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September 2015
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4/25/08 02:20 pm
Black 'n' White First Draft
Hi guys.
I finished the first draft of the black and white edit.
The CSS file is here if you want to take a look.
Before and after screengrabs.
I've tested it on sidebar & dropdown... I don't think I've forgotten anything, but if I have, please give me a holler. Also, any feedback or comments or anything would be good, as it's just a first draft... maybe less grey, more contrast, or anything else that comes to mind.
Bye for now.
4/25/08, 07:31 pm
I like it - I wouldn't mind even less gray, because apparently I'm in a minimalist phase when it comes to web layouts, but it's nice as is, too.
4/27/08, 11:56 pm
horizontal dropdown quirks
Hey. So, in anticipation of the monochrome scheme, I've been working on that horizontal dropdown you and a few other people wanted. And I can do it, but there's a problem.
The menu is too big!
There are too many items in it, and by the time you hover on "Journal" the sub-menu is stacking up two deep already. "Site" acts like a vertical dropdown unless you've got a really wide screen. You can get a rough idea of how it looks here at my mock-up site.
I'm averse to reducing the number of menu items, and it would be a serious PITA codewise too, so I'm not sure this will be useful enough to release as a regular site option. I can certainly provide the patch that will make it work, to be used in Stylish or any other browser style override, but... *rumples hair* What do you think? Should I ask Squeaky to put out a site-wide poll, asking how many people want this, and whether they'll put up with the quirks? Or should I just post the patch?
4/28/08, 10:05 am
Re: horizontal dropdown quirks
If it's a pain in the ass code-wise, I'm not sure it's worth it, but personally, I'd love a simple layout with just a few links - you know, Lynx, just more relevant links :o)
The stacking definitely isn't pretty, and I don't see myself using it; would rather stick with Lynx, then.
If squeaky was willing it might be interesting to see how many are interested in what - e.g. polling for which links people find the most relevant.
Would it make sense/be possible to only have one row of links, and that one left-aligned? That would give more right-side space for the horizontal menus (but links would probably still need weeding).
My thoughts, and I don't know how many others want it enough that it's worth considering. I'll also be honest and say I'm a creature of habit, and what I really want is something very much like XColibur - I love the simplicity of it.
P.S. If you know: Will Tweak and Tweak sayings figure on the B/W work scheme(s)?
4/28/08, 04:34 pm
Re: horizontal dropdown quirks
*nods* Okay; I'll float that with Squeaky--the possibility of a pared down menu for one scheme. I expect that will have to wait a bit longer, in the crush of site growth, but I'll be sure to ask.
I'm thinking no Tweak or Sayings for the B/W, since this is supposed to be more pared down too!
4/28/08, 04:52 pm
Re: horizontal dropdown quirks
Ok, thank you. (Either way, definitely gauge interest before putting a lot of work into it - I'm sure you need a break soon from all the work with the siteschemes :o) !)
4/25/08, 08:04 pm
I quite like that! The grays let you keep the black borders for definition, which gives the whole thing a nice, finished look. What about making the menu headers light gray and making the links white, though? The headers need more definition, I think, and that would keep the links distinct from them.
4/28/08, 01:25 am
I went with the light grey I used, what do you think?
I was thinking it's awful close to the white (it's #eeeeee) and it might look a bit busy... do you think I should switch it to the midtone grey (#a1a1a1) used in the menu?
4/28/08, 02:45 am
Yeah, I think you're right; for this option a smoother texture is better. Let's go for the midtone grey.
Oh, and I meant to mention, since this one is supposed to double as a text-only option, let's go with:
#tweak-pic { }
to just take the pic out, and
#journal-title { margin-left: 102px; } #journal-title h1 { margin: 0; padding: 20px 0 0 0; font-size: 160%; } #journal-title a, #journal-title a:visited { color: #383838; text-decoration: none; }
and
#tweak-says { display: none; }
Seems like that will work well with the texture of this layout.
5/1/08, 06:52 pm
Made the changes, they look nice!
I've got the latest css file linked above (I just overwrite).
5/1/08, 08:58 pm
Excellent! I think we're good to go on this one, then. I'll fire the sheet off to Squeaky.
4/25/08, 08:51 pm
Awesome! Do you want to give it a cool name .. and if you are okay I would like to install it along side the other site schemes we already have.
4/25/08, 08:57 pm
I'd kind of like to tweak the header a bit first, so it's text only.
5/1/08, 06:54 pm
LOLOLOLOL, ok I think all the tweaks are taken care of now.
I've just been calling it Monodramatic... if you can think of something better, feel free to rename it.
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