Continuous tweakage
Please note that I don’t call it “continuous improvement,” because not everything I do here will actually improve things.
Last weekend, prompted by a reader, I decided that mere color change for hovering over a link, as prescribed by the stylesheet, might be inadequate, especially if you couldn’t tell the links (bluish) from the text (black-y). I changed the color of the links, briefly; experimented with a colored background for a while; but ultimately decided to go with the tried and true underline.
There are still, of course, dozens of things I could do around here, a few of which I actually can do and a few more of which I suppose I will eventually learn.
Update: Second paragraph, which was unclear, is now marginally less so.
Tatyana »
15 October 2008 · 10:49 pm
How to get rid of a sudden suitor on London Tube train, a dialog:
He: Ah, so this is your first visit here. Have you been to Stratford-on-Avon yet?
Me: No. Not a fan of your bard.
He: faints in apparent heart attack.
CT »
16 October 2008 · 9:39 am
Hmmm. I’m still seeing the sans-underline links hereabout?
I know a good chunk of the design community considers the underlined hyperlink passe, but I think it’s wayyyyy more functional than relying solely on link-font color or emphasis. Frankly, a lot of times, the hyperlink color assigned is so light that I can’t readily see it in the text, even if I’m not just scanning. It’s a pain and I wish that aesthetic would die already.
CGHill »
16 October 2008 · 11:05 am
Much of the sidebar still has that background-color thing going on. As for links in the ostensible content, you get the underscore only at hover. (Never underestimate my fondness for dying aesthetics.)
Charles Pergiel »
16 October 2008 · 12:22 pm
Blah, blah, blah, oh, maybe he’s talking about me (cool), blah, blah, and then there’s the update HA HA HA HA HA!