Fourm Moan (had enough)

[Geoff]

The situation is reversed for TFT monitors.

 

The backlight is permanently on for LCDs. Makes no difference as to whether it's black, white or pink with yellow spots.

 

Not quite. When displaying black, the twisted nematic mask has to block the light coming from the backlight. When displaying white, it doesn't have to do anything at all. Doing something obviously requires more power than doing nothing. Granted, it's only a few watts.

[alonebfg]

ok sorry to sound daft but i have tried the code you posted and all it seems to have done is make the time on the topics to a larg font ?? ( am not good with css or web design stuff) i tend to use a wuswug web desing program lol.

[Midget]

you need to correct your spelling and use a spell checker.

 

 

 

*runs*

*is fat*

*walks*

 

Try chucking it into Dreamweaver.

[srochford]

 

Not quite. When displaying black, the twisted nematic mask has to block the light coming from the backlight. When displaying white, it doesn't have to do anything at all. Doing something obviously requires more power than doing nothing. Granted, it's only a few watts.

 

As I understand it, the rest position for the crystals means that light doesn't pass through; they have to be twisted in order to let light through. I'm pretty sure that the greatest part of the power used by an LCD monitor is the backlight - the charge needed to rotate the crystals is minute.

 

If you want to save power then you could try using LED backlights instead of cold cathode fluorescent tubes. I think some LCDs actually do this but if you fancy trying it for yourself then check out http://www.engr.mun.ca/~wakeham/lcd.htm for a DIY idea :-)

[tickmike]

The lack of understanding of some people on this fourm. Yes i do have dyslixa

 

I have only realised that I have Dyslexia once I started helping our local school and had a long talk to the head about my problems with spelling ,words, lack of understanding about use of there, their, were, where etc.

While I worked as a scientist (now retired ) for 30 years I struggled to get on because of my spellings and maths .

 

It took me 1 year to get over my fears about joining my first forum,this forum (unfounded fears lol ! ) , once I took the first steps last July 06

I have joined about 10 technical web sites forums, because I found that I could write first in the 'write' page in my mail browser and then spell check it, cut and then paste it into the forums ( you could use any word processor ) .

 

Dyslexics have there brain segments in different sizes to the norm we are cr*p at spelling etc. but good with our hands, That seems true with me, I have designed and built my own house brick by brick and could take any car engine to pieces and put it all back again with out manuals.

 

What would help .

 

Is there any Free speech to text software ?. so we can just talk into a mic and it would type and automatically spell check it .

 

"alonebfg" try not to leave the forum and keep your chin up and good luck with work.

 

Michel.

 

Ps It took me about 1 hour to write this.

[srochford]

Is there any Free speech to text software ?. so we can just talk into a mic and it would type and automatically spell check it .

 

"alonebfg" try not to leave the forum and keep your chin up and good luck with work.

 

Michel.

 

Ps It took me about 1 hour to write this.

 

Do you have Office 2003? If so, it has speech recognition built in. It's not perfect but it's not bad and it's certainly worth trying. I'm not sure how much help it will be - someone earlier used the witch/which example and speech recognition won't help there.

 

Ultimately, we just need people to recognise that dyslexics are not stupid or lazy and to accept that a few mis-spellings aren't really going to bring the world to an end!!

[Irazmus]

ok sorry to sound daft but i have tried the code you posted and all it seems to have done is make the time on the topics to a larg font ?? ( am not good with css or web design stuff) i tend to use a wuswug web desing program lol.

 

That is all it's doing, I didn't know what would make the site more readable for you. My understanding of Irlens (although I may very easily be wrong, so feel free to correct me if I am) was that it affects everyone in slightly different ways. If you can let me know what would make the site more easily readable for you, I'll have a stab at modifying the script to suit, although I don't claim to be good with UI's or colour schemes

[alonebfg]

yes it is but it did not make all the writing bigger only frount ent of the site also with me it is colour related. ie you google page to me looks good and is easyer to read. ie light on dark is better than dark on white for me. everone is not the sane but for me it stops the words from moving. hence when using word i have yellow on black but when printed it still comes out black on white paper. for instance your sig looks good but for me it easy to read and if the red was darker it would be even better.

http://www.irlencentralengland.co.uk/symp&dis.html look at the bottom of this page. i see the rivers version

[Irazmus]

Ok, yellow on black with white links and highlights (which I think I may use myself)

 

