Board Thread:Wiki General Discussion/@comment-5645428-20160524111154/@comment-5645428-20160529082340

Ah, thanks for asking, Fenix!

This thread is a small analysis of browser usage. Why is this relevant? Well, the last time I made one of these threads, Firefox was the only browser trialling new CSS custom variables, and it was clear that back then, very few people were using Firefox based on the poll (albeit unreliably designed :P). Developments have since seen Chrome adopt the feature, and evidently, a lot of people are using either of these two browsers, and I think Safari also supports it now. What does this have to do with the colour of the clock? The browsers which support the feature will have the clock inherit the colour cyan, while the colour defaults to green on everything else.

Most significantly, poll results greatly in favour of blue will indicate that it is generally viable to implement CSS custom variables. This will allow colour schemes to be applied to the wiki, which we will be able to adjust with ease. Right now, this is impractical as it would mean having to go through over 2000 lines of code, picking out those which are associated with colour customisation and changing them individually. With custom variables, this can be done by changing just one line of code for all related colours. So, in the future, you might be seeing something other than the classic blue theme, and hopefully, a variety of seasonal themes as well!