# "Straight Dope" themes **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344 "2020-06-23T12:13:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344/21 "2020-06-23T20:03:16Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Just checked – Straight Dope Dark (which I’m using now) and Sam’s Simple both have two fingers of blank space Straight Dope Light has 4" of blank space on the left, and 4" on the right once you get past the date line. Also 2" between the text boxes and the date line; for a total of 10" blank horizontal space on a window currently 19" wide. (I could make it a little wider, but that would only make the problem worse.) So less than half the available horizontal space is in use – again, in the theme that was supposed to fix the problem. I can live with that, if I have to. It would be nice if I didn’t have to. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344/22 "2020-06-23T20:18:26Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Straight Dope Light has 4" of blank space on the left, and 4" on the right once you get past the date line. Also 2" between the text boxes and the date line; for a total of 10" blank horizontal space on a window currently 19" wide. (I could make it a little wider, but that would only make the problem worse.) > > So less than half the available horizontal space is in use – again, in the theme that was supposed to fix the problem. Oh, I agree that there’s far too much wasted space, especially on the right. Let’s see… 1.25" edge to avatar 1.5" to text. 6.825" of text 2" text to slider .75" of slider 2" slider to right edge 13.5" screen width Measurements not precise due to shaking hands trying to hold measuring tape. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344/23 "2020-06-23T20:48:44Z")
Except for the page header, I can not see any difference between Dark and Straight Dope Dark. Honestly, the blue/red/yellow in SD Dark is annoying, so I went back to plain Dark. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344/24 "2020-06-23T22:07:45Z")
The Straight Dope icon at the top has been fixed in the Straight Dope themes - it has the “fighting ignorance since 1973” line in a separate red line which is a huge improvement. I’m curious to know what the default is for people viewing the boards when not logged in. It would be nice if new visitors could see the board at its best i.e. with the header displaying properly. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344/25 "2020-06-23T22:11:26Z")
I am enjoying Simple Sam(or Sam’s Simple). It’s close enough to being back to the Dope I know. However, if an amazing doper wants to create a theme that will restore the Dope to how it looked(or gets as close as possible), that would be amazing! ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344/26 "2020-06-23T22:22:57Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > I’m curious to know what the default is for people viewing the boards when not logged in. It would be nice if new visitors could see the board at its best i.e. with the header displaying properly. I logged out to check this and the default for visitors is Straight Dope Light which is arguably the most aesthetically pleasing choice. (I’m also using this reply to test out whether I can quote myself) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-themes/912344.md?page=1)