Rate My Design/Help With Testing

[missing-score]

Hi all.

I just wondered if you could tell me what you think of my design at http://www.freeipb.net/ibe and any ways that I could improve it. It validates XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2, and I know it works in Moz and IE 6. Im aware of an IE 5 issue which I am sorting out now.

Also, If anyone is running invision powerboard version 1.1.2, 1.2 or 1.3 and would be willing to test the mod I would be very interested in what you think.

I got the general idea for the mod for a mod krycek did for IPB 1.1.2, but I couldnt remember the name of it and I wanted it for v1.3 so I wrote it myself with a few extra features and ported it for older versions.

Thanks, I appreciate it
Matt

[mindlessLemming]

I don't have time to really pick through it, but there is one immediate issue...
I'm viewing your page on a clapped out 1024x768 14" monitor running 60Hz in a library. The contrast of your text and backgrounds is so low that I have to strain to read it. Take a screen shot of your page and convert it to black and white. This is what your site looks like to the colour blind, of whome there are far too many to simply ignore (especially males, who are on average more affected).

Your right coloumn is especially difficult to read.

Andrew
(I do have 20/20 vision by the way, but that doesn't give me any excuse for poor accessibility either )

[missing-score]

ok, ill have a look into that. Thanks.

[oracleguy]

Yes I agree on the contrast issue, it is hard to read. Maybe go with a dark blue instead of a light.

[missing-score]

im in the process of updating it. Im on a laptop, and our family PC is a TFT screen and it looks great on there, so its hard to judge what to do.

Can you tell me if the headers are hard to read?

[mindlessLemming]

Yeah, a little....

[MysteryMan]

same here.

all i see is white, grey-white, thens ome letters or something.

I view in 12x, and so i can see less than ML in 10x........

0.o

[missing-score]

Ok, I have made some alterations and also added an "accessable mode"

[Nightfire]

Ahh, much easier to read

[Paul Jr]

Typo: Accessible.

I like it; nice job!

[missing-score]

cheers thanks ill correct that.

[MysteryMan]

featurs = features

clickability = availability or selectability

[missing-score]

i remember the features typo, thought i corrected it too, thanks anyways. I would rather leave the clickability as it is, becuase thats the name its given in the admin CP. (clickable)

[mindlessLemming]

Hooray!
I can see again

[missing-score]

lol

If anyone has a copy of InvisionBoard 1.1.2, 1.2 or 1.3 and are willing to test this out, I would greatly appreciate it! Theres not alot involved and its not a big mod, but I would be interested to know what you thought and how useful it was.

Thanks Again