IMPORTANT - PLEASE LEARN HOW TO MAKE A PROPER SPOILER

mette · Post by **mette** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:26 am

Blast!10 wrote: Try to read this now without highlighting. Also try inverting the colors in Paint. This is the EXACT SAME color.

No it's not, sorry

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:41 am

mette, Blast didn't mean the same colour as the quote box. He meant the actual post background colour (the light one, not the dark one).

EDIT: Or have I made a mistake?

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:15 am

Exactly.

I wrote:Just make the text the exact same color of the post's background.

mette · Post by **mette** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:48 pm

I know what you meant, but I could still read the text.

I saw a post with dark background and light text. When I go back to the post now, it's dark background and dark text and the color codes have changed. As far as I can see, you have edited your post since my reply, and I'm guessing your edit was about the color codes. So my conclusion is: It didn't work the first time because you made a mistake. Now it works because you have edited your post.

Btw. Even if it works I find it a lot easier to just use the quote box with white text. I know it always works and it's easy for other people to see that there's something there for them to read.

Mette

Blast!10 · Post by **Blast!10** » Thu May 08, 2008 2:25 pm

Btw. Even if it works I find it a lot easier to just use the quote box with white text. I know it always works and it's easy for other people to see that there's something there for them to read.

It is easier, but I was just posting a way to hide a spoiler in a way that most people will have no idea that there's a spoiler there (e.g. if you reveal your full name).

The quotebox way is better if you want people to know about the spoiler though.

I'm never gonna tell you my full name though. >:-)

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:59 pm

Actually, this works.

For real perfectionists, the totally same color for the quote box was discovered by Small, I think. It's #FAFAFA.

Try to strain your eyes very hard (or invert colors in Paint) at a regular quote spoiler:

Regular spoiler

and Small's spoiler:

Small's spoiler -- THIS IS THE EXACT SAME COLOUR!

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:22 pm

Muzozavr wrote:Actually, this works.

For real perfectionists, the totally same color for the quote box was discovered by Small, I think. It's #FAFAFA.

Try to strain your eyes very hard (or invert colors in Paint) at a regular quote spoiler:

Regular spoiler
and Small's spoiler:

Small's spoiler -- THIS IS THE EXACT SAME COLOUR!

but I see no diffrence

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:25 pm

duncan wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:Actually, this works.

For real perfectionists, the totally same color for the quote box was discovered by Small, I think. It's #FAFAFA.

Try to strain your eyes very hard (or invert colors in Paint) at a regular quote spoiler:

Regular spoiler
and Small's spoiler:

Small's spoiler -- THIS IS THE EXACT SAME COLOUR!
but I see no diffrence

EDIT:I also will not use the Verry same color as the quote box cause I will have to find this post just to do a spoiler Edit: test white text: hghgf

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Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:30 pm

Maybe you don't see the difference, but I do. I can vaguely make out the first spoiler text, but never the second one.

Oh, and is it so difficult to remember #FAFAFA? (shot, bricked, hanged)

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:03 pm

Muzozavr wrote:Maybe you don't see the difference, but I do. I can vaguely make out the first spoiler text, but never the second one.

Oh, and is it so difficult to remember #FAFAFA? (shot, bricked, hanged)

the quote boxes are a diffrent color them selfs

popo · Post by **popo** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:48 am

Muzozavr wrote:Actually, this works.

For real perfectionists, the totally same color for the quote box was discovered by Small, I think. It's #FAFAFA.

Try to strain your eyes very hard (or invert colors in Paint) at a regular quote spoiler:

Regular spoiler
and Small's spoiler:

Small's spoiler -- THIS IS THE EXACT SAME COLOUR!

Ok, so I pasted the page into Paint Shop, and used the colour dropper to test the colours in the quotes. The background of the quote boxes is R:250, G:250, B:250, which is not quite perfect white, and the text is 255 which is perfect white. In the one with the hex instead of name the text is also 250 which indeed does match the background perfectly.

BUT, I think for most people, who aren't going to go to the trouble of pasting the page into an art package, or who haven't got eyes like a hawk as you have Muzzie, then just using white will be perfectly ok, and a lot less messing about.

So I suppose it's up to the person doing the spoiler, whichever method they want to use. Just as long as it's in quotes.

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:00 pm

popo wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:Actually, this works.

For real perfectionists, the totally same color for the quote box was discovered by Small, I think. It's #FAFAFA.

Try to strain your eyes very hard (or invert colors in Paint) at a regular quote spoiler:

Regular spoiler
and Small's spoiler:

Small's spoiler -- THIS IS THE EXACT SAME COLOUR!
Ok, so I pasted the page into Paint Shop, and used the colour dropper to test the colours in the quotes. The background of the quote boxes is R:250, G:250, B:250, which is not quite perfect white, and the text is 255 which is perfect white. In the one with the hex instead of name the text is also 250 which indeed does match the background perfectly.

