Site Colors - Test Subjects

[mangus580]

So.. I just discovered something...

I need a few interested users to try this for me.

Those of you who have firefox installed (or those who want to install it)

Look at the site using Firefox, and then Internet Explorer on the same screen.

Give me your observations.

Ideally this would be done by people who have had issues viewing the colors....

 

[jdmcgowen]

Well I have a Mac OS X system and I'm using firefox, and all is good for me. I Don't have internet explorer though. Got tired of all the PC bugs.

 

[mangus580]

not looking for a specific problem...

Looking for a DIRECT comparison.

 

[steelsoldiers]

Looks almost identical to me. Maybe a hair more contrast with IE vs FF. I still prefer FF.

 

[chvss65]

Just my older eyes !
the default color of the letters doesnt have enough contrast for prolonged reading
Thanks
Larry

 

[mangus580]

Guys... I just want the answers I asked for please...

I understand some of you have a hard time with the colors/letters, etc.

Please... especially those of you who have issues... I would like this comparison.

 

[steelsoldiers]

not looking for a specific problem...

Looking for a DIRECT comparison.

That's what I did. I pulled the same page up in IE and FF and stacked them side by side on my laptop. Maybe I'm not sure what you are asking for.

 

[n1bnc]

I did not see a difference in terms of colors between the two.

 

[papercu]

Looks the same to me. I checked firefox, opera and explorer. Wayne

 

[OPCOM]

The font size or spacing is changed by a tiny amount between IE and FF. I saw no color differences. I did not think either one was better or worse.

 

[lstmate]

I see formating differences but no color diferences. Pretty close to the same as far as my eyes can see...

 

[Jetnoise400]

With my 2 LCD flat panels right next to each other, FF on one and IE on the other, here's what I see:

In IE the orange text is slightly closer to an amber hue than in FF
In FF, the OD green (both background and table cell bkgd areas) are a few shades closer to brown in IE

Hope that helps

 

[Michael]

I see a pretty big difference. On FF the text appears sharper and more in focus. In IE the text looks a little fuzzy. I hardly ever use IE. I have IE 7.0.5730.11 and FF 3.0.1

 

[Firefighter294]

Native resolution, in a side by side comparison, I find that Firefox is sharper than Explorer. The difference is minuscule, and had I not looked very closely I might not have even seen the difference.

My preferred software is Firefox. I find that the font is a bit small for my liking, but easily remedied by ctrl +++ to raise the resolution by three times.


Software used :

Foxfire v 3.0.4
MS Explorer v 7.0.5730.11
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600

Hardware used:
Lenovo ThinkPad Z61m
Display Adapter Description ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Resolution 1680 x 1050 x 60 hertz

Regards,
Rick

 

[scooter01922]

Prob not much help here but it looks the same to me too. Firefox at work, IE at home, can't see squat for a difference

 

[HeadWizard]

IE has a touch more contrast. Don't see much difference. FF v2.x

 

[LanceRobson]

I can't believe you actually asked me to visit the Evil Empire...

FF is a little sharper for me. I didn't notice a color difference.

IE has ad banners at the top of the page. FF does not. Thea could be due to my security suite's tossing them off the cliff thinking they are off-site phising.

Lance

 

[mangus580]

I see a pretty big difference. On FF the text appears sharper and more in focus. In IE the text looks a little fuzzy. I hardly ever use IE. I have IE 7.0.5730.11 and FF 3.0.1

Native resolution, in a side by side comparison, I find that Firefox is sharper than Explorer. The difference is minuscule, and had I not looked very closely I might not have even seen the difference.

My preferred software is Firefox. I find that the font is a bit small for my liking, but easily remedied by ctrl +++ to raise the resolution by three times.


Software used :

Foxfire v 3.0.4
MS Explorer v 7.0.5730.11
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600

Hardware used:
Lenovo ThinkPad Z61m
Display Adapter Description ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Resolution 1680 x 1050 x 60 hertz

Regards,
Rick

DING DING DING...

we have a couple of winners!

I was SHOCKED when I used IE today and saw this. It was almost offensive to look at! I suspect that some users wont notice it as much as others...

The whole point of my exercise was... if you have a hard time with the colors, and can tolerate Firefox as a browser, you might find it MUCH easier to read.

I know the difference was enough to make me realize why I dont have any issues with it.


thanks for the help... I wanted to make sure it wasnt just me.