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Yeah, sorry, last time the CSS got updated was 2010... what specifically makes it 'unreadable' for you?

by Sprite_tm 7y ago

sagichmal 7y ago
The fact that one article is split to N pages, for one thing. I gave up on page 2.
- smcl 7y ago
  There are only five pages (it shows you in the right pane). I had no problem with clicking "Next" but even if you dislike that I suggest you persist - it's a nice project, a well written article and worth reading.
  - Sprite_tm 7y ago
    It's a good point, though, and one I heard earlier. Spritesmods used multi-page articles from the beginning (which is nigh 14 years ago now), initially because, I dunno, more of the web was like that? Later, when I needed the money, it was because I liked header ads more than long articles with interstitial ads. Now I don't quite need the money anymore, maybe I should throw out ads and either default to everything-on-one-page or at least give that as an option.
    - chaps 7y ago
      Yes please. The less ad tech sprawled all over the internet, the better, and it sets a great example!
- _0ffh 7y ago
  Worked the same for me. I actually like the css on the site, but I refuse to click through multi-page articles. Especially when I am not even informed about the total number of pages.
  - kalleboo 7y ago
    FWIW, Safari Reader Mode will automatically stitch together multiple pages
morsch 7y ago
Since you're asking: on Firefox/Android the page rendered in the declared three column layout. Even after I manually zoomed in to make the center column fill the width of my screen, the text was very small. Usually, I'd just use Firefox Reader View (aka Readability.js), but it's not being offered on the site. I don't know why, the document structure seems straightforward enough (IANA web dev).
- StavrosK 7y ago
  Same trouble here, just adding a mobile-friendly meta tag would probably fix the issue.
  - Sprite_tm 7y ago
    Any pointers for that?
    - StavrosK 7y ago
      Sure, adding this verbatim should be enough: https://css-tricks.com/snippets/html/responsive-meta-tag/ https://css-tricks.com/snippets/html/responsive-meta-tag/
      - Sprite_tm 7y ago
        Oooh, I tried that, it does not make the experience better (at least in Fennec on my Android): the main column gets squeezed until it only shows one word at a time. I think I'd have to drag my websites CSS into the 21th century before I can use that.
        StavrosK 7y ago
        Ah, that's too bad. You can use two CSS selectors to make the two columns go under then main one on small screens, though it's a bit more involved than I can remember off the top of my head.

Yeah, sorry, last time the CSS got updated was 2010... what specifically makes it 'unreadable' for you?

sagichmal 7y ago

The fact that one article is split to N pages, for one thing. I gave up on page 2.

smcl 7y ago
There are only five pages (it shows you in the right pane). I had no problem with clicking "Next" but even if you dislike that I suggest you persist - it's a nice project, a well written article and worth reading.
- Sprite_tm 7y ago
  It's a good point, though, and one I heard earlier. Spritesmods used multi-page articles from the beginning (which is nigh 14 years ago now), initially because, I dunno, more of the web was like that? Later, when I needed the money, it was because I liked header ads more than long articles with interstitial ads. Now I don't quite need the money anymore, maybe I should throw out ads and either default to everything-on-one-page or at least give that as an option.
  - chaps 7y ago
    Yes please. The less ad tech sprawled all over the internet, the better, and it sets a great example!
_0ffh 7y ago
Worked the same for me. I actually like the css on the site, but I refuse to click through multi-page articles. Especially when I am not even informed about the total number of pages.
- kalleboo 7y ago
  FWIW, Safari Reader Mode will automatically stitch together multiple pages

morsch 7y ago

Since you're asking: on Firefox/Android the page rendered in the declared three column layout. Even after I manually zoomed in to make the center column fill the width of my screen, the text was very small. Usually, I'd just use Firefox Reader View (aka Readability.js), but it's not being offered on the site. I don't know why, the document structure seems straightforward enough (IANA web dev).

StavrosK 7y ago
Same trouble here, just adding a mobile-friendly meta tag would probably fix the issue.
- Sprite_tm 7y ago
  Any pointers for that?
  - StavrosK 7y ago
    Sure, adding this verbatim should be enough: https://css-tricks.com/snippets/html/responsive-meta-tag/ https://css-tricks.com/snippets/html/responsive-meta-tag/
    - Sprite_tm 7y ago
      Oooh, I tried that, it does not make the experience better (at least in Fennec on my Android): the main column gets squeezed until it only shows one word at a time. I think I'd have to drag my websites CSS into the 21th century before I can use that.
      - StavrosK 7y ago
        Ah, that's too bad. You can use two CSS selectors to make the two columns go under then main one on small screens, though it's a bit more involved than I can remember off the top of my head.