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[–] Nurdoidz 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I knew text contrast was a problem - voat has a very washed-out color scheme in not night mode

Ah, yes, I take the blame on this one. It is true: for some reason the designer inside of me told me everything should be white. But, there's a good reason! I designed the themes so it wouldn't be too much of a hassle for the community to create their own subverse themes (think templates)!


But I couldn't figure out what selectors (I think it's a selector, anyway) to tweak to make those changes.

No fret! They're actually called CSS classes or IDs. Difference between the two is that IDs are clipped onto elements that are only used once (there's only one header on this site, so ID works best in that case), and classes are slapped onto reoccurring elements like comments or buttons. IDs use # and classes use . at the beginning of the class/ID name.

As for finding out what classes/IDs to modify, hit that F12 key (assuming you're using a modern, popular browser like Chrome, Firefox, IE, etc.). A pane should come rushing in. On said pane, you're going to see a button that (typically) looks like an arrow pointing to a box, called 'inspect element' or something of the sort. Click it. Then, just click on anything on the webpage and it'll point you toward that exact HTML tag with the appropriate CSS class/ID, if it has one.


My guess is you'll hear from me again when I run into future problems, but I'll try not to bombard you. Thanks again!

Please, please. I should be thanking you! By posting your questions on this sub, you're effectively saving the extra step for lurkers who have the same problem. So, whatever the opposite of feeling bombarded is, I'm feeling it! Thanks for stopping by. :-)

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[–] Chai_Ito [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well, that's embarrassing; I didn't know you were Voat's CSS artist-in-residence. First things first, great job on making everything look so clean and inviting! Contrast aside, I love how things look here, and since I'm in night mode full-time now it's not even an issue anymore.

And you're definitely right about having a look that is easy to work with and around... it's forgiving enough that I was able to cobble something together after all ;)

Your explanation for IDs and classes was perfect, because it was succinct without me feeling like I'm missing some esoteric coding terminology. I've been a member of Voat for ~4 days now, and I keep running into intelligent and helpful people. I'll definitely start playing with using the F12 function now that I know it's there. More computer literacy is always a good thing. And I'll make sure to come back here when I have more questions, for the good of Voaters everywhere! Thanks a million!

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[–] Nurdoidz 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Well, that's embarrassing; I didn't know you were Voat's CSS artist-in-residence. First things first, great job on making everything look so clean and inviting! Contrast aside, I love how things look here, and since I'm in night mode full-time now it's not even an issue anymore.

Thanks! Yep, contrast is on the to-do list for the next few tweaks, now that quite a few people mentioned it. Though, I'm glad that @Atko suggested I make a dark theme alongside the main design because it probably saved a lot of users who didn't like the default light theme.


I'll definitely start playing with using the F12 function now that I know it's there. More computer literacy is always a good thing.

I learned most of what I know by testing out things and researching a few things I don't know, so I guess you can call me street-trained. I just thought that complete CSS tutorials were pretty boring past the first few lessons. Whether or not you feel you learn better my way or by the book, good luck on your journey either way.


And I'll make sure to come back here when I have more questions, for the good of Voaters everywhere! Thanks a million!

You're welcome! Now, go out there and have some fun. :-)