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I was excited up until they showed what the new theme looks like. mkdocs-Material was nice in that it didn't have overly rounded corners and over travesties, a

I was excited up until they showed what the new theme looks like. mkdocs-Material was nice in that it didn't have overly rounded corners and over travesties, a shame that custom CSS will be needed to undo the "modernisation". Overall this seems very interesting, especially the performance improvements, just a letdown visually.

squidfunk 11mo ago
Creator of Zensical here! As always, it's a matter of taste. We felt the original look was a little date. You can use the classic Material for MkDocs look with Zensical by adding a single line of configuration[1]. This works because the HTML is exactly the same right now. Most users favor the new look over the old one. [1]: https://zensical.org/docs/setup/basics/#theme-variant https://zensical.org/docs/setup/basics/#theme-variant
- wpm 11mo ago
  > Most users favor the new look over the old one. How do you know?
  - squidfunk 11mo ago
    From the feedback we got after launching. More accurately: most users that we conversed with since launch are very happy about the new look. Regardless, for compatibility reasons, the old look is available as well.
    - whycome 11mo ago
      Early adopters are a very distinct set of users. Probably not great to extrapolate from it.
      - adastra22 11mo ago
        If you are expecting your market share to grow, then new users will outnumber existing users and it might be wise to extrapolate.
- jug 11mo ago
  I do think it's looking fine, and above all a cross between Android (Material 3 Expressive), Windows 11 'Fluent UX', and iOS which I think will make many feel right at home. This wasn't really the case with the "old" Material style.
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quietbritishjim 11mo ago
Someone builds a complete documentation system from scratch and you call it a "travesty" because it has rounded corners? Visual design is important but this is very misplaced priorities.
- j1elo 11mo ago
  In todays News, someone built a whole Hotel with freely available design plans, and a user finds a travesty in the font style of the Cold/Hot sink taps being too round.

squidfunk 11mo ago

Creator of Zensical here! As always, it's a matter of taste. We felt the original look was a little date. You can use the classic Material for MkDocs look with Zensical by adding a single line of configuration[1]. This works because the HTML is exactly the same right now. Most users favor the new look over the old one. [1]: https://zensical.org/docs/setup/basics/#theme-variant https://zensical.org/docs/setup/basics/#theme-variant

wpm 11mo ago
> Most users favor the new look over the old one. How do you know?
- squidfunk 11mo ago
  From the feedback we got after launching. More accurately: most users that we conversed with since launch are very happy about the new look. Regardless, for compatibility reasons, the old look is available as well.
  - whycome 11mo ago
    Early adopters are a very distinct set of users. Probably not great to extrapolate from it.
    - adastra22 11mo ago
      If you are expecting your market share to grow, then new users will outnumber existing users and it might be wise to extrapolate.
jug 11mo ago
I do think it's looking fine, and above all a cross between Android (Material 3 Expressive), Windows 11 'Fluent UX', and iOS which I think will make many feel right at home. This wasn't really the case with the "old" Material style.

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quietbritishjim 11mo ago

Someone builds a complete documentation system from scratch and you call it a "travesty" because it has rounded corners? Visual design is important but this is very misplaced priorities.

j1elo 11mo ago
In todays News, someone built a whole Hotel with freely available design plans, and a user finds a travesty in the font style of the Cold/Hot sink taps being too round.