I couldn't find the deletion and block buttons, and all the scripts various people have set me up with disappeared. So I've reverted to the old skin; At least they made it easy to do that.
WereSpielChequers > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 12:38:56 +0100 > From: AGK <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] The New Look > To: English Wikipedia <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >> Cameron and Clegg have got to WP already? No, I must be confused, but >> the "new look" has arrived on our pages. > > I don't really like it either. But whilst from an editor's point of > view the skin is less suitable than monobook (or even modern), I think > our readers will enjoy the new layout. The redesign seemed to be > well-received in any publications that gave a preview of the proposed > changes: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/mar/29/wikipedia-redesign > > But although it's too early for the mainstream media to have covered > the redesign, what reception the blogosphere has given it seems to be > generally negative. (Google 'wikipedia new design' and take a look at > the blog posts and comments. But take the comments with a pinch of > salt; typically, only those with some kind of axe to grind will > comment on a blog post.) > >> My first reaction is that the watchlist arrangements are cryptic. (I was >> always going to hate having to scroll to the top for the search box.) > > I prefer the old location for the search box, yes. But I think that's > because I'm _used_ to it being on the left. I think the usability team > gave a rationale at one point for the new box location, and I seem to > recall it being quite a sound one. > > I don't know what you mean to say about the watchlist arrangements. > Are you referring to the little star in place of a 'watch' tab? > > AGK -- _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
