# Heaven help me, I like the "new" style better. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 23, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821 "2004-03-23T01:44:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/1 "2004-03-23T01:44:07Z")
After all the arguments over the layout since the last software update, I actually found the blue and gray board colors to be a lot easier on the eyes, especially in semidarkness. The colors are back to the classic SD blue, white, and yellow, and I’m finding it really difficult to read the board for longer than ten minutes at a time. Have there been any thoughts about putting that style back as a personal option? ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/2 "2004-03-23T02:33:49Z")
I’m with BraheSilver on this one, I would appreciate the option to use the newer style. ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/3 "2004-03-23T08:27:02Z")
I liked the newer colours, too … and having changed my decor to match it, I’m a little bit miffed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2004, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/4 "2004-03-23T08:37:46Z")
Huh. I was driven batty by that other colour scheme- and felt like a jerk when I realized I could change it back (to this scheme) with the “style” drop-down – about two weeks after the upgrade. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/5 "2004-03-24T08:03:15Z")
I am using _The Staight Dope_ from the drop down menu. I liked some of the other colour combos better, but I use this one since it uses the full width of my screen. And what is really nice is that it now shows the location of Charter Members. That’s nice. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/6 "2004-03-24T10:48:59Z")
I must be either blind or an idiot, because I can’t find any “style” dropdown menu. It’s not on the main forum index nor is it in the User Control Panel. Can one of you who knows where it is please tell me? In small words? ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/7 "2004-03-24T11:04:50Z")
> [@BraheSilver](#): > > I must be either blind or an idiot, because I can’t find any “style” dropdown menu. It’s not on the main forum index nor is it in the User Control Panel. > > Can one of you who knows where it is please tell me? In small words? I don’t see it, either. ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/8 "2004-03-24T12:30:55Z")
Nor do I any more. But it was there just a week ago. Guess there have been changes. ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heaven-help-me-i-like-the-new-style-better/235821/9 "2004-03-24T15:16:03Z")
It would be nice to consider a black background with white text. It is much easier on the eyes and was very popular when used at another board I frequent.