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Nice list! I like many of these "microfeatures" too. Some I have on my site (https://evalapply.org https://evalapply.org), some I don't because I don't want to

Nice list! I like many of these "microfeatures" too. Some I have on my site (https://evalapply.org https://evalapply.org), some I don't because I don't want to require Javascript for blog functionality. I think I have a few others not in that list. This is my set of "microfeatures", which are all available in the post I linked below [1]. - All posts must have title, summary, dates (published, updated), one tag at least, and hot link to top of post (it's always #main) - Open graph metadata for all pages (title + summary) - All first-party content must be accessible as plain HTML - Typography and separator elements to establish structure and distinguish functionally different areas of content - In-page navigation (especially jump links to and from footnotes) - Table of contents when needed, in a disclosure element - Custom navigation to group a series of posts - Markers for external links - Captions for images and embeds - Disclosure elements for extra context - Footnotes (with links back to the referring text) - Index pages with summaries (the main blog index, and each tag's index) - RSS feed (global) So far I'm reasonably happy with things as they are. At some point I'd like to participate in a webring. [1] https://www.evalapply.org/posts/emerging-from-dotemacs-bankruptcy-ide-experience/index.html#main https://www.evalapply.org/posts/emerging-from-dotemacs-bankr... (edit: typo, and a point I forgot)

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wonger_ 2y ago
Do you prefer footnotes over sidenotes? And do you think each post/article should have footnotes?
- input_sh 2y ago
  Sidenotes can't be on the side on a small screen. You have to put them in between paragraphs, at which point they stop being sidenotes and just become part of the text. Then, how do you handle them in your RSS feed? What happens if the reader clicks on the reader view button in their browser? Footnotes always remain footnotes, regardless of all of that.
- adityaathalye 2y ago
  On the web, I like footnotes more provided they link back to the referencing text. On my blog, I love to use footnotes for little tangents and asides, apart from their usual task of providing references. Not every post/article needs them. Sidenotes are cool, but they are a skeuomorphism not amenable to fluid layouts. I feel plain vanilla in-line disclosure elements work better, and they might be better for accessibility too. In dead tree books, I enjoy both. Marginalia can elevate the text. Footnotes are always in context of the whole page, which I can view all at once. No scrolling needed.
k1ndl1 2y ago
I liked that Daniel mentioned link previews. I've seen Vittorio from Linkz.ai posted how link previews would look on Daniel's website: https://x.com/linkz_ai/status/1805253204583575860 https://x.com/linkz_ai/status/1805253204583575860
- giantrobot 2y ago
  Link previews don't really work on mobile. Also they just create UI land mines. If I mouse over some area of the page I have unexpected content jump up. If a link preview hits the external link that's also potentially leaking traffic or tracking data from me.
cryptos 2y ago
What I notice reading some of features is that Markdown is insufficient for that. For example Markdown dosen't support captions or side notes. AsciiDoc would be a much better fit for such cases.

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wonger_ 2y ago

Do you prefer footnotes over sidenotes? And do you think each post/article should have footnotes?

input_sh 2y ago
Sidenotes can't be on the side on a small screen. You have to put them in between paragraphs, at which point they stop being sidenotes and just become part of the text. Then, how do you handle them in your RSS feed? What happens if the reader clicks on the reader view button in their browser? Footnotes always remain footnotes, regardless of all of that.
adityaathalye 2y ago
On the web, I like footnotes more provided they link back to the referencing text. On my blog, I love to use footnotes for little tangents and asides, apart from their usual task of providing references. Not every post/article needs them. Sidenotes are cool, but they are a skeuomorphism not amenable to fluid layouts. I feel plain vanilla in-line disclosure elements work better, and they might be better for accessibility too. In dead tree books, I enjoy both. Marginalia can elevate the text. Footnotes are always in context of the whole page, which I can view all at once. No scrolling needed.

k1ndl1 2y ago

I liked that Daniel mentioned link previews. I've seen Vittorio from Linkz.ai posted how link previews would look on Daniel's website: https://x.com/linkz_ai/status/1805253204583575860 https://x.com/linkz_ai/status/1805253204583575860

giantrobot 2y ago
Link previews don't really work on mobile. Also they just create UI land mines. If I mouse over some area of the page I have unexpected content jump up. If a link preview hits the external link that's also potentially leaking traffic or tracking data from me.

cryptos 2y ago

What I notice reading some of features is that Markdown is insufficient for that. For example Markdown dosen't support captions or side notes. AsciiDoc would be a much better fit for such cases.