Thread:Talk:Athena/More comments about the heavy use of black, and a simple solution

Right, so like a bunch of other people, I'm really, really not into the idea of the heavy black bars up top for the desktop version. In fact, I'd probably switch back to vector just to avoid them, and that would mean that I'd lose whatever newfangled gizmos you all stuff into the new version. Doesn't leave me with many good options.

Here's a really simple solution though: Make changing the color schemes an option. Lots of websites do this to accommodate people with different visual preferences. I envision being able to go to "your preferences" and selecting between a black dominant (default), a white dominant version that approximates the colors of the current default layout, and a grey/light blue version that approximates the colors of the older layout, which some folks still use.

It shouldn't cause any more work for the coders, and it's really not that hard to do for the art department, since all the design is done and the color schemes have existed for years, and it will make a large number of users very happy.