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Tuning default BBR theme

Default theme

Links have better contrast

Modified theme

•Create local MyStyles.css file (see its content below)
•Assign it in your browser. For IE users instructions are here: BBC - My Web My Way - Windows - Using your own style sheets in Internet Explorer

/* Fixing color of links in BBR default theme: */
body center center table table table a:link    { color: #008 !important; }
body center center table table table a:visited { color: #00C !important; }
body center center table table table a:active  { color: #D00 !important; }
body center center table table table a:hover   { color: #000 !important; }
 
/* Fixing color of title bars in BBR default theme: */
body center center table table table td {background-color: #F4F4F4; !important; }
 
/* Fixing BBR blockquote style: */
body center center table table table div.bquote {
  color:      black !important;
/*  background: white !important;    */
/*  border-style: dotted !important; */
}
 

reply to OZO
I've been using the dark theme for about 4 years now

reply to OZO
I cant really tell the difference between any of the pics..

Cant stand the default theme.. Anything else is better..

As I've said the difference is in color of the links. Default theme has light blue links on white background (see 1st picture), while in modified theme the links are dark (you can make them black easy if you wish) on the same white background.

Dark (or black) font is easier to read on white background then light blue.
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reply to OZO
The links have better contrast... I'll give you that, but it's more difficult to tell the dark blue from the black.
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reply to OZO
There are several ways to use this approach with Firefox browser - check them here.
Thank you - Mele20 and DracoFelis for sharing your solutions with us.
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reply to OZO
Recently I've discovered that links within a forum list (e.g. in Software forum) become having light blue color again. It has happened because the structure of tables within those pages was changed (simplified a bit).

Here is a view of light blue links (default color theme):

Light blue links

Dark blue links

/* Fixing color of links in BBR default theme: */
body center center table table a:link    { color: #008 !important; }
body center center table table a:visited { color: #00C !important; }
body center center table table a:active  { color: #D00 !important; }
body center center table table a:hover   { color: #000 !important; }
 
/* Fixing color of title bars in BBR default theme: */
body center center table table table td {background-color: #F4F4F4; !important; }
body center center table table table#titlebarA1 td {background-color: transparent; !important; }
 
/* Fixing BBR blockquote style: */
body center center table table div.bquote {
  color:      black !important;
/*  background: white !important;    */
/*  border-style: dotted !important; */
}
 

Do you happen to know why the default theme does not honor the user's link colors? It used to. I haven't used it in years though. But with the recent changes and the garish, very hard on the eyes, way too much red color (a little is fine more is not OK) of the Candian theme I have used for years, I decided to try the default theme again as I always liked it and there is not another theme that I can stand. I think all the themes are really ugly except Canadian (until these changes) and default.

But when I tried default yesterday, it would not honor my link colors in Fx and would only do so in IE if I lost all frames here. How would I get the default theme to honor my chosen link colors? (I don't want any blue. I use green and purple as my link colors and those are honored in all browsers using the Canadian theme).

BTW, I can't see any difference at all in the link blue color that you show in your screenshots. They are very light, almost impossible to read and in fuzzy font, not true font, on both your screenshots.
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Using Fx myself and my link colors are being used.

Do not know what your Fx issue is but you can always put some .css code in your userContent.css file and all sites will use the link colors you specify.

Edit* In case yo udo not feel like looking for the .css here is mine. Change the colors to to suit your needs.

Remember userContent.css file.
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* Have the color of visited links=Red, not visited links=Blue & hover=green.
*/
a[href]:visited { color: red !important; }
a[href]:link { color: dark blue !important; }
a[href]:hover {
background-color: rgb(255,255,128) !important;
}

reply to OZO
Today [2007-08-24] structure of forum pages was slightly changed (we've experienced a small "earthquake" here). And as I've promissed earlier - I'm posting new content for local style sheet file that restore default thmeme colors with a better contrast:

/* Fixing color of links in BBR default theme. Favs page: */
body table table table a:link    { color: #008 !important; }
body table table table a:visited { color: #00C !important; }
body table table table a:active  { color: #D00 !important; }
body table table table a:hover   { color: #000 !important; }
 
/* Fixing color of links in BBR default theme. Forum page: */
body table div table a:link    { color: #008 !important; }
body table div table a:visited { color: #00C !important; }
body table div table a:active  { color: #D00 !important; }
body table div table a:hover   { color: #000 !important; }
 
/* Fixing color of title bars in BBR default theme: */
body table table table td {background-color: #F4F4F4; !important; }
body table table table#titlebarA1 td {background-color: transparent; !important; }
 
/* Fixing BBR blockquote style: */
body center center table table div.bquote {
  color:      black !important;
/*  background: white !important;    */
/*  border-style: dotted !important; */
}