r1 On Aug 17, 2010, at 9:50 PM, Eli Barzilay wrote:
> 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 _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev