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The design is interesting, but I can't help wonder why the design insists on keeping a specific page width instead of using the whole browser window. Even worse
by redleader55 5y ago
The design is interesting, but I can't help wonder why the design insists on keeping a specific page width instead of using the whole browser window. Even worse, for really wide pages, it just shows a column in the middle.
- leodriesch 5y agoText becomes less readable at large widths. I sometimes use the mobile Wikipedia on desktop for that reason, especially on ultrawide monitors.
- formerly_proven 5y agoJust... don't make the browser window 34 inches across?
- finger 5y agoIn my case this is an annoying fix because then I have to resize the browser window all the time. As well as the default window manager on Windows not having features to center a window or shrinking/expanding window size to fit the desired max line width. I also find the desktop behind the browser window distracting. Having said that; Reader mode solves most of the above issues.
- sjdz 5y agoIf you set the width slider to maximum, it goes to 100% browser width, which gives you the current Wikipedia style :)
- micromacrofoot 5y agoThere's a point where long line lengths start negatively impacting reading speed, so a lot of designers incorporate that idea as a hard limit in their layouts. It might be better to leave it up to users, because it's a very common complaint on many sites where text width is limited.