So I know we've got some problems. Shakespeare's Sister and I are going to sit down and figure it all out tonight. As it is, the posts on the site are still readable, so I'm going to keep the template as is and it'll just be a bit ugly till I fix it later. Beyond that, I know I need to:
• Make the post titles bigger;
• Make the miniblog's line spacing and font size smaller;
• ?
Anything else I could do to make the more readable and user friendly?
Thanks for everybody's patience and support.
Making the font size smaller does not improve readability. Firefox 1.03
Posted by: ETnGuy | May 05, 2005 at 04:53 PM
Header image on archive pages.
Posted by: Peter | May 05, 2005 at 04:58 PM
Peter -- that'll be fixed.
ETnGuy -- you're saying the font's too small as is? Huh.
Posted by: Ezra | May 05, 2005 at 05:05 PM
Miniblog line spacing definitely needs smaller value, but font size may be OK if you switch the miniblog font family to Verdana - like the middle column - a sans serif font, instead of the serif font - which is always harder to read online. Some artsy people like mixing sans serif and serif fonts for text, but readers eyes work better if the content is in the same font.
Posted by: JimPortlandOR | May 05, 2005 at 05:50 PM
Dump the miniblog.
Posted by: fiat lux | May 05, 2005 at 06:10 PM
Hey Ezra, I posted a screen-cap of what it looks like now (sorry for the lousy compression):
http://home.san.rr.com/jnhsmith/ek.jpg
That's Opera 7.54u2 browser, 1024x768 screen res. HTH.
Posted by: Stoffel | May 05, 2005 at 06:13 PM
Agree with lux, dump the miniblog. you already have a recent entries link and rss. so what is the point
Posted by: evilchemistry | May 05, 2005 at 06:39 PM
oh yeah, happy 21st birthday.
Posted by: evilchemistry | May 05, 2005 at 06:41 PM
I think you guys aren't getting the miniblog idea -- it's not my recent entries, it's interesting links from elsewhere on the web that I want to point folks to, but don't want to post on.
Posted by: Ezra | May 05, 2005 at 07:04 PM
THe site looks great in my Firefox. The font size is good. I can't see a reason to make it smaller. Some sites have the type miniscule. It is impossible to read; well, damn hard.
The new banner is sharp...errr cool! :)
Posted by: ETnGuy | May 05, 2005 at 08:02 PM
Change the name of "Miniblog" to something more inline with your concept of "other or current important opinions"
Posted by: ETnGuy | May 05, 2005 at 08:07 PM
You might consider thining down the header - while it lookes cool, it takes up a lot of screen real estate.
Posted by: Brew | May 05, 2005 at 08:58 PM