Any way of changing the default white background color to gray?

[Whoosh]

Reading on a white background is just tedious after you try reading on a
gray background. I wonder if there is any way of changing the background
on either the mail/usenet/feeds area or the web browser from white to gray?

[Jens Schuessler]

* Whoosh <reply-t...@no-email.thanks> [14-12-09 06:19]:

> Reading on a white background is just tedious after you try reading on a
> gray background. I wonder if there is any way of changing the background
> on either the mail/usenet/feeds area or the web browser from white to gray?

Alt+P --> Web Pages --> Backgrund color
Works for mails/usenet. For feeds you have to use a own stylesheet, but
this changes the fonts also.

Or you could edit the CSS fiels in the style directory directly.

[Dapxin]

Thanks for this. I have always sought to do this. Thanks.

One Q tho, which of the css files needs to be modded, and which
elements ?

On Dec 14, 5:12 pm, Jens Schuessler <j...@trash.net> wrote:
> * Whoosh <reply-to-gr...@no-email.thanks> [14-12-09 06:19]:

[Jens Schuessler]

* Dapxin <dap...@gmail.com> [14-12-09 20:43]:

> Thanks for this. I have always sought to do this. Thanks.
>
> One Q tho, which of the css files needs to be modded, and which
> elements ?

I'm not an expert in CSS, but I would look for color at mail.css for
mail/usenet and for feeds in webfeeds.html, all in Opera's style
directory.

[Whoosh]

>> Reading on a white background is just tedious after you try reading on a
>> gray background. I wonder if there is any way of changing the
>> background
>> on either the mail/usenet/feeds area or the web browser from white to
>> gray?
>
> Alt+P --> Web Pages --> Backgrund color
> Works for mails/usenet. For feeds you have to use a own stylesheet, but
> this changes the fonts also.
>
> Or you could edit the CSS fiels in the style directory directly.

opera:config#Colors|Background brings up interesting options. I want
light gray. Anybody know what code that is?

[Whoosh]

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:12:09 -0600, Jens Schuessler <j...@trash.net> wrote:

> * Whoosh <reply-t...@no-email.thanks> [14-12-09 06:19]:
>> Reading on a white background is just tedious after you try reading on a
>> gray background. I wonder if there is any way of changing the
>> background
>> on either the mail/usenet/feeds area or the web browser from white to
>> gray?
>
> Alt+P --> Web Pages --> Backgrund color

I don't know how I missed that before. Works like a charm. Very nice.

> Works for mails/usenet. For feeds you have to use your own stylesheet,

> but
> this changes the fonts also.

If someone can recommend a website that explains stylesheets, that would
be great.

> Or you could edit the CSS fiels in the style directory directly.

Again, if anyone can recommend a website that has simple explanations of
this that would be great. It makes such a difference on your eyes when
lowering the contrast.

[Jens Schuessler]

* Whoosh <reply-t...@no-email.thanks> [15-12-09 03:27]:

#C0C0C0
http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm

But I Think it's much easier to change it through the Preferences window.

[Jens Schuessler]

* Whoosh <reply-t...@no-email.thanks> [15-12-09 03:27]:

As said, I'm not an expert also, but you can find easy examples here
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp
and play araound with the options direct on this site.

But I was wrong, it is mime.css, not mail.css for
/* Stylesheet for email/news/newsfeed documents */

Theres's a little tutorial
http://www.markschenk.com/opera/7/m2tutorial_4.html#maildisplay

[Whoosh]

Yes - agreed. Not so cryptic. :)

[Whoosh]

>>> Or you could edit the CSS fiels in the style directory directly.
>>
>> Again, if anyone can recommend a website that has simple explanations of
>> this that would be great. It makes such a difference on your eyes when
>> lowering the contrast.
>
> As said, I'm not an expert also, but you can find easy examples here
> http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_reference.asp
> http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_background.asp
> and play araound with the options direct on this site.
>
> But I was wrong, it is mime.css, not mail.css for
> /* Stylesheet for email/news/newsfeed documents */
>
> Theres's a little tutorial
> http://www.markschenk.com/opera/7/m2tutorial_4.html#maildisplay

This is all Greek to me but it seems to be for people creating webpages.
Is it possible to use the same principles so I can change the default
background color of most pages from white to gray?

[Rijk van Geijtenbeek]

Op Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:01:25 +0100 schreef Whoosh
<reply-t...@no-email.thanks>:

..

> This is all Greek to me but it seems to be for people creating
> webpages. Is it possible to use the same principles so I can change the
> default background color of most pages from white to gray?

Maybe this helps:

http://my.opera.com/Rijk/blog/2004/05/25/using-browser-css-and-user-css-in-opera-7-5-for-non-geeks

--
Rijk van Geijtenbeek
Opera Software ASA
Tweak: http://my.opera.com/Rijk/blog/

"The most common way to get usability wrong is to listen to what users
say rather than actually watching what they do." - J.Nielsen

[Whoosh]

>> This is all Greek to me but it seems to be for people creating
>> webpages. Is it possible to use the same principles so I can change
>> the default background color of most pages from white to gray?
>
> Maybe this helps:
> http://my.opera.com/Rijk/blog/2004/05/25/using-browser-css-and-user-css-in-opera-7-5-for-non-geeks

Yes - maybe it does...:) Thanks. (Again - for about the 100th time!)