It's a reasonable suggestion. I've updated the design so that all the internal cross-references share the same color.
http://mbutterick.github.io/racket-doc-redo/doc/ On Nov 15, 2013, at 7:25 AM, Neil Toronto <neil.toro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/13/2013 11:33 PM, David T. Pierson wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 06:55:10PM -0800, Matthew Butterick wrote: >>> I've made a number of updates to the Scribble CSS, and posted more sample >>> docs, if you care to revisit: >>> >>> http://mbutterick.github.io/racket-doc-redo/doc/ >> >> I notice an improvement in the styles used with definitions and most >> content on pages like >> >> http://mbutterick.github.io/racket-doc-redo/doc/reference/pairs.html >> >> But some of the link styles are still too grey/light for me (like the >> link for "Mutable Pairs and Lists" at the top of the above page) and the >> links in the table of contents pages like >> >> http://mbutterick.github.io/racket-doc-redo/doc/guide/index.html >> >> are too light for my eyes. >> >> When I'm reading a web page for information I like the links to stand >> out. I suppose it helps me scan/navigate more efficiently. I feel like >> the grey links have the opposite effect. It is as if they are hidden. > > There are studies that show hyperlinks may reduce reading comprehension by > increasing cognitive overhead, and that how much is partly determined by how > they are presented: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_comprehension#Reading_comprehension_and_hyperlinks > > Overhead also seems depends on the background of the reader. Readers with > more domain knowledge appear to be less affected by hyperlink presentation. > > What Matthew has come up with might be a decent compromise. > > Neil ⊥ > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
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