Reading Colors Preferences and Download Options

[riverfox]

Thanks for replying! And for those who didn't offer an opinion, perhaps I'll take my samples as the average. ;)

My eyes are getting more sensitive as time goes on. And I need new glasses (have exam next month).

I used to love light grey text on dark backgrounds (not black, too stark), and I still do---hence the theme on DW.

I'm not a big fan of black on white. It's just as stark to read as white on black, and I'm very glad to have the brightness adjustment on my Kindle Fire. ;)

I prefer soft readability. I bounce back and forth in what colors I like, whether dark brown text on beige background or dark grey on light grey or grey-beige. Sometimes, I'm in a strange purple mood--Violet-grey on grey-lavender. Sounds horrible, I know. But sometimes my eyes feel better with "coloring" other than black/white or grey/greyer.

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I think I've decided that after I've gotten my fanfic design finished, I'll create a bunch of .pdf and .doc files for download. At the moment, this decision is great but I know I'll rethink it after I'm halfway through all my stories. ;)

Comments

[freyasboy]

I always used to like black on white, but I think nowadays I prefer what you call soft readability. I'm not a lover of light on dark, but the other colors you suggested above sound ideal to me.

Having said all that, I' now finding this color scheme is okay! Contrary? Awkward? Yep, that's me.

Love the idea of options for downloading. I do most of my reading from a kindle, and copying and pasting (especially long fics) is a bitch! I wish everyone could make things a bit easier by giving options.

There! I've had my say. I'll go back to sleep now! *g*

Chris xx

[discodiva76]

I have to say that from all the old websites I used to peruse in the J/D fandom the FDAS layout was the easiest on my eyes...the beige/brown almost parchment like colour with the dark larger sized type was a breeze to navigate....definitely a nice light background like this or pale blue is great for me....I also find a larger type helps my changing eyesight as I age...although very near sighted I'm now wearing varifocals with near, mid and far sight...mid sight at the computer screen is helped with a larger size clear font.....sucks getting old don't it?...:P


xoxoxoxo

[riverfox]

Happy birthday sweetie! :)

[riverfox]

*clears throat* Guess who designed the FDAS layout? ;)

Yep, sucks getting old. Or old eyesight, anyway. ;)

I find that no matter how much I love a color scheme, it won't make a damn bit of difference if the font size is too small for me to read easily.

So as I design the fanfic site, I will keep in mind that whatever size I use for default, I will make sure the pages are resizable for the reader's preferences. :)