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Re: [RFC/PATCH 2/8] docbook: improve css style

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Mar 24, 2009, 08:18 UTC
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On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 09:52:33AM +0200, Felipe Contreras wