I have to disagree strongly with piptigger -- this dark theme makes my eyes water and burn, especially because of the complete lack of contrast in the nested comments. I don't know of any research on usability that says black on white is less readable than white on black, but I KNOW that grey/yellow on white is virtually impossible to read. (I only read arstechnica when absolutely necessary.)

Adjust your brightness/contrast so the monitor doesn't hurt your eyes. Get a glare filter. Buy a flat panel. The problem is not the site design, it's the fact that computer monitors are just not good for your eyes.

I hate to even comment on this at all, because as vroom says, he's got more pressing things to do than worry about prettifying the site.

(I do like the idea of a medieval theme. I have many artist friends. Maybe one of 'em would volunteer.)

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In reply to RE: RE: Ideas for PerlMonks Themes by neshura
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