I do appreciate the constructive criticisms. The new update handles some things in a way that makes it easy to modify the styling.
Posted by
Beryllium (aka grayman)
Apr 14 '10, 09:16
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Personally, I think it's OK to have three mini-stories visible at a time. That's my opinion. However, there are some situations where that's not warranted.
The code is designed to show two stories per row, so if there are three stories, the bottom row will be wider ... there are times when it makes more sense to have the smaller story as the bottom row (so that fewer screen lines are occupied). The current four-square setup is a bit excessive, I agree. Later today I will probably trim out the two votey-votey items.
I normally don't have time to mess around with HTML coding all day, which is why the new implementation is relatively simplistic (and clunky, and slightly outdated) by HTML/CSS standards.
I want the news to look eye-catching, without taking up the whole screen, but I just haven't had time to work out the visual layout for that.
Last night's update, which I basically set aside my entire evening to finish, was about laying the groundwork for making those visual changes much easier - and for appeasing the people who were clamoring for greasemonkey solutions to hide the whole damn thing.
This implementation lets you hide it for the most part, and it also always hides it when you're reading a post, with the added bonus that it will automatically un-hide itself if there's a change to the news - breaking news, in a manner of speaking. :)
I felt that such functionality would appease the people who don't like the news box being constantly visible, while also accommodating the people who do like to have it visible.
So, I guess what I need to know is: Do you have a problem with the "hide-until-changed" concept, or is your issue more with the fact that four items is excessive with the current visual layout?
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