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Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 10-24-1999, 01:24 AM:
Anybody else find the white - on - black harder on the eyes?
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-24-1999, 01:30 AM:
Yes, Ian was very prompt about calling me directly! (Ian, you put Rick up to this? 
) It's about as close to "dye transfer" as we can get on a computer. 
Anyway, I'm open to suggestions. Post the recommendations here (specific colors, layout, etc) or email them to me directly at Flix@film-tech.com
Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 10-24-1999, 01:13 PM:
Yes, I find the black very hard to read!Please go back to the way it was before you started to futz with it.
Posted by Ky Boyd (Member # 23) on 10-24-1999, 01:27 PM:
Hey, who put ugly all over the forum??? What happen to the clean, crisp, classy original look? This is hard to read, takes longer to load and is generally boring, not to mention, not attractive. Please no "New" Film-Tech. I want "Classic" Film-Tech.
Posted by Howard Johnson (Member # 62) on 10-24-1999, 01:34 PM:
Yes please can we go back to black on white as it is easier to read and prints better on my printer as I like to post interesting topics on our notice board for the other projectionists.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-24-1999, 01:47 PM:
Ok there Ian and Ky. Enough swaying the vote. You two have already voted. A good and legitimate point from Howard, though on printing. Anyone else have an opinion one way or another?
Posted by Erika Hellgren (Member # 22) on 10-24-1999, 02:41 PM:
Brad, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I thought it was perfectly fine the way it was before 
Posted by Martin Frandsen (Member # 74) on 10-24-1999, 02:57 PM:
I dont prefer the new 'Halloween look'
this site has now. Im mostly a 'lurker' on this site, i have
learned alot reading all the comments,but
i find it hard reading white letters on
black.
Lets get back to the Classic Film-Tech
Please!
Posted by Ben Wales (Member # 92) on 10-24-1999, 04:50 PM:
I agree, to start I thought my computer has gone wrong.Let's keep it as it was before!
A 'Classic' Film-Tech Site, the one we all enjoy.
Posted by Joe Smith (Member # 190) on 10-24-1999, 06:23 PM:
I usually just hang around here reading the messages, but the format change prompted me to register and comment.GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FORMAT!
(at least you motivated me to register)...
Good Forum. Keep up the good work...
joe...
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-24-1999, 06:25 PM:
Better? I don't remember exactly the color schemes that were used originally, but like Coca-Cola, the "classic" version isn't exactly the same...but it's close.I think I got the yellow/red folder and the light bulbs working again too.
Posted by Joe Smith (Member # 190) on 10-24-1999, 06:31 PM:
Gee! I didn't know I had that much power. Changed back to original format in less time than it took me to post my original message!
Posted by Ky Boyd (Member # 23) on 10-24-1999, 07:50 PM:
Thank you Brad, I appreciate the return of Classic Film-Tech.
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 10-24-1999, 08:40 PM:
Classic Film-Tech?I can't wait for Diet Film-Tech and/or Caffiene Free Film-Tech.
Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 10-24-1999, 08:43 PM:
I am happy to have the old site back. However, I noticed the "Reply to post" is now larger, and I dont have to guess at it anymore. Picture it: Me sitting 4 feet from a 27" Trinitron (Sony--yes it does suck) TV, with the wireless keyboard in my lap. Not a pretty site. Good thing we dont have to look at each other. The lovely Erika, and all these ugly guys....
Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 10-24-1999, 10:36 PM:
Thanks, Brad. I was getting travel-ghosts.
Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 10-25-1999, 03:09 AM:
Rick: I think its time for a new monitor hehehe -Aaron
Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 10-25-1999, 10:10 AM:
Thank you, Brad. At least you got a couple of lurkers to register. Welcome!I think you owe Ky and Coke a credit for the "Classic" Bit.
"Travel-Ghosts" That's a good one, Rick.
Brad, if you want to mess with the site, do small things. Like changing the Film-Tech logo. You could do it in script. You could make it red. You could be sued by coke and let the case drag on for years, getting free publicity for Film-Guard.
Posted by Kenn Fong (Member # 118) on 10-25-1999, 12:15 PM:
Brad,I know what you were doing. Since this is a forum for projectionists, you were trying to emulate the appearance of a movie screen. The problem is reverses (white text on black) only work for a few words of normal sized text or headlines. Thanks for changing back, it reflects your general philosophy of service to us all.
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Kenn Fong
http://qwertyuiop.net
Screenwriter's Home Page
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-25-1999, 02:09 PM:
Nope, actually I had a few minutes to spare and thought I'd try to make the forum look a little less bland. Unfortunately there's no way to view a "preview" screen, and if I am working on something, lurkers will get some awful interesting color combinations until all of the threads have been updated.
Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 10-25-1999, 02:37 PM:
Brad,It's not the technology of the booth but the story that sells tickets. (Although I will go to the theatre with the best presentation.)
Conversly;
It's not the look of the web-site but the conversation that keeps us looking in. (This web-site already has the best presentation.)
For bad web presentation check out, http://x38.deja.com/
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 10-25-1999, 05:06 PM:
I hate to post "I agree" here, but I will. Ian is right; the design and layout of Film-Tech is just about ideal. It is simple enough to load quickly and good enough to look attractive in all browsers. I use Lynx regularly (it's text-based and is much faster than Netscape, even on a high-speed cablemodem connection) and appreciate that everything works and is usable without being overloaded with graphics and imagemaps and all that other junk.
As always, though, content is the most important thing, but we already know how good the content here is or we wouldn't visit this site regularly...
Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 10-27-1999, 10:17 AM:
You just couldn't resist, could you, Brad? You had to go and change Film-Tech again after the howls of protest from the masses. Well, I don't mind this one too much. Just resist the more colorful changes.Ian
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-27-1999, 09:05 PM:
heheheheheheheheheYes "Sir Ian", you are correct. I just couldn't resist...driving you crazy! I plan on making a teeny tiny little change every day until you go completely insane.
(Just kidding. Actually, I was trying to find the original color matches, just for you.)
Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 10-28-1999, 05:21 PM:
Brad, the new format (now) is a great improvement. Took me ten minutes to figure out why it looked "cleaner" (no more grey areas) - did you use "Film-Guard" on it? P.S. Aaron: It wasn't the monitor after all. I took out a small bank loan and changed all the 12AU7A tubes in my computer. It worked!