On Aug 17, Shriram Krishnamurthi wrote: > > I like "http://"; as a better (IMO, of course) visual cue, which is why > > I used it... I can probably make a "www." alternative if you like > > that better. (It could work with neither, since ".org" is good enough > > in the relevant crowds, but it makes it short enough to be ugly.) > > I think it's more hip these days to have URLs without ASCII salad. > > Just "racket-lang.org" would be too short. And just a bit weird. > The "www." gives it a reassuring normalcy. The truly hip (like Eli) > will try it without the "www." just to be ornery, find it works, > and realize they're up against a worthy adversary (Eli).
:) > > OK -- it is supposed to be centered, but I guess that the left of > > the "R" is much more visible as an alignment point over the right > > tip of the "t". > > Yes, I noticed the slight indent on the right. But it's so close to > being the same width that it just looks like carelessness. > > (Removing the ASCII salad will descrease the width, thereby making > clearer that it *is* centered.) Yes, that was pretty obvious -- and the "www." version is short enough to look weird giving me another reason to prefer the "http://"; one... In any case, I forgot that I can edit the files locally, so: http://tmp.barzilay.org/r1.png http://tmp.barzilay.org/r2.png http://tmp.barzilay.org/r3.png Votes? > >> - I also wonder if a little more space between the name and the > >> URL might not be a good thing. > > > > You mean "might be a good thing"? I tried it, but it looks too > > disconnected, so I was shooting for making the url go where an > > underline for the "Racket" would go. > > I believe "I wonder whether ... might not be a good thing" means "I > think ... is a good thing". Queen's English, dude. Ah yes -- the guys that rely on conventions to add implicit information that is otherwise not there. (Providing loads of entertainment for people who are used to the meaning being explicit; for example the all-time amusing "sorry" being said by a person you bump into...) In any case, better settle the above vote before trying this one. -- ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life! _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
