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Octopress is a great framework, although the default theme has one major issue: the default fonts. It uses both PT Sans and PT Serif, which comprise 6 .woff fi
by bbx 14y ago
Octopress is a great framework, although the default theme has one major issue: the default fonts.
It uses both PT Sans and PT Serif, which comprise 6 .woff files that amount to 300kb and take almost 3 seconds to load.
One of the main purposes of a static website is to increase its apparent speed. But when I visit an Octopress website, I always have to wait at least 1 second for anything to appear. On iPad it's even worse, as it takes about 5 seconds before any text appears.
I guess Octopress doesn't need those 2 fonts, and can just stick with Georgia and Arial (or Verdana).
Apart from being lazy to switch, it's one of the reasons why I'm still using Jekyll.
- ludwigvan 14y agoAgreed, I had filed a bug report for that: https://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues/433 https://github.com/imathis/octopress/issues/433
- bad_user 14y agoThat plus the theme is hard to customize and give it a personal touch. Most Octopress websites look the same, apart from some brave souls with enough time on their hands. More themes would help here ... although btw, you can easily change the fonts. I'm also on Jekyll because I prefer something simpler that I can bend to my will ... http://bionicspirit.com http://bionicspirit.com