// EduGeek CSS Modification
// version 0.2 BETA!
// 05-03-2007
// Released under the GPL license
// [url]http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html[/url]
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// This is a Greasemonkey user script.  To install it, you need
// Greasemonkey 0.3 or later: [url]http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/[/url]
// Then restart Firefox and revisit this script.
// Under Tools, there will be a new menu item to "Install User Script".
// Accept the default configuration and install.
//
// To uninstall, go to Tools/Manage User Scripts,
// select "Access Bar", and click Uninstall.
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ==UserScript==
// @name          EduGeek CSS Modification
// @description   show accesskeys defined on page
// @include       [url]http://*.edugeek.net/*[/url]
// @include       [url]http://edugeek.net/*[/url]
// @version       0.2
// ==/UserScript==

newCSS = ('body { color: #FFFF00  ! important; background: #000000 ! important; } div {color: #FFFF00 ! important; background: #000000 ! important; } a:link,a:active,a:visited {color: #FFFFFF ! important; text-decoration:underline ! important;} a:hover {color: #FFFFFF ! important; text-decoration:underline overline ! important;} td {color: #FFFF00 ! important; background: #000000 ! important;} th {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #000033 ! important;} .postdetails {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #000000 ! important;} .post {color: #FFFF00 ! important; background: #333333 ! important;} .helpline {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #333333 ! important;}');

function addGlobalStyle(css) {
   var head, style;
   head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
   if (!head) { return; }
   style = document.createElement('style');
   style.type = 'text/css';
   style.innerHTML = css;
   head.appendChild(style);
}

addGlobalStyle(newCSS);

 

or white on dark red with yellow links

 

// EduGeek CSS Modification
// version 0.2 BETA!
// 05-03-2007
// Released under the GPL license
// [url]http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html[/url]
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// This is a Greasemonkey user script.  To install it, you need
// Greasemonkey 0.3 or later: [url]http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/[/url]
// Then restart Firefox and revisit this script.
// Under Tools, there will be a new menu item to "Install User Script".
// Accept the default configuration and install.
//
// To uninstall, go to Tools/Manage User Scripts,
// select "Access Bar", and click Uninstall.
//
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ==UserScript==
// @name          EduGeek CSS Modification
// @description   show accesskeys defined on page
// @include       [url]http://*.edugeek.net/*[/url]
// @include       [url]http://edugeek.net/*[/url]
// @version       0.2
// ==/UserScript==

newCSS = ('body { color: #FFFFFF  ! important; background: #110000 ! important; } div {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #110000 ! important; } a:link,a:active,a:visited {color: #FFFF00 ! important; text-decoration:underline ! important;} a:hover {color: #FFFF00 ! important; text-decoration:underline overline ! important;} td {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #110000 ! important;} th {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #330000 ! important;} .postdetails {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #110000 ! important;} font.block-title {color: #3399FF ! important;} .post {color: #FFFFFF ! important; background: #220000 ! important;} .helpline {color: #FFFF00 ! important; background: #220000 ! important;}');

function addGlobalStyle(css) {
   var head, style;
   head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
   if (!head) { return; }
   style = document.createElement('style');
   style.type = 'text/css';
   style.innerHTML = css;
   head.appendChild(style);
}

addGlobalStyle(newCSS);

 

Are either of these any use?

If not, what would be better?

 

I've also included my modified version of Google Dark Extended (renamed to .vbs as the forum doesn't like .js [or even .txt] >_< )

googledarkextended.user.js.vbs

[alonebfg]

wow i have tried both i pefer the white one than the yellow it makes this a lot more easy. (the sen has just spotted it as well and asked me how i do it i have told her i will need to look into it myself a bit more first befor i let the kids lose on it. Thank you again. Its a shame i cant do it to all sites but it would take such a ling time to do but at least edugeek looks clear now. The words have stopped moving as well (woopee)

 

Now for the bad news google dark donk work at all. it is enabled on the page but does not seem to change nothing. i am running the new firefox and the uptodate greasemonky

 

ok i lied it works just not with home page IE http://www.google.co.uk

[Lee_K_81]

Its a shame i cant do it to all sites

 

You could always try:

 

Incidently, if you really struggle to read the colours of the forum (or any webpage) and cant wait for a new version, use Firefox.

 

Go to Tools --> options. Select the content tab. Click on Colours in the "fonts and colours" panel.

 

Select your ideal text colour and background colour, also adjust the unvisited / visited links colours as required. Untick "Allow pages to choose their own colours, instead of my selections above". Click ok, ok. Refresh page. Edugeek is now available in whatever psychedelic colours you want it.

 

Hope this helps.......