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A clean reading layout was the gateway drug that introduced me to "read it later" apps and really changed my reading habits in the process, making this sort of
by rpgmaker 11y ago
A clean reading layout was the gateway drug that introduced me to "read it later" apps and really changed my reading habits in the process, making this sort of app a mainstay on my devices.
As a side note, I hadn't gone on Medium after they put all those little menus when you scroll up the page. This sucks because medium used to have the best layout around (specially contemplating the possible alternatives that some hipster designer could come up with) but they could improve it with adding a waiting period before bringing up that menu. Bringing it up for a single scroll up is insane. Sometimes you just want to read a line you missed, particularly if you're "reading" article quickly.
PS: am I the only one who thinks those persistent bars (usually with page name/logo, some "share" buttons to other pages, etc.) at the top of a page are the worst thing to have ever happened in web design? It's pretty much standard now and it seems that not that many people care.
- ashark 11y ago> am I the only one who thinks those persistent bars (usually with page name/logo, some "share" buttons to other pages, etc.) at the top of a page are the worst thing to have ever happened in web design? It's pretty much standard now and it seems that not that many people care. If it's a page that'll take longer than a few seconds to read, I usually open up the developer console and delete the element. I have never once later wanted anything from the "helpful" pop-down menu and had to reload to get it back.
- rpgmaker 11y agoI just open the article in one of the "read it later" services (via bookmarklet) without saving it to your account. Most services offer this.
- johnchristopher 11y ago> PS: am I the only one who thinks those persistent bars (usually with page name/logo, some "share" buttons to other pages, etc.) at the top of a page are the worst thing to have ever happened in web design? It's pretty much standard now and it seems that not that many people care. It's driving me crazy. It's even worse on phones where the chrome url bar/top menu will disappear when scrolling down but pop ups again when scrolling up: 95% of the time I don't need the menu, I just want to re-read a paragraph.
- WorldMaker 11y agoI'm frustrated by the sticky bar designs on a bunch of websites as well. I'm even often frustrated at some of the other "subtle" fancy on-scroll behaviors and parallax effects many designs are also doing. It's one of the reasons I like that Edge has made the "Reading View" button prominent on the desktop now as much as it has been on mobile IE/Edge for quickly getting a clean reading layout without even needing a "read it later" app.
- rpgmaker 11y agoI love that reader view modes is becoming standard in browsers now. It's a shame that some sites aren't rendered though...