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It must just be me, but it feels that the site is optimized for mobile browsing. There is very little content and my eyes have to move massively just to read t

by Daviey 12y ago

It must just be me, but it feels that the site is optimized for mobile browsing. There is very little content and my eyes have to move massively just to read the page. I actually prefer the old layout. :/

izolate 12y ago
Welcome to the world of "mobile-first" web design.
- Daviey 12y ago
  Sure that makes sense for many (most?) websites.. but not for developer related sites.. Surely their primary audience is desktops?
publicfig 12y ago
Documentation websites actually have some pretty good use-cases to being scalable to mobile, either because people will view documentation on a tablet or phone while developing, or due to people using smaller browser widths when developing to be able to display their IDE or terminal windows next to the documentation windows.
- raverbashing 12y ago
  Yeah, no. Smaller browser widths I agree But using a phone/tablet to navigate the docs? Might as well use notepad for coding too, since the objective is to suffer.
  - publicfig 12y ago
    Well, the nice thing about mobile first is that the benefits extend to smaller browser widths as well. And just because you don't find a method appealing to use doesn't mean it's not a valid use case. I, for one, like to have all my documentation offline in ePub on a tablet, but that doesn't mean I assume it's the best method for everyone else (or even anyone else). Plus, though it amy be an unintended consequence, mobile first shouldn't at all hurt the desktop experience, just make sure that mobile is not an afterthought once the design patterns are engrained and it's too late to modify a responsive experience.
rogerhoward 12y ago
It seems there's a range of opinions on this - no surprise. I find myself frequently, though not exclusively, using my phone (current, iPhone 6+) or tablet for docs while I use my laptop for coding. I know others who do this too. It's all anecdotal, but I don't think of having good mobile support on a docs site as being an edge case. Also, I work a lot in Django, and love the new site.

by Daviey 12y ago

izolate 12y ago

Welcome to the world of "mobile-first" web design.

Daviey 12y ago
Sure that makes sense for many (most?) websites.. but not for developer related sites.. Surely their primary audience is desktops?

publicfig 12y ago

Documentation websites actually have some pretty good use-cases to being scalable to mobile, either because people will view documentation on a tablet or phone while developing, or due to people using smaller browser widths when developing to be able to display their IDE or terminal windows next to the documentation windows.

raverbashing 12y ago
Yeah, no. Smaller browser widths I agree But using a phone/tablet to navigate the docs? Might as well use notepad for coding too, since the objective is to suffer.
- publicfig 12y ago
  Well, the nice thing about mobile first is that the benefits extend to smaller browser widths as well. And just because you don't find a method appealing to use doesn't mean it's not a valid use case. I, for one, like to have all my documentation offline in ePub on a tablet, but that doesn't mean I assume it's the best method for everyone else (or even anyone else). Plus, though it amy be an unintended consequence, mobile first shouldn't at all hurt the desktop experience, just make sure that mobile is not an afterthought once the design patterns are engrained and it's too late to modify a responsive experience.

rogerhoward 12y ago

It seems there's a range of opinions on this - no surprise. I find myself frequently, though not exclusively, using my phone (current, iPhone 6+) or tablet for docs while I use my laptop for coding. I know others who do this too. It's all anecdotal, but I don't think of having good mobile support on a docs site as being an edge case. Also, I work a lot in Django, and love the new site.