At 03:51 PM 04/21/02 +0800, Stas Bekman wrote:
>Also I wanted to ask you about the very top /index.html. it looks quite >bad. Can we improve the blurb and use less <B></B> as when too much bold >is used, it doesn't bring the effect. > >Can we drop the index_top part altogether?
No, I feel strongly that each top-level page should have some intro text, especially the home page. Better (less) use of different fonts is the way to go. And more white space will make it feel less crowded.
Granted that the first level pages are often just table of contents, but they still need an explanation or intro paragraph.
+1
One big problem I've been having is the title bar (in reverse) just fades into the fabric of the page too much. So, to my eyes, the page content starts off with the first paragraph, often followed by a bold heading. So what happens is that first paragraph is lost, and just looks like noise.
I pretty much agree.... but it looks pretty neat now. Again, I mean that anyone looking doesn't care about the title because they know it already. But taht's not much of an excuse.
Again, here's a huge design change, but I think it's much easier to read:
http://mardy.hank.org:5000/test5/index.html
A move in the right direction, though not completely there yet. The title is more eye-catching, but the design doesn't look as neat and good as it did before.
I also cheated a bit. On that test5 version I just disabled the [SRC][PDF] display. Since [SRC] is rarely used, it should not be the first item in the upper left of the content section. I believe it should go at the bottom of the page. Stas argues for the pdf link. Again, rarely used but valuable, I suppose. I didn't try, but one idea would be to just use the letters "pdf" as a non-underlined link to just to the left of the [prev] button, yet still on the right side. So it's there but very, very, quiet.
I think the PDF link should be visible enough. It's a good feature, and I like the idea of having a nice printable version. -1 on removing it for making it fade away.
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