A very useful toy: Zap colors.

[icarus]

Talking to amothea, I learned I have a toy that everyone needs, but not everyone has.

Sick of purple on dark blue text? Found a site or LJ layout that thinks pale grey writing on lilac is a great idea? Linked to a story and found big annoying graphic in someone's layout? Sick and tired of Area52's grey, grey, grey?

Zap colors! (And a lot of other annoyances). Just click, and you have a clean white background with black text. Ah.

It's scary (and quite telling) how often I use this.

Comments

[anarawells.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link. so useful!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I click that thing at least once a day.

[percysowner.livejournal.com]

Ah, I love seeing one of my favorite things recommended somewhere else. I keep telling people about it, so it is good to see it promoted here.

[angiepen.livejournal.com]

See, I just don't read crap like that. If someone thinks medium grey on forest green, with 4pt type to boot, is just a BOOTIFULL!! design choice, I hit the [Back] button and go on to the next item. Using a thingy to fix someone's journal or web page so it's actually readable, and then reading it, is just encouraging them. Why should they bother coming up with readable layouts when people who come by will take it upon themselves to fix it? :/ Let their hit/comment numbers stay low and maybe they'll get a clue.

Angie