per line, and a readable (ie slightly large) font size.
desktop environment.
others are pretty standard.
something that looks good if the window is very narrow.
that our documentation looks good... Now we/I need to make it read well
too.
> David,
>
> Great work on the new manual. I like this version. I was in the middle
> of typing
> up a response to the original email, when I got the email about the
> update you've done.
>
> Using margin-right and margin-left in the body { } in style.css might
> be a good idea
> along with percentage values. This will allow it to be more readable
> on a mobile device
> as well. It could stay centred but slightly wider margins so more of
> the real-estate is
> taken up by the body rather than blank space.
>
> Other than that, I like this second version better.
>
> cheers,
>
> mehul
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:06 AM, David Bjergaard
>
> I've fixed some of the things outlined below, you've always got
> the
> option to "View > Page Style > No Page Style" in firefox. I'm not
> sure
> what the chrome invocation is.
>
> More feedback is definitely welcome! Its really nice to hear that
> people
> are benefiting from my work (even if I don't get it right the
> first
> time).
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >> But I liked the garish look :(
> >>
> >> I thought I'd share a few of my reasons why just so you can be
> aware.
> >> I realize these are very subjective and people will disagree
> about
> >> them. I'm not trying to argue that I'm right and anyone else
> should
> >> agree with me. I'm totally fine with it looking the way you
> like since
> >> you've been putting in the work. I can always use my own
> stylesheet.
> >> These are just FYIs.
> >>
> >> - I like the way links look in the old version. It's obvious
> what is a
> >> link and what isn't a link without hovering over the text. Blue
> and
> >> purple texts are links. I also like how much clearer it is what
> links
> >> you've already visited--they're purple. In your version the
> contrast
> >> between visited and not-visited is very slight.
> > I take your point, and will update the colors. (Though probably
> not back
> > to the default colors).
> >
> >> - I don't like the all caps. I find it harder to read. I find
> it
> >> particularly annoying on the table of contents where you want
> to be
> >> able to scan the sections quickly and identify which might
> relate to
> >> your issue.
> > Again, I take your point, I was experimenting.
> >> - I don't like how it's centered and narrow. I often read at
> 300% zoom
> >> (when far away from my screen, admittedly not the typical use
> case)
> >> and I like how the old one filled the window correctly at
> varying zoom
> >> levels. I realize that at 100% zoom with a wide window the old
> version
> >> would create very long lines. This didn't bother me, but I can
> >> understand that it would bother other people.
> > Unfortunately (unless many others complain) I won't change this
> one.
> >> - If there's a way to make Contents be in the same font as TOP
> and
> >> INDEX that would be nice :)
> > The old manual is still up (though outdated and won't be
> updated). Also,
> > you can always read the manual from emacs with the info page
> created.
> >
> > I don't want to sound pessimistic, I'm very glad for your
> feedback.
> >
> > Dave
>
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