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does this look right?

Started by johnlilly · 3 months ago

playing around with my wordpress template — think i’ll probably shift to something different before too long — but at a few folks’ urging, have switched (for the time being, anyway), to black text on white background, for readability, whi ... Continue reading »

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  • Gen Kanai

    10 months ago

    It's a very... minimalist? theme. Highly legible. Maybe a tiny splash of color somewhere might be nice?
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  • Sander

    10 months ago

    I vastly preferred the previous incarnation. It looked far and far nicer. Maybe you could provide this "legible" one as an alternate stylesheet (accessible through view -> page style, with maybe a switch link somewhere for better discoverability)?
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  • Norma Lilly

    10 months ago

    boring to look at. but readable. needs some personality.
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  • Ben Hearsum

    10 months ago

    I also preferred the previous theme. Some colour would be nice around the edges. Perhaps there could be some sort of border around the posts while keeping the body black-on-white.
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  • J Zygnerski

    10 months ago

    I always prefer white text on a black background. To me, white-on-black is more readable and easier on the eyes.

    I agree with you that this theme is a little washed out looking.
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  • Bill Walker

    10 months ago

    ironically, i read almost all of your posts directly in google reader, so i never get to see your cool page layouts!
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  • Asa Dotzler

    10 months ago

    It's interesting how "off" the proportions seem with the b/w reversal; the individual posts, not so much as the front page.

    I do find it slightly more readable though I can't say I was suffering before. Perhaps you could include the old stylesheet so that we could switch between them to compare, or open them side by side in tabs to compare.

    - A
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  • Fred Wenzel

    10 months ago

    When you redo it, you should consider a serif font for the text blocks, because it makes it more easily readable.
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  • Jim Mack

    10 months ago

    I am the least tech oriented of anyone who enjoys reading your blog, but for it is worth, I preferred the previous version. It was pleasant to the eye, and very 'readable', even for a 55 yo with glasses!
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  • messels

    9 months ago

    K.I.S.S. i think you have that w/ this iteration.
    fred wenzel's suggestion of a serif font would increase readability a bit.
    i like the open space.
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