Excellent! I've merged both. Also happy to hear you guys are considering leaving sections uncollapsed, and using A/B test data to make that decision.
On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 5:22 PM, Jon Robson <jrob...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > I've submitted patches on 2 of the 3 issues. Review welcomed. > https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/273542 > https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/273540 > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Ori Livneh <o...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > So, with mobile usage creeping up to and even exceeding desktop, I > figured I > > was overdue for switching over to the mobile skin, so I get to know it a > bit > > better. > > > > I think it looks very attractive and modern. But it is marred by a > usability > > issue so severe that it is borderline unusable to me, and that is the > manner > > in which the content jumps around as the page is loading. > > > > The problem is that sections are initially loaded in an expanded state, > and > > then collapsed by JavaScript code which is only executed on document > ready. > > This code also pulls in interface elements that are drawn quite late. > Even > > on a fast connection, a quick reader can be halfway through reading a > > paragraph when all of a sudden the content suddenly and rudely shifts to > > side or is revoked entirely. > > > > The result is very dizzying and unpleasant. As a result, I find that I > have > > to train myself *not* to start reading the text in front of me until the > > page has settled down. > > > > I don't think that this is good performance. It may get something to > render > > sooner than it otherwise would have, but it ends up delaying the time it > > takes for the page to settle into its fully-loaded layout, which forces > the > > user to wait longer (or tolerate the electric jolt of having the content > > skip around mid-sentence). > > > > Roan filed this as https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T126825 . I set its > > priority to "high", and I hope this e-mail gives some context as to why. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > reading-wmf mailing list > > reading-...@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-wmf > > >
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