An important note to make is that, since the theme is largely complete, I'll be updating it really only when there's a problem that arises that needs to be fixed. I have never been the sort to make changes for changes sake, so you do not have to worry about everything suddenly going different for no good reason.
If you're seeing anything that's either broken or simply doesn't look right, please do post below. It's much appreciated!
Tips
If you're wanting your text to be invisible or semi-invisible on both the default theme and the dark theme, then you should use these color codes:
- Odd numbered posts (basically the 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc posts on each page) - #F5F7F4
- Even numbered posts (basically the 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc posts on each page) - #FDFFFC
- If you're doing the semi-invisible, not-really-caring-whether-people-see-it text - #FFFFFF or white
<<If something blows up spectacularly, please feel free to drop me a TG. I don't always check the forums, but I try to load up my nation at least once a day.>>
Change Log
2023-12-01
- Corrected instances where individual historic WA resolution pages used incorrect (light) background picture.
- Removed outline around historic WA resolutions.
- Lightened "Repealed by" text and non-repealed historical WA resolution numbers.
- Removed flag for first page Create a Nation flag.
- Centered "New Nation" text and removed white space on top of first Create a Nation page.
- Darkened background, removed rotation and box shadow, and aligned with nation name for second page Create a Nation flag.
- Removed max width from history box on Create a Nation page to center header with box.
- Darkened radio buttons on Create a Nation quiz page.
- Removed margin changes for endorsement boxes as it was causing dispatch header pictures to not align to the center.
- Reduced right margin for nation descriptor on Settings page
2023-08-12
- Decreased region flag size on ranking and history pages to be consistent with other region pages.
- Revised buttons in regional administration (Withdraw Embassy and Embassy Promotion buttons), settings (Update button), advanced dossier (Download/Upload Nation Dossier File buttons), and store (Gift Options button) pages to match all other buttons on the site.
- Removed max-width restriction to match default site settings and allow tables to expand across the screen.
- Centered Security Council at Vote table on WA main page.
- Darkened background for regional map tooltips
- Added spacing around "Update this map to this version" button on Update a Map page.
- Removed yellow box around Maps filter on Activity page.
- Removed left border on flag upload table on regional administration page.
- Removed border around own nation name on store page.
- Fixed issue where nation table header on zombie spotting page brightened on hover.
2023-07-22
- Darkened text editor toolbar, shifted it to the right, and rounded top corners.
- Lightened backgrounds for card types.
- Lightened card filter colors, darkened borders, and lightened text to improve readability.
- Switched filters to be brighter on hover.
- Added lightened background to all card tables.
- Darkened "Owned" card tag.
- Increased space between historical price graphs and page footer.
- Increased space between auction trades table and page footer.
- Added borders on hover for card season selection buttons.
- Darkened background for trading statistics numbers.
- Darkened bottom border on all table rows.
- Reworked main site navigation page numbers to match style of forum page numbers.
- Fixed issue where telegram navigation page numbers were aligned to the right instead of center.
- Centered Show Trend picture on ranking table.
- Removed background to lighten horizontal bar on Subscriptions Notice page.
- Lightened border on text editing preview boxes.
- Fixed issue where text editing preview boxes had a white background.
- Fixed issue where larger regional flags covered dropdown boxes on upper right of regional census page, regional admin page, and posts on message board forum view page.
- Slightly reduced maximum size of region flag on main region page.
- Added lighter background and removed box shadow on dispatch articles.
- Fixed issue where dispatch table headers removed rounded edges on hover.
- Removed box shadow from regional message board search box.
2023-07-01
- Fixed Z-day issue where superweapon panel had white background.
- Removed white shadows from Z-day superweapon status text.
- Fixed Z-day issue where superweapon level text had a white background.
- Fixed issue where N-day stats had a white background.
- Fixed issues where trade fair alerts had light background.
- Fixed issue where Cards Against NationStates status had light background and cards were light against a light background.
