Re: Fedora online doc utility (was: obsolete http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda_Boot_Options)
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Felix Miata wrote: > On 2012/05/09 13:32 (GMT+0100) Frank Murphy composed: > >> Is there some reason Fedora BFO won't suit? >> https://boot.fedoraproject.org/faq > > Thanks (I think, separate on-topic response to follow)! I never knew it > existed. Several things about Fedora 'conspired' to impede its discovery: > > 1-most test mailing list posts presume all readers know all the cryptic > terms like koji, alt, lkrn, bfo, etc. I don't know them all, and tend to > delete without reading those that include the the ones I don't recognize in > their subject lines. > > 2-no search boxes at the tops of *fedoraproject.org* pages > > 3-maze of subdomains: > admin.fedoraproject.org > alt.fedoraproject.org > boot.fedoraproject.org > bugz.fedoraproject.org > docs.fedoraproject.org > download.fedoraproject.org > fedoraproject.org > fedoraproject.org/wiki > koji.fedoraproject.org > kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org > lists.fedoraproject.org > mirrors.fedoraproject.org > > Some prefixes are widely used elsewhere. Some on their faces make sense. > But without an obvious and easy to find catalog, trying to find what > probably or obviously should be there somewhere compounds the gobbling of my > time described following. > > 4-I filed a bug (still unfixed) 19 months ago about this: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638726 Like most of the web, > *fedoraproject.org is styled to be hard to use, with pale, tiny type > pervading. This problem I did something more about this morning. Others may > find it useful if using a browser that can use user stylesheets to override > rude, naive and/or stupid CSS: > http://fm.no-ip.com/Share/fedoraprojectorg.css [1] The problem with this is > it only works on a per browser basis. Those who use more than one either > have to limit to using only one browser to project access, or apply it to > all that might ever or each in turn as required. In the Geckos, applying > requires browser restart. fedoraproject.org's css isn't rude naive or stupid! The site's beautiful and very well designed (except for the lack of a search box!). It's also very clear and easily legible. -- test mailing list test@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
Re: Fedora online doc utility (was: obsolete http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda_Boot_Options)
On 2012/05/09 13:32 (GMT+0100) Frank Murphy composed: Is there some reason Fedora BFO won't suit? https://boot.fedoraproject.org/faq Thanks (I think, separate on-topic response to follow)! I never knew it existed. Several things about Fedora 'conspired' to impede its discovery: 1-most test mailing list posts presume all readers know all the cryptic terms like koji, alt, lkrn, bfo, etc. I don't know them all, and tend to delete without reading those that include the the ones I don't recognize in their subject lines. 2-no search boxes at the tops of *fedoraproject.org* pages 3-maze of subdomains: admin.fedoraproject.org alt.fedoraproject.org boot.fedoraproject.org bugz.fedoraproject.org docs.fedoraproject.org download.fedoraproject.org fedoraproject.org fedoraproject.org/wiki koji.fedoraproject.org kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org lists.fedoraproject.org mirrors.fedoraproject.org Some prefixes are widely used elsewhere. Some on their faces make sense. But without an obvious and easy to find catalog, trying to find what probably or obviously should be there somewhere compounds the gobbling of my time described following. 4-I filed a bug (still unfixed) 19 months ago about this: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638726 Like most of the web, *fedoraproject.org is styled to be hard to use, with pale, tiny type pervading. This problem I did something more about this morning. Others may find it useful if using a browser that can use user stylesheets to override rude, naive and/or stupid CSS: http://fm.no-ip.com/Share/fedoraprojectorg.css [1] The problem with this is it only works on a per browser basis. Those who use more than one either have to limit to using only one browser to project access, or apply it to all that might ever or each in turn as required. In the Geckos, applying requires browser restart. [1] cf.: http://wm4.wilsonminer.com/posts/2008/oct/20/relative-readability/#post-text http://tobyinkster.co.uk/article/web-fonts/ http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/rudeweb.html http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/accessibility.html links to more at: http://fm.no-ip.com/Auth/wauth2.html -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- test mailing list test@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
