A Pleasing-to-the-Eye Theme

Submitted by Zug on Wed, 04/16/2008 at 8:03am.

Take a look at the following theme I have finally perfected called:

Green with Yellow Tapestry

Go to:

http://www.chess.com/home/edit_theme.html

and search on themes by the user name of Zug. I worked pretty hard on this theme to make sure it doesn't hurt the eyes after long exposure - especially late at night when we're trying to figure out our next moves.

I hope you find it useful.

Mike Petersen (Zug)

» posted in Zug's Chess Blog

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Comments:

by NM Zug - 3 months ago
Longwood, Florida United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 151

Well! As of now (4-17-08), 15 people are using my theme! There must be something good about it. You really ought to take a look, because this theme is perfect for those long sessions online.

Mike Petersen (Zug)

by NM Zug - 3 months ago
Longwood, Florida United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 151

To silentfilmstar13,

Pastel colors are always good to use, but since much of your background is white, it causes lots of glare into the eyes late at night. That's why I used yellow hues for most of the background. Watch out for the purple color you're using in the headers. It tends to clash with many colors, which limits its usability.

Zug

by silentfilmstar13 - 3 months ago
Medford, OR United States

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 2053

Great theme! Most of the themes I see are too sharp. I'm a fan of the soft, soothing design. Check out my theme as well, as it's also very mellow. It's called Paper Love.

by NM Zug - 3 months ago
Longwood, Florida United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 151

Hey, thanks, SonofPearl! I hope others who take a look at it realize its potential as a nice, soothing theme as well.

Mike Petersen (Zug)

by SonofPearl - 3 months ago
Wales

Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 2656

I've seen some pretty crazy, unusable themes, but that one is nice.

by Chesser777 - 3 months ago
Belgium

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 337

Ok thank you.

by NM Zug - 3 months ago
Longwood, Florida United States

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 151

The chess.com Home Page is the same for everyone. Themes only work when you are logged into your own Home Page. For example, my "Favorite" entry for chess.com points to http://www.chess.com/home, which is my personal home page. Once you login, a cookie is created, and the above link always knows where to go.

by Chesser777 - 3 months ago
Belgium

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 337

How come the homepage isnt in this theme?

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