Selecting text in the editor

tsa · 02-11-2007, 12:20 AM

I use Firefox on OSX and when I select text in the editor you have to use to post stuff (by for instance double-clicking on a word I just typed), the background colour of the text changes so little it's almost impossible to see what I selected. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there something that can be done about it?

***tabacco*** · 02-11-2007, 09:29 PM

Which editor are you using? The WYSIWYG one, the "Enhanced" one, or the plain one? the first uses a crazy editor box, so you might be better off using one of the latter two if you're having problems.

tsa · 02-11-2007, 10:37 PM

I tried all three, and it doesn't matter. The background of the text you type in the editor is normally grey, and selected text has a blueish grey background which is virtually indistinguishable from the normal background. This could be a Firefox problem but if it is I don't know how to change it. I could change the colour of the text and background as it appears in the forum but I don't want to be the subject of a font/colour flamewar

*Melanie68* · 02-11-2007, 10:41 PM

So even if you select black text (the default color box

), it doesn't have a lot of contrast?

I should also ask, is this as you are typing in the reply box (whether regular or quick reply) or as it appears on the forums? Is it just your posts or everyone's if that's the case?

tsa · 02-11-2007, 10:52 PM

Thanks for taking my problem seriously Tabacco and Melanie.

I only tried with black text, and in all the editors it looks the same to me. If I select text that is in the forums I can see the selected text clearly. It has a dark grey background that has a lot of contrast with the light grey background of unselected text. It's only in the reply/editor box that I have problems.

Kurufinwe · 02-12-2007, 01:49 AM

As far as I understand, the colour used when selecting text depends on your OS theme. It seems like, in your case, it's very similar to the one used by the forums's editor box.

One thing you can easily do in Firefox is change that colour. With Firefox closed, go to your Firefox profile folder (it seems to be ~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/<Profile name>/, and/or (?) ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<Profile name>/ on OSX), then to the chrome subfolder. There, your should find a file called userContent.css (NOT userChrome.css; those are different files; if userContent.css doesn't exist, just create a text file with that name). Edit userContent.css with a text editor, and add the following lines:

Code:

@-moz-document url-prefix(http://forums.adventuregamers.com) {
    textarea, .bginput {
       background: #F6F6F1 !important;
    }
}

I picked the colour used for the background of the posts, but you can obviously pick another one (how about some nice #FF0000?

).

Start Firefox, and the editor should have its new colour, making the highlighting easier to spot.

tsa · 02-12-2007, 06:59 AM

Hey that works great Kurufinwe! I chose F6F6A1 as background colour (out of lazyness, I just replaced an F with an A), and now I can see the selected text just fine. I have a nice sort of light egg-yellow background of the editor now.

You're a real nerd Kurufinwe

Thanks again.

*Melanie68* · 02-12-2007, 07:42 AM

Woo Hoo! Glad it works. I could never have come up with that response. I might try that. A yellow background sounds kind of nice.

tsa · 02-12-2007, 09:23 AM

It looks really nice Melanie. I'm a happy Tsa now.

*stepurhan* · 03-01-2007, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsa

You're a real nerd Kurufinwe

Thanks again.

I have trouble convincing people that's a compliment.

Useful to know we have such technically knowledgeable people on the forum though (not forgetting bysmitty et al's computer advice column)

02-11-2007, 12:20 AM	#1
tsa Playing character Last Online: 11-03-2017 01:10 AM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Selecting text in the editor I use Firefox on OSX and when I select text in the editor you have to use to post stuff (by for instance double-clicking on a word I just typed), the background colour of the text changes so little it's almost impossible to see what I selected. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there something that can be done about it?

02-12-2007, 01:49 AM	#6
Kurufinwe Senior Member Last Online: 06-02-2019 07:15 AM Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 3,038	As far as I understand, the colour used when selecting text depends on your OS theme. It seems like, in your case, it's very similar to the one used by the forums's editor box. One thing you can easily do in Firefox is change that colour. With Firefox closed, go to your Firefox profile folder (it seems to be ~/Library/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/<Profile name>/, and/or (?) ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/<Profile name>/ on OSX), then to the chrome subfolder. There, your should find a file called userContent.css (NOT userChrome.css; those are different files; if userContent.css doesn't exist, just create a text file with that name). Edit userContent.css with a text editor, and add the following lines: Code: @-moz-document url-prefix(http://forums.adventuregamers.com) { textarea, .bginput { background: #F6F6F1 !important; } } I picked the colour used for the background of the posts, but you can obviously pick another one (how about some nice #FF0000? ). Start Firefox, and the editor should have its new colour, making the highlighting easier to spot. __________________ Currently reading: Dune (F. Herbert) Recently finished: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling) [++], La Nuit des Temps (R. Barjavel) [+++] Currently playing: Skyrim Recently finished: MCF: Escape from Ravenhearst [+], The Walking Dead, ep. 1 [+++], Gray Matter [++]

02-11-2007, 09:29 PM	#2
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	Which editor are you using? The WYSIWYG one, the "Enhanced" one, or the plain one? the first uses a crazy editor box, so you might be better off using one of the latter two if you're having problems.

02-11-2007, 10:37 PM	#3
tsa Playing character Last Online: 11-03-2017 01:10 AM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	I tried all three, and it doesn't matter. The background of the text you type in the editor is normally grey, and selected text has a blueish grey background which is virtually indistinguishable from the normal background. This could be a Firefox problem but if it is I don't know how to change it. I could change the colour of the text and background as it appears in the forum but I don't want to be the subject of a font/colour flamewar

02-11-2007, 10:41 PM	#4
Melanie68 Super Moderator Last Online: 05-19-2012 11:09 AM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	So even if you select black text (the default color box ), it doesn't have a lot of contrast? I should also ask, is this as you are typing in the reply box (whether regular or quick reply) or as it appears on the forums? Is it just your posts or everyone's if that's the case?

02-11-2007, 10:52 PM	#5
tsa Playing character Last Online: 11-03-2017 01:10 AM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Thanks for taking my problem seriously Tabacco and Melanie. I only tried with black text, and in all the editors it looks the same to me. If I select text that is in the forums I can see the selected text clearly. It has a dark grey background that has a lot of contrast with the light grey background of unselected text. It's only in the reply/editor box that I have problems.

02-12-2007, 06:59 AM	#7
tsa Playing character Last Online: 11-03-2017 01:10 AM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Hey that works great Kurufinwe! I chose F6F6A1 as background colour (out of lazyness, I just replaced an F with an A), and now I can see the selected text just fine. I have a nice sort of light egg-yellow background of the editor now. You're a real nerd Kurufinwe Thanks again.

02-12-2007, 07:42 AM	#8
Melanie68 Super Moderator Last Online: 05-19-2012 11:09 AM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Woo Hoo! Glad it works. I could never have come up with that response. I might try that. A yellow background sounds kind of nice.

02-12-2007, 09:23 AM	#9
tsa Playing character Last Online: 11-03-2017 01:10 AM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	It looks really nice Melanie. I'm a happy Tsa now.