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Not sure if anyone at DDG would ever read this, but my comments on the preview are still valid. The contrast is way too low, it prefers vertical over horizonta

Not sure if anyone at DDG would ever read this, but my comments on the preview are still valid. The contrast is way too low, it prefers vertical over horizontal (I, like any people, have a widescreen monitor. Displaying 3 search results by default is a little absurd), a couple other issues. It feels like a mobile interface. Oh, and there's no way to revert to the old version. The options merely change the color scheme, as far as I can tell.

skierscott 12y ago
Changing the color scheme to "classic" on the side helps but doesn't completely fix the low contrast.
- bsstoner 12y ago
  You can also fine tune the individual colors on the results page in Settings (https://duckduckgo.com/settings https://duckduckgo.com/settings)
- edwintorok 12y ago
  Try the 'dark' theme
mrspeaker 12y ago
I don't get this contrast thing everyone is saying. My eyes are shit, and the "light grey on white" pops out fine. Any darker and it would be annoying. I really like the current color scheme. My 'puter is a mac with retina screen - so maybe it's a monitor thing? Are there any "progressive desaturation" or "color calibration detection" tricks available to web devs in these situations?
- edwintorok 12y ago
  Maybe we just look at different parts of the UI when complaining about the contrast. The contrast for the search results is fine, the low-contrast is the 'The search engine that doesn't track you.', and the 3 buttons at the bottom. As I said in another comment the theme 'Dark' seems to fix all the contrast issues for me. How does that theme look on your monitor?
- bluthru 12y ago
  I agree. The text color is #595959, and that's quite far from the #ffffff background.
- TheLoneWolfling 12y ago
  I'm in the prime of my life, and I have issues with the color. That being said, I use a laptop - a combination of not the best monitor and reflections off the screen. In a dark room, it's fine. But I don't use the internet primarily in a dark room. It's customizable, so it's not the part of the redesign that I have the most issues with, but still.
- Holbein 12y ago
  Maybe your monitor is misconfigured to only show the middle part of the contrast range? Anything "pops" on such a screen. Can you see all the values in this gradient? http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_gradient.htm http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_gradi...
worklogin 12y ago
Since this thread is potentially used for feedback, and no upvote numbers are provided, let me say: this. While the new features are welcome, the new presentation is not, at least for me. Now I can't even describe the old format, or create a clone front-end, or ANYTHING because there was no formal cutover date given to users.
- TheLoneWolfling 12y ago
  Here's a link to a screenshot of the older version: http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/317/files/2014/05/ddgmalaysiaorginalredo.png http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/317/files/2014/... And I agree. Random mandatory switchovers to new interfaces are a good way to make me stop using a product.

skierscott 12y ago

Changing the color scheme to "classic" on the side helps but doesn't completely fix the low contrast.

bsstoner 12y ago
You can also fine tune the individual colors on the results page in Settings (https://duckduckgo.com/settings https://duckduckgo.com/settings)
edwintorok 12y ago
Try the 'dark' theme

mrspeaker 12y ago

I don't get this contrast thing everyone is saying. My eyes are shit, and the "light grey on white" pops out fine. Any darker and it would be annoying. I really like the current color scheme. My 'puter is a mac with retina screen - so maybe it's a monitor thing? Are there any "progressive desaturation" or "color calibration detection" tricks available to web devs in these situations?

edwintorok 12y ago
Maybe we just look at different parts of the UI when complaining about the contrast. The contrast for the search results is fine, the low-contrast is the 'The search engine that doesn't track you.', and the 3 buttons at the bottom. As I said in another comment the theme 'Dark' seems to fix all the contrast issues for me. How does that theme look on your monitor?
bluthru 12y ago
I agree. The text color is #595959, and that's quite far from the #ffffff background.
TheLoneWolfling 12y ago
I'm in the prime of my life, and I have issues with the color. That being said, I use a laptop - a combination of not the best monitor and reflections off the screen. In a dark room, it's fine. But I don't use the internet primarily in a dark room. It's customizable, so it's not the part of the redesign that I have the most issues with, but still.
Holbein 12y ago
Maybe your monitor is misconfigured to only show the middle part of the contrast range? Anything "pops" on such a screen. Can you see all the values in this gradient? http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_gradient.htm http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_gradi...

worklogin 12y ago

Since this thread is potentially used for feedback, and no upvote numbers are provided, let me say: this. While the new features are welcome, the new presentation is not, at least for me. Now I can't even describe the old format, or create a clone front-end, or ANYTHING because there was no formal cutover date given to users.

TheLoneWolfling 12y ago
Here's a link to a screenshot of the older version: http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/317/files/2014/05/ddgmalaysiaorginalredo.png http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/317/files/2014/... And I agree. Random mandatory switchovers to new interfaces are a good way to make me stop using a product.