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> I think it's pretty misguided in the browser -- or, at least, that they've pushed well past the point of diminishing returns on it -- but they are to be comme
by gwern 6y ago
> I think it's pretty misguided in the browser -- or, at least, that they've pushed well past the point of diminishing returns on it -- but they are to be commended for the consistency and depth of availability.
They haven't even gotten dropcaps working right; I don't think the issue is having gone too far into diminishing returns, but that their reach exceeds their grasp.
- ubermonkey 6y agoI definitely have my gripes about their technical implementation, but I mostly read either in paper or via the iPad app, so the web presentation is only rarely relevant to me (i.e., when I share a story with someone). At any rate, the implementation is just that: the package the excellent writing comes in. As long as the words are there, I'm happy. And I _do_ like that they've spent so much time on the wrapper, so to speak, even if it falls short in some respects.
- gwern 6y agoMy point is that it's odd to praise them for having gone so far and spent so much time on the wrapper when they haven't gotten the basics right, like dropcaps. Dropcaps are a little fiddly to get right, but they are not that hard. Even my website has correctly-implemented dropcaps, and there are no fulltime web devs maintaining it, shall we say. If you've piled on a mountain of crap in the name of typography and you can't even get dropcaps right, then you aren't making a pretty wrapper (because a pretty wrapper is at least pretty) - you're just making a mountain of crap. The NYer's website, IMO, is as ugly as their reporting is good.