Thread:Himmalerin/@comment-25653892-20200313023840

Sorry for the delay. I actually didn't know the CSS setup was that modular until you posted about this project, so I'm poking around in the DOM as I write this to try to see what's feasible. Here are my rambly thoughts.


 * It looks like there's an excessive left margin on the main-level entries that the card format makes unnecessary, since dates are now more visually distinct from the edits made on those dates. Might save space to remove that.
 * I obviously can't tell from the image alone, but assuming you haven't changed this: I think the collapsible arrowhead icons should have more padding so they're more convenient to press.
 * Maybe the N/m/b abbreviations should be shown as icons instead? I understand the advantages of using plaintext for that, but I still don't think it's the optimal design choice. Admittedly though, the [//fandomdesignsystem.com/components/assets Fandom icon set] doesn't seem to have any matching designs, so you'd have to turn to outside sources or have one of us design some to match. And I'm not sure what a "minor edit" icon would even look like.
 * It would be nice if watched pages had a slightly highlighted card background color to make them stand out in another way. (I'd still prefer if all edited-page names were bolded, and this could make that feasible to change without losing information on whether the page is followed, but it's your call.)
 * I've seen a Wiki Activity CSS ruleset that also makes entries appear as cards, and it adds a thick left border that matches the color of the attached Wiki Activity icon. Maybe that design pattern could also be good for emphasizing the N/m/b abbreviations (or icons). Not the best for colorblindness accessibility, though. They'd ideally also be patterned or something.
 * The ". ." separators should be made transparent: The cards make the hierarchy clear enough that they're redundant, but I like the extra whitespace they provide between elements on the same line.
 * Due to the multi-line format, I think several of the brackets could be removed. Some of these, like the "Edits by:" and "Tag:" lines, could get a lighter font instead.
 * The "(diff | hist)" links and similar would be especially good as icons. Sadly, I don't think the Fandom icon set has any matches for those either…
 * The editors' names are on the first line for single edits, but get a new line for groups of edits, which is inconsistent. I think they should both be on a new line.
 * I think timestamps for grouped edits should be aligned with the timestamps for the whole group.
 * It could be nice if grouped edits were divided by horizontal borders and/or were slightly highlighted on hover, to help separate them. This might require more whitespace between the cards to keep the hierarchy clear. Though maybe that whitespace should be bumped up a bit anyway? 