- Lightened Alter Authority box border in region Administration.
- Fixed issue where disabled Add Ripple Effect option had a light background and darkened text.
- Removed light box shadow from regional message board author panel.
- Removed background from file upload box.
- Brightened "New" indicator on new regional message board posts.
- Fixed issue with Trading Card tables where background lightened on hover.
- Fixed issue with Trading Card table headers where border-radius was removed on hover.
- Fixed issue where Trading Card stats table had dark text.
- Darkened Trading Card sell/buy buttons on hover.
- Fixed issue where Trading Card description had a light background.
2020-09-24
- Darkened background of faction name on N-day pages
- Darkened background on hover for N-day menu/view options
2020-06-04
- Fixed headers for card game tables
2020-05-26
- Removed colored header on plain user-created tables.
- Inverted RSS icon on hover in Dossier.
- Darkened background of "How Election Works" panel on the WA Secretary-General election page.
- Fixed Z-day faction name to inherit background color.
- Fixed Z-day countdowns on News page to inherit background color.
- Rounded top corners of telegram filters table.
2019-05-21
- Rounded corners and lightened background on policies boxes
- Lightened background around World/Region Rankings and Census Score box on the Trends page.
- Changed rounded corners and lightened background on Nation Summary box on the Nation Overview page.
- Added rounded corners to Factbook dispatches.
2017-08-27
- Darkened regional tag boxes
- Darkened local time box on N-Day^2 news entry
- Changed faction name boxes to blend into tables and aligned names with flags
- Darkened Nuclear Statistics boxes on hover
- Added box around current Nuclear Statistics box
- Removed bright shadow from Targeted and Incoming boxes
2017-02-26
- Removed very faint WA logo from background of proposals
- Brightened "For/Against" text on WA proposals
- Changed proposal and rejected resolution text from UnifrakturCook to Times New Roman
- Darkened proposal and regional voting box borders
- Darkened GenSec voting status and GenSec members box
- Removed box shadow from RMB posts
- Removed box shadow from issue submission text boxes
- Darkened Example boxes on Issue Submission Guidelines page
- Darkened page numbers
- Darkened border and lightened text on nation banner selection boxes
- Darkened background for notices
- Darkened headings for subscription options and lightened table background
2016-10-15
- Darkened text color inside selected tags in the Region Tag Search
2016-08-22
- Fixed issue where white shadows.
2016-03-17
- Fixed problem where issues newspaper displayed inconsistent color
2016-03-13
- Fixed problem where login button for switching nations had a black background
2016-02-21
- Removed text shadow from recent trend boxes
- Darkened background on hover and detailed view for recent trend boxes
- Removed text shadows from dropdown boxes
- Darkened background for selected filter on ranking table
- Darkened background on hover for ranking table list
- Darkened background for new ranking infobox
- Removed shadow from regional ranking trend icon on hover
- Darkened shadow for WA icon and player's nation ranking on regional ranking table
- Darkened world/region rank bubble on Trend page
- Fixed problem in Settings page where email input box had a lighter background
- Fixed problem with search input box had a lighter background
- Fixed problem where new nation quiz text for was too dark
2015-03-07
- Fixed problem where sidebar menu items extended beyond sidebar
- Fixed problem where "Latest Forum Topics" was too dark
- Fixed problem where RMB post option buttons (Quote, Like, Suppress, Delete) had a dark background on hover
- Fixed problem where regional WFE legend had a white background
- Fixed problem where selected nation information was black
- Fixed problem where multiple page titles/headers were black
- Fixed problem where factbook voting box was misaligned and extended too far down
- Lightened background of nation ban buttons box to black and removed shadow to match Dark Rift theme
- Lightened national motto text
- Lightened sidebar menu items on hover
- Removed shadow from WFE legend to match Dark Rift theme
- Darkened background, rounded corners, and removed shadows of currency selection box on Store page
- Revised older buttons on game-side
- Realigned login box to prevent overlap with Switch button
