Would be really nice if we could disable all text colors(other than the standard). A lot of users use annoyingly bright or difficult to read text, I don't know why, but I'd really like to completely toggle colors off. There's an option to disable sigs but people color their actual post text with them as well.

Hope this is the right place to put this.

Its especially annoying when it looks different depending on what theme you're using.

Who doesn't like bold, bright pink Comic Sans?

Seriously though, I like this idea. All these colours are really annoying. <_<

They do have their uses when used appropriately, especially for long instructions written by modders and so on. Unfortunately, not everyone uses them appropriately; there's always the "ignore user" feature for persistent offenders...

This is how I reply to that

As with any group of people it is sometimes an attempt by members to draw attention to themselves, "look at meeeeeeee". It's fine as long as it is not overdone on the forums

It's definitely overdone by a number of them though, and I know it's not a huge deal and don't think there should be repercussions for it but would be nice for those who don't like it to be able to toggle it is all I'm saying.

It's annoying when people write huge walls of text in bright yellow or blue. It's ok for short posts, it just hurts my eyes if I read coloured text for ages.

@charset "utf-8";/*	Name: 1490680844	High contrast (W/B)	Copyright 2009 Opera Software */* {	color: white !important;	background: gray !important;}input, textarea, select {	color: black !important;		background: silver !important;}button, input[type="file"], input[type="submit"], input[type="button"], input[type="reset"] {	color: black !important;		background: silver !important;}a[href] {text-decoration: underline !important;}a[href]:hover, a[href]:hover * {	color: black !important;		background: white !important;}a[href] img {border: thin solid white !important;}@media print {	* {		color: black !important;			background: white !important;	}}

One of those makes all text white, if you really wanted to you could figure out which one. I use the whole thing plus the IP board theme to make the forums darker.

This is how it looks for me, glorious isn't it?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1938505/forums.jpg

Its all the Argonian's fault <_<

Maybe disable it for all but moderators? They are the only ones who really need to use it (to draw extra attention to their messages).

If there is an option for this in the default IPB settings I'm sure we could consider it - but chances are it isn't. We do run with some custom code but the system admin keep this to a minimum since it sometimes complicates software upgrades.

If there is a member who consistently colors their text, and it annoying you, you can always set them to ignore.

In absence of a proper forum setting for it, a custom CSS like sgt deacon's sounds like a good solution. I'm a bit rusty but, if you only want to make posts and sigs use the default color and no other changes, I think this should do the trick (for the default forum theme, at least) -

@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);@-moz-document domain("www.gamesas.com") { .post *, .signature *  {    color: #a7a7a7 !important;  }}

You'll need something like https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/ if using Firefox - AFAIK, most browsers have some way of supporting custom CSS, either integrated or with the help of a plugin/extension, just post what you use if you need help figuring it out.

I usually use the proxy software to do any necessary rewriting. It has the advantage that it's browser-independent. Unfortunately, it has the disadvantage that it's a pain in the rear, so I can't really recommend it with the exception of any masochists out there. Or anybody who's as bloody minded and bloody stupid as I am.

Or just highlight the text with your mouse. Simple fix.