged, being one of the old school I was brought up on "Manners maketh Man", and "Courtesy costs nothing", it is obvious that these qualities are not to be found with the ME publishing.

I think Harold Hall had the right idea, I think I shall join him.

Gray,

Gray, please advise which is the offending photograph. It will be removed.

Diane

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

I think Gray may mean the picture currently featured in the 'gallery' box on the home page.

Are these selected automatically/randomly?

Neil

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Surely though if it's on this site it's been placed there by Gray ?

If this is the case then by posting pictures on here the owners have the right to reuse them on the site and no permission is needed.

If you want to show pictures and keep ownership you have to post a link or URL and not the native graphic.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Graham Meek on 04/10/2013 22:16:45:

I am not at all offended with the use of my photograph and if this site has what they think ownership, it would be as wise for them to check first as some other publishing company might actually share ownership of some of my photographs, hence my comment about asking first, perhaps they want to enter into litigation with a third party just for the shear hell of it.

Gray

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Gray,

Forgive me … because this is obviously a very sensitive matter for you.

The Terms & Conditions [copied below] are quite explicit.

You may, or may not, consider this to be fair and reasonable, but it does a pretty good job of reducing the risk to MTM.

MichaelG.

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3.1 CONTENT SUBMITTED TO READER GALLERIES AND PORTFOLIOS

By posting your photographs on the Gallery section of this Website you grant MyTimeMedia an irrevocable, royalty free, non-exclusive, worldwide license allowing MyTimeMedia to display your work on this Website. My MyTimeMedia undertakes not to publish your images outside of this Website without obtaining your permission first.

[Katy PurvisParticipant @katypurvis79544]

Graham, despite the above, we will remove the photo and replace it with something else. I'm not certain which photo we have used. Neil says it is the Gallery photo on the home page, but if you could confirm that, we will take it off and replace it.

I will also speak to someone in the office on Monday about toning down the colour of the header bars, but I can't guarantee that this change will be made.

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

Posted by Graham Meek on 04/10/2013 22:16:45:

I have issues with the new format, I hate the black bars that appear above a thread posting, it may be very cool, so therefore if something is not to my taste I have two options, put up with it and get a headache or stay away, I intend to choose the latter.

Don't know if this helps, Gray, or if you've perhaps tried this already but your browser settings should allow you to alter the way a page is presented. Usually there is something like "Allow sites to choose their own colors (sic) instead of mine" buried in the options. It's usually checked by default but can be unchecked.

In Firefox, I was able to get rid of the black bar altogether using that (it did a few other strange things to the page too so it might need to be played with).

[ZiggarParticipant @ziggar]

but that option isnt available on a page by page choice

you do it once and it effects ALL sites

it basically uses the default colour choices for web page creation
blue for unvisited links, red for visited links

Z

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

Well …. yes …. but link colours weren't the issue. Gray was having trouble with the black bar at the top of the page and when I tried it, it certainly removed that.

And yes, of course it affects all sites – it's a default configuration option after all. But that sounds like it might be an advantage in Gray's case.

[NJHParticipant @njh]

Gray

Just to be sure – the only black bar that I see is the second one down at the top of the page saying HOME ,FEATURES, WORKSHOP etc in white type. The headers for individual posts appear as white text on a dark green background.

In my usage I seldom "visit" the black bar but, of course, the green bars are ever present in reading forum posts. They don't bother me too much but if a more muted tone could be used that might improve things for you?

Don't even think of leaving – your input is far to valuable!

All the best

Norman

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I think Gray is refering to the dark green bar with the date & time of the post, I was using the ipad last night not the PC and it is almost black on there, may be an individual screen issue.

Edit, I think it has something to do with the angle the screen is viewed at, if I lower my head and look at the screen at a right angle or get even lower the green is very dark, sit up at the desk and it appears lighter. Gray if you are still reading try altering your viewing angle which may confirm why you see black and the rest dark green. Not suggesting you have to move the screen every time you visit ME but it may help Katy know what other users are seeing.

J

Edited By JasonB on 05/10/2013 07:51:48

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

On the subject of photos on the home page. In the old format newly posted photos appeared at the bottom of the screen as "new album additions" or something similar so you have had several of your images grace the homepage.

Infact if you look back at the first post in the Fiat tractor thread this was started by someone commenting on an image that you posted which appeared on the homepage that is why the image of the tractor is at the start of the thread.

J

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

One way of protecting photos from being displayed as Grey's was might be to watermark them, they'll still appear on sight, but a bit more restricted from being pirated by others(maybe). Ian S C

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

The bars, whether dark green, black, or medium green are significantly darker than the background colour so because of the high contrast it makes the page hard on the eyes. It would be nice if they could be toned down a bit but that is just a personal preference and not a whinge to add to the 'negativity'!

Unlike Gray I do not have a computer or large monitor set up by a Microsoft expert/professional, maybe that is the reason I cannot see the black bars he mentioned.

On my system the login bar is medium green, and the bars on the individual posts are fairly dark green.

Ian P

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi, the bars above the posts appear dark green to me as they always have done, however depending on the angle I look at the sceen the darker they look towards being black. It may be a contrast thing, being as the sorrounding areas are much brighter now than the old look.

Regards Nick.

[ZiggarParticipant @ziggar]

Graham, can i suggest that you take a look at the monitor settings you have chosen, ie. brightness, contrast, colour, and any other settings available to you
it may pay you to change it from RGB to individual colour settings or vice versa

and also to have a look in your settings/control panel at your display settings and also, [dont know what MS calls it] your Accessability settings. See what you have available for making the screen easier to look at in general

 

 

Z

 

 

PS

 

if you do go ahead and use the suggested setting for alowing all pages to be rendered in YOUR choice of colours, then it strips away ALL colours on all pages. Basically turns everything into a sea of black, white, red and blue. Which from what you've said may be too much of a stark contrast for you. But you can of course try it and set it back if you dont lie it.

 

 

 

Edited By Ziggar on 05/10/2013 10:58:59

Edited By Ziggar on 05/10/2013 10:59:20

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