> >Update at > >http://garibaldi.commerce.ubc.ca:8080/ap13/htdocs/manual/> <small>.
I'd take out both of the thinner/narrower <hr>s, but they're okay as is. Looks nice, although personally I'd prefer 3 columns with
Here are my arguments against the <small> 3 column layout:
- I don't see a good reason to override the font that people have chosen for their web browser. I know, most sites do it, but as a philisophical issue, we should be leaving as much of the presentation as possible in the hands of the client.
- All the other docs are in the standard font, so it would be strange to have the main page in a smaller font.
It's a table of contents, though, and indexes in books, and ToCs on the web, are often smaller because they're so dense. I don't like maintext in <small>, but think it's justified for non-maintext when you have too much information to present. Right now there's significant scrolling (both axes) in the small window/large font MS defaults to (and which I haven't yet changed).
- Scattering tons of <small>s around makes the markup uglier.
True. Better with styles, but I haven't switched my stuff over yet.
- The three column layout seemed too busy visually. I think it was harder to find the relevant infromation with a quick scan in that layout.
This is obviously a matter of taste. I find scanning the headlines scattered across the page preferable to scrolling for more headlines (which may or may not be present).
Chris
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