On Monday, 21 April 2014 at 12:01:09 UTC, Kagamin wrote:
On Friday, 18 April 2014 at 20:28:07 UTC, Aleksandar Ruzicic
wrote:
I really like rust-lang.org, I was thinking of using it as a
base for design but decided against it because I don't want
dlang.org to be accused of ripping of rust-lang.org.
This navigation layout was used for centuries in paper books.
Recently it was used by gcc docs and w3c docs. I personally see
no reason for the side bar: it's never used, just wastes space,
which could be used even on 2500 display and maximized browser
window: font can be zoomed too, then the side bar becomes a
nuisance, while remaining useless (the case for
forum.dlang.org).
Sidebar can be hidden by use of @media queries as the window
width becomes smaller (this is something I plan to do with new
design).
python.org is one of my favorite websites, they really did
good job.
Doesn't it use gradients and 3D effects to emphasize structural
elements? You use some borders too, which qualify as
non-content color effects, can be seen as 3D to some extent.
True metro style is ultimate flatness and indiscernible
structure, I work with such applications at work, hence my rage
every time I hear about modern UI.
I've said few times that this is not metro style (I work with
metro apps daily) it's just flat (no semi-3D effect like shadows
and gradients).