- Fixed problem where specifically selected black font color on regional WFE was not showing up as a readable color
2014-04-27
- Fixed problem where factbook endorsement box was misaligned
- Fixed problem where endorse count on factbook list was aligned to the top of the box
- Fixed problem in IE where "World Assembly" sidebar link was being split into two lines
- Increased space on IE sidebar to allow longer nation names to sit on one line
2014-01-10
- Darkened poll option background on hover
- Decreased the right margin of poll option element so that it will not touch the poll itself on hover
2013-12-24
- Darkened borders and added transparency to Regional Message Board quote boxes
- Removed light-colored shadow line from the Activity and The World pages
- Made color inversion of satellite icon on Activity page permanent (Chrome users only)
2013-09-15
- Darkened background for telegram total recipients box
- Lightened text in "Total: X nations" recipients box
- Lightened background, darkened borders, and removed shadow on new Reports page selection box
- Lightened and bolded selected category on new reports page
2013-05-13
- Fixed problem where telegram date turned black on hover
- Fixed problem where white pixels appeared near telegram corners
- Fixed problem where blocked user's posts appeared in red in forum topic review
- Fixed problem where new gameside buttons had black backgrounds on hover
- Fixed problem where corners appeared on telegram filter preferences table
- Added additional hexcode to change user selected #000 (black) font color to #D0D0D0 for forum readability
- Removed support for "approved" blue and red colors on forums
- Removed nation's flag in side navbar
- Changed tables on FAQ page
- Widened navbar telegram notification to accommodate telegram counter on single line
- Realigned navbar links
- Centered and lightened ignored forum posts description
- Brightened mentor tag text
2013-02-06
- Darkened telegrams, reply boxes, and filter preferences table on new telegram pages
- Darkened background for selected Issue
- Fixed problem where Online status was not showing on forum user's profile
2013-02-01
- Fixed problem where Online status was not being displayed on forum posts
2013-01-31
- Revised thread page number boxes, making them clash less with the rest of the page
- Lightened flag backgrounds on nation page
- Lightened regional forum view page title
- Revised arrows panel, replaced black arrow picture with white double-arrow character
- Widened Latest Forum Topics box
- Removed highlight on hover on main site footbar and darkened borders
- Streamlined forum stylesheet
2012-12-03
- Fixed problem where nation names on comparison page were not lightened
- Darkened background and borders for the store's individual product tables
- Fixed discoloration with the store's gifting button
- Removed text shadow from store product's price
- Replaced Jennifer Gov't ad with darkened version
2012-10-01
- Introduced darker newspaper background on individual issues pages
- Darkened colors for forum quotes that are nested more than 2 quotes deep
- Fixed problem where forcing user selected color of black to the default text color was not working
2012-09-07
- Evened glowing effect of flag on nation page
- Darkened background of dispatch endorsement box and moved it towards the top of the table
- Removed background and borders for endorsement tallies on factbook index
- Reduced the rounded corners on BBcode post buttons
- Split post color CSS statement to ensure compatibility with IE8
2012-08-01
- Added rounded corners on text boxes, combo boxes, and buttons across the entire game and forum
- Added rounded corners on user control panel and post option tabs
- Added rounded corners on forum quote, pre, and code boxes
- Added rounded corners on telegram flag stripe
- Reduced size of buttons on game
- Reoriented factbook endorsement boxes
- Added line breaks/borders between factbook rankings
- Added green-colored arrows on hover for upvoting and red for downvoting dispatches
- Darkened text on factbook ranking page
- Darkened background on factbook preview so that it matches the posted result
- Widened news articles
- Widened gameside message/post/factbook previews
- Removed table shadows
- Lightened ellipses on thread page numbers
- Darkened combo and text boxes on Nation Analysis, Create New Region, Create Your Nation, and Submit An Issue pages
- Darkened main forum index on hover and not on hover
- Changed color scheme for forum quote boxes (the older the quote, the lighter the background becomes)
- Centered the full nation name and short description headers on the Settings page
- Restricted the width of the table on the Create Your Nation page
- Removed newspaper background on individual issues pages
- Darkened new embassy and change flag tables on the Regional Administration pages and narrowed their borders
- Darkened background for topic/post action bars at the top and bottom of thread and subforum pages
- Split off collapses sidebar modifications to separate stylesheet
- Removed white pixels from "to top of page" button
- Reverted the sidebar's nation and region name color back to the original green
- Removed highlighted background when hovering over forum links
- Chrome Users: Inverted the colors for the nation's trophies and Jennifer Gov't ad above the sidebar*
*Note: This can only be done in Chrome because it is the only browser that has implemented the CSS3's Filter Effects 1.0
2012-06-15
- Collapsed sidebar (now top bar) colors have been darkened
2012-04-10
- Rounded corners and narrowed and darkened borders of all tables
- Integrated factbook beta into the theme
- Reworked news, dossier, telegrams, settings, region, world, and main nation pages
- Changed textbox backgrounds to dark colors
- Darkened highlighted rows on forum and thread lists
- Forced user selected colors of black/#000000 to the default color
2012-01-01
- Fixed issue in the User Control Panel where the background was not the correct color
- Lightened heading and nation names on the nation comparison page
2011-12-14
- Darkened column headers in the control panel's Manage Bookmarks page
- Fixed color on BBcode FAQ page
- Changed background and text color on forum textboxes and dropdown boxes to dark and light respectively
2011-11-06
- Darkened "Spotlight On" text on nation pages
- Darkened overall text on both the forums and main site
2011-10-07
- Fixed problem with using the "pre code" BBcode where the background and text would both be white
- Allowed hidden text used in the original theme to still remain hidden in the dark theme (Colors: white, #F5F7F4, #FDFFFC, and #FFFFFF )
- Lightened "Yes" and "No" labels in the control panel
- Lightened general information on the forums such as the current time and date, number of posts in a thread, copyright, number of users on the forum, etc.
- Text that has been specifically colored black by the user will now appear white
2011-09-28
- Fixed problem, due to the theme being split and applied officially, where text colored the same as background appeared white and where quotes, previews, and selected posts used black text.
- Darkened left navigation panel when the mouse is hovering over it.
- Darkened highlighted rows on member list page
2011-09-24
- Removed background, paperclip, and nation flag pictures, realigned text, reduced the sizes of the input boxes, and changed font on Settings page.
2011-08-23
- Fixed problem where the Embassies Cancelled table was still in its original colors.
2011-08-22
- Darkened background of table where "code" BBcode is displayed.
- Changed thread page numbers (these show up where there are lists of threads) to be darker.
2011-08-21
- Fixed problem with using the "pre code" BBcode where the background and text would both be white.
- Replaced the Liberal and Conservative picture banners for their respective themes with the transparent NS picture because of too much brightness.
2011-08-08
- Changed font color to allow characters previously used as hidden spacing (users used to make the font the same color as background to do this)
2011-08-07
- Darkened backgrounds of nation lists (daily census), regional message boards, and world assembly resolutions
- Removed globe in upper right hand corner on nation page
- Changed color scheme of form at the bottom of the page where posts are inputted and the bar at the bottom of every forum page where posts/threads are filtered
2011-08-06
- Fixed problem in Chrome where submit buttons were entirely black
2011-07-23
- Removed bright WA logo from left navigation bar on Nation Page
- Changed color scheme on the info box that appears when posting or answering issues
Code
For your amusement and interest, here are the direct links to the stylesheets:
Main Site
Forums
I'll keep the links updated when a new version is released.
I can see my DEFCON numbers without squinting in glasses.
I switched to the default theme on my phone a couple hours before you checked what I was doing. It wasn't liking the dark theme, for some reason all the margins were messed up.