BUT, I think for most people, who aren't going to go to the trouble of pasting the page into an art package, or who haven't got eyes like a hawk as you have Muzzie, then just using white will be perfectly ok, and a lot less messing about.

So I suppose it's up to the person doing the spoiler, whichever method they want to use. Just as long as it's in quotes.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was waiting for someone to say that

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:56 pm

Muzozavr wrote:Actually, this works.

For real perfectionists, the totally same color for the quote box was discovered by Small, I think. It's #FAFAFA.

Try to strain your eyes very hard (or invert colors in Paint) at a regular quote spoiler:

Regular spoiler
and Small's spoiler:

Small's spoiler -- THIS IS THE EXACT SAME COLOUR!

It's either me, or the computer I'm using. I think I remember that once when I was on my laptop (right now I'm on my dad's Windows 2000), I looked from a point quite to the left of the screen, which is where the screen seems to go really dark in places. I saw the text in a spoiler, and oh, I remember now! I got an idea that maybe the spoiler box isn't pure white.

popo · Post by **popo** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:57 am

I'm feeling a proper twonk now. I've been looking at my screen from the side, been down on my knees looking up at it, been stood above it looking down, didn't quite get round to standing on my head, but I STILL can't see any difference at all.

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:17 am

It's, IMO, easier to see (for me) with less brightness, and, more importantly, being very close to the screen. From the regular distance, I also couldn't see it. I need to practically inch so close to the screen.
Also, if you have a CRT monitor, it will be probably impossible to see, because they work by dithering. LCD can instead provide exact colors for each pixel, and are better for such close differences. And if you saw no difference AT ALL, not even in slight colouring differences overall... your monitor is likely a CRT.

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:17 am

Popo, you either have a curved screen or a flat screen which isn't a laptop's.

popo · Post by **popo** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:44 am

No, I've got a flat screen LCD monitor, and my brightness is usually quite dark, so dark in fact that I have to change it to play adventure games otherwise I can't see things properly.

I have got a setting that helps to blend the colours on the screen better, because sometimes you get visible lines in the shading. Maybe that setting stops me seeing the letters in the spoilers.

Just wondering though Muzzie, why you want to have your nose on the screen when reading the forum. It must be terribly uncomfortable.

SunInOz · Post by **SunInOz** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:58 am

Just testing...

Zanne · Post by **Zanne** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:52 am

just practicing - like i'll EVER get a solution before you guys!

does it work? i could give away some secrets...

did it? er, no.

so how's this then? does it work this time?

let's see...

CRACKED IT!!!! yay me!

Salin · Post by **Salin** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:54 am

Mark you letters with white, Zanne

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:38 pm

Blah blah blah blah blah
Blah blah blah blah blah
Blah blah blah blah blah
Blah blah blah blah blah

Blah blah blah blah blah

Now that is weird.

The first one is white, the second FAFAFA, etc.

I can (at least on this computer) see (but still not make out) words in the first quote box at a normal distance without much difficulty, but it seems impossible in the third quote box. Has anyone got an explanation for this? Does anyone else find it relatively easy to see the words in the first quote box?

P.S. Popo, I think that looking at the screen from different angles causing the screen to go darker only really works with laptops.

Salin · Post by **Salin** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:40 pm

They are exactly the same in my computer.

jdl · Post by **jdl** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:42 pm

I can see the first. Second, impossible! Third, kinda. Forth, impossible.

Salin · Post by **Salin** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:08 pm

I recieved a nasty pm today, about me giving people help here. I've also got yelled at for NOT giving enough help. So what's it gonna be then?

So I just want to remind you all that you should NOT mark any spoiler and read it, unless you're sure you want/need to!!!

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:50 pm

Inger, in my opinion it's always good to help people when they ask for. If it's in a "white quote" then everyone can decide if they want to highlight it or not.

And nasty PM's; just ignore them

If they want to say something about how and what people should post on this forum, then I think they could better also post on the forum, and at a friendly way, or at least neutral.

So carry on!

stinky2 · Post by **stinky2** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:38 am

THIS is a test

stinky2 · Post by **stinky2** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:40 am

edited. no dummy post

Stinky4 · Post by **Stinky4** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:39 pm

Tiny is fun to type

mqdar · Post by **mqdar** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:16 am

Deleted.

Salin · Post by **Salin** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:49 am

stinky2 wrote:
SPOILER DUMMY POST

This is not the thread for dummy post. Please move it to off to off topic discussions.