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Author:  Daman [ Fri May 22, 2009 7:02 am ]
Post subject:  Color scheming
I'm not too much of an expert with colors or making them match nicely. This is why I am asking you, datarealms, to make the forum syntax highlighter use acceptable colors.

At this link is a long example of the syntax highlighter actually put to use, and shows a wide range of colors assigned to specific function and variable groups. I would like you guys, the community, to post suggestions on what should be what color.

http://www.daman.ilovetheinternet.org/f ... t=1&p=1#p1
Author:  TrouserDemon [ Fri May 22, 2009 12:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
The dark yellow stuff should be a nice bright lime green.

The darker blue is a bit tricky to see on the lighter grey stripes, and needs tweaking.

Similarly the dark red/burgundy colour is difficult to make out on the dark stripes, and also needs tweaking.
Author:  Grif [ Fri May 22, 2009 2:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
All comments should be green, agree with TD.

Switch the function color with Vector color and then make vector a brightish yellow color.

Actually nevermind the hideous paint cyan color works well for function, if, then else etc.

Also lightening up the darker BG color works wonders. I used 36,36,36 in paint.

Also I'd suggest using italics and other effects more often than just comments; strings inside quotes should also be italicized, and some way to differentiate the two red colors more strongly would be better.

Example:

Image
Author:  Daman [ Fri May 22, 2009 9:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
I made some changes, but I'm not really digging the bright blue and yellow. Anything else you can think of?

(or, if other people say they like that, I'd be glad to change it to that i guess)
Author:  TrouserDemon [ Fri May 22, 2009 9:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
I like the bright yellow, but that hideous cyan needs to be different.

Maybe a purple, or a nice lilac? Perhaps mauve?
Author:  Ophanim [ Fri May 22, 2009 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
Just a less hideous blue would work.
Author:  Grif [ Sun May 24, 2009 9:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
Image

Somewhat different, tried to depress hyper saturation on colors and differentiate more between the two reds.
Author:  Geti [ Sun May 24, 2009 11:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
the dark blue, although cool, draws attention away from the functions rather than to them.
Author:  Daman [ Sun May 24, 2009 5:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
that dark blue looks bad
Author:  Grif [ Sun May 24, 2009 8:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
Image
Author:  robolee [ Sun May 24, 2009 10:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
desaturate the colours a little
Author:  Lord Tim [ Sun May 24, 2009 11:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
I like Notepad++'s defaults:

Comments: 0,128,0
String: 188,255,121
Number: 255,202,149
Operator: 255,130,130 (i.e. + - = # {})
Instructions: 130,192,255 (i.e. for if end then)
Lua Functions: 0,255,255 (i.e. require dofile)
Lua Libraries: 128,128,128 (ie. math.* os.* table.*)

I would suggest not using bold, and italics for comments maybe.

The background is good, but could always be darker, and less of a contrast between alternating colors.

Preview:

Image
Author:  Alenth Eneil [ Sun May 24, 2009 11:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
I can hardly SEE the blue writing, as partial colorblindness makes it really blurry. Someone else mentioned that it's hard to read to begin with.
Author:  Lord Tim [ Sun May 24, 2009 11:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
What if it were like this:

Image
Author:  Daman [ Mon May 25, 2009 1:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Color scheming
yeah too bad the forum background isn't black

if it was I'd just ctrl+i http://luabin.foszor.com/code/lua/functiondump.lua
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