# Will the classic look-and-feel option be coming back? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 25, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348 "2004-03-25T14:32:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/1 "2004-03-25T14:32:03Z")
I was hoping that now that things have died down somewhat, an admin might be able to look into restoring the option to use the other style. Thanks very much. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/2 "2004-03-25T14:58:24Z")
> [@Libertarian](#): > > I was hoping that now that things have died down somewhat \ Au contraire, there hasn’t been a more hectic time in a long while. There’s also the possibility that we’ll switch from RC4 to the new Gold version of vBulletin, but I don’t have an official word on that yet. An admin might come by to answer your question. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/3 "2004-03-25T15:13:09Z")
Do you mean the one where they cut the little V out of the bread and then put the filling in ? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2004, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/4 "2004-03-26T12:04:55Z")
Thanks, Xash. Kudos to all of you for your work. I can wait. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/5 "2004-03-27T04:32:21Z")
How [classic](http://tinyurl.com/2n7r3) are you looking for? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/6 "2004-03-27T11:56:58Z")
Wow! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/7 "2004-03-29T02:58:25Z")
I’m not sure if this is what **Libertarian** was talking about, but I would like to see the option to change the board style come back as well. This Trebuchet font in which the posts are displayed doesn’t work very well. **Bold text** is virtually indistinguishable from non-bold text. At least on my Mac (Mac OS X 10.3, Firefox browser - other browsers as well). And bold text can be pretty important sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/8 "2004-03-29T22:58:00Z")
I’m using IE 6, Win98. Bold is clearly visible to me. Looking at the normal and bold word “text” in your post on my screen, basically the vertical strokes on bold letters are 2 pixels, non-bold 1 pixel. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/9 "2004-03-30T01:04:08Z")
I use Mac (OS9) and Win 98 and XP and I can see everything just fine. I hope they don’t mess with it too much… ---
**Author:** ![rkts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@rkts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rkts)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/10 "2004-03-30T03:11:55Z")
**Phase42** , I have the same setup (OS X 10.3, Firefox) and I can see bold text just fine. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/11 "2004-03-31T01:36:32Z")
If we’re talking about the drop-down box that changes the Page View between “BrightLinks,” “Straight Dope” or “VB style,” I also would like to know. Compared to this view, the blue-on-blue “VB Style” is much easier to read, especially on my notebook computer. I would really enjoy having the option restored, if it’s not too much trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/12 "2004-04-09T13:33:20Z")
Yes, that’s the one, El Cid. Now that things might have settled down a bit, I thought I’d reask. Thanks, staff. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-classic-look-and-feel-option-be-coming-back/236348/13 "2004-04-10T17:07:04Z")
**elmwood** , that _scared_ me. Only 6 boards, all the old mods and barely 50,000 posts in frickin’ MPSIMS?? Damn, the boards were _weird_ four and a half years ago…