User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Prototype for a new article layout/@comment-5558012-20141211234155


 * sigh*

You guys are killing me. Please just stop. (Banging head on table) There's just too much to say.

Negatives:

First, navigation. You aren't making things easier, but harder. All of these dropdowns are not working for me. On the Wiki tab at the end and Random Page in a dropdown -> slow moving through pages. Removing the bottom toolbar for a dropdown -> NO. Additionally, hovering over "My Tools" the options are not placed next to the arrow but the top of that level. "This new navigation will use the exact same content and theming you have today,..." Likely not true. The new wiki-navigation ruins my wiki-navigation because I use five levels. Adding another dropdown for level two -> lost space. Even if I did like it, there is too much padding on the level two options. This is a problem just like the huge padding on the global navigation dropbox.

Second, article space. The title is HUGE. Some of our titles are long. With this font there's a possibility they will be three lines long. Stop insulting our eyesight (there are computer tools for those with poorer vision). The section headers are the max size for the article title. Space between title and content is too big. Infoboxes are positioned poorly. These are very important elements of a page and should be at the top of the page. Must Watch Videos in the middle of the page. Seriously? I already didn't like the content of this module because it's biased and now it's plastered in the middle of articles. This layout works very poorly with short pages. Short pages such as this have large dead space. Recommended content is mixed with on-site and off-site content haphazardly. Not a good idea sending people off-site when they don't expect it. The overall size is too large. It feels like there is also too much empty space.

Third, where are Spotlighted wikis? I like seeing these.

Fourth, I miss seeing Recent Photos. Though I personally don't care but how can you see who's on chat now?

Fifth, is this layout at all fluid anymore? I was zooming out and the content area was not getting larger.

Positives:

I like the fact that the table of contents and sharing options are off to the side and easily accessible no matter where you are on the page. About time Must Watch Videos is reduced from five huge videos.

Neutral:

Content gets a little more room (a little less than half the right rail) given the margins of the content (larger margin to the left), but the increased font and spacing takes away from that. I don't see any ads to add input on their positioning. The overall idea isn't that bad.