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Authored by: mark hunte on May 27, '06 12:37:04AM

I like it, much crisper.

Cheers

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mostly positive
Authored by: sjk on May 27, '06 03:51:03PM
I like it, much crisper.

I agree, Mark. Definitely "much crisper" on my 12" iBook display, where I immediately noticed text was comfortably readable without using Make Text Bigger (command-+) in Safari. The white doesn't seem "too much" on that system with the brightness down while on battery; it's harsher on my iMac with higher brightness.

I regularly visit Apple/Mac-related sites where text/background combinations are "murder" (as fluk3 might say :-)) compared to here, e.g. the grey-on-grey on MacUpdate product info pages. Please don't do that! Apparently some web designers never view their pages at different resolutions and screen brightnesses.

The search changes finally make it possible to browse beyond the first page of results when listing my own posts. Hurray!

A few dislikes:

• Removal of blockquote tag, which I often use to give context to my reply for the sake of people who don't use the threaded or nested comment view
• The infrequently used "Report abuse" link is a misplaced target between the "Reply to This" and Permanent links
• The masthead graphic looks even tackier now, as adrianm mentioned

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mostly positive
Authored by: robg on May 27, '06 05:03:01PM
Removal of blockquote tag, which I often use to give context to my reply for the sake of people who don't use the threaded or nested comment view
Whoops. That's back now, as you can see :).
The infrequently used "Report abuse" link is a misplaced target between the "Reply to This" and Permanent links
Fixed. I moved the permalink next to the Reply button, with Report on the right side.
The masthead graphic looks even tackier now, as adrianm mentioned
I am *very* open to suggestions and redesigns. The only thing I'd rather not lose is the font face and general layout of the letters -- it's about the closest thing we have to a visual identity of any sort, since we don't have a logo.

-rob.

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mostly positive
Authored by: sjk on May 27, '06 10:00:04PM
Thanks for returning blockquote.
I moved the permalink next to the Reply button, with Report on the right side.
Probably better, though maybe "Report abuse" could be distinct from the other links, e.g. right-justified at the margin? If it's possible, moving it to the box as the subject/author might make sense because the report would be related the author. Point is that it's rarely used (hopefully!) so it needn't be near any other links that are used more often where it might be accidentally clicked.

My comment about the masthead graphic was probably an unnecessary acknowledgment of adrianm's observation. It's not so bad that redesigning should be a priority, especially compared with "usability" issues (e.g. my link placement suggestion above). Heck, and for me it's usually quickly out of sight after vertical scrolling. :-)

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