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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #30 on: May 25, 2010, 04:03:41 PM »
When the HD Star rolls out, will it run alongside an exisiting IS?  If that's the case, do you think the IS would get a new look to the LOT8 to match whatever the HD Star looks like?
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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #31 on: May 27, 2010, 09:12:23 AM »
If they can roll out the new LDL, the least they can do is change the darn fonts on the rest of the LF to match the on-air fonts.
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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #32 on: May 27, 2010, 09:44:18 AM »
While on the subject of fonts, maybe they could make them so that they are user-friendly- the forecast title/CC site name(s), the numbers, and the forecast data on the text based are all black. This was one reason I prefered the previous background the Intellistar had.
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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #33 on: May 27, 2010, 10:21:03 AM »
While on the subject of fonts, maybe they could make them so that they are user-friendly- the forecast title/CC site name(s), the numbers, and the forecast data on the text based are all black. This was one reason I prefered the previous background the Intellistar had.
dark font on a light background... can't get much more user friendly than that. The contrast is also there for eyesight impaired viewers too.

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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #34 on: May 27, 2010, 12:23:58 PM »
Not exactly what I was referring to, Jesse.
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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #35 on: May 27, 2010, 02:50:40 PM »
If they can roll out the new LDL, the least they can do is change the darn fonts on the rest of the LF to match the on-air fonts.
I still have no clue why they went with that theme for the new ldl.
Not exactly what I was referring to, Jesse.
What did you mean?  :dunno:

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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #36 on: May 27, 2010, 08:08:38 PM »
Well here's what I meant. As Jesse said, yeah, you can clearly see that the text is there, being that the text is black and it's on a faint blue/white background. But that's where the user-friendliness stops. It's all black. Even I (being someone who notices even the slightest of details) inadvertently pass my eye over everything from time to time. In the old days, you had the forecast title/CC site name/almanac title in yellow, with all other numbers/text in white.
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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #37 on: May 27, 2010, 08:24:22 PM »
So what color do you want them to make it? Most colors won't look good with the current design.

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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #38 on: May 27, 2010, 08:37:02 PM »
Well here's what I meant. As Jesse said, yeah, you can clearly see that the text is there, being that the text is black and it's on a faint blue/white background. But that's where the user-friendliness stops. It's all black. Even I (being someone who notices even the slightest of details) inadvertently pass my eye over everything from time to time. In the old days, you had the forecast title/CC site name/almanac title in yellow, with all other numbers/text in white.
Maybe it's just me, but although I do miss the old version, I can read everything just fine on the current version. :unsure:

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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #39 on: May 27, 2010, 08:48:33 PM »
]Maybe it's just me, but although I do miss the old version, I can read everything just fine on the current version. :unsure:
Yes, that's the reason they changed it to black - because it was easy to read. They got tons and tons of complaints that the blue on blue was too difficult to read.

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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #40 on: May 28, 2010, 12:22:22 AM »
So what color do you want them to make it? Most colors won't look good with the current design.
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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #41 on: May 28, 2010, 06:28:01 AM »
So what color do you want them to make it? Most colors won't look good with the current design.
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Lol, I think I'd want to make a date with the Intellistar if it were that color.  :wub:

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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #42 on: May 28, 2010, 11:08:15 PM »
So what color do you want them to make it? Most colors won't look good with the current design.
HOT PINK! Problem solved. Thank me later TWC  B)
Lol, I think I'd want to make a date with the Intellistar if it were that color.  :wub:
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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #43 on: May 29, 2010, 02:11:30 AM »
lol hot pink :rofl:

Well, I will be getting a little off topic on the font part, but I personally think that they can redesign the LF to correspond with the new LDL bar. I wouldn't have any problems with a graphic set upgrade, but the current version is fine. I'd just like to see them push the units hardware even more, and I know it is possible. I would say, however, I do not like the header which is white over white (Or if my mind is in a cruise right now) black over white is fine. The contrast levels with the white and white/light blue hurts my eyes.

But basicly I think that TWC should go ahead and redesign the LF template. Hey, it wouldn't hurt. But I am also ok with the current version :itsok:

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Re: New Intellistar version?
« Reply #44 on: May 29, 2010, 12:31:20 PM »
Well, I will be getting a little off topic on the font part, but I personally think that they can redesign the LF to correspond with the new LDL bar. I wouldn't have any problems with a graphic set upgrade, but the current version is fine. I'd just like to see them push the units hardware even more, and I know it is possible. I would say, however, I do not like the header which is white over white (Or if my mind is in a cruise right now) black over white is fine. The contrast levels with the white and white/light blue hurts my eyes.
It actually is being pushed quite a bit at the moment. I do wish the ldl matched the on air designs more than anything  really. It still is a strange match with graphics packages varying widely over each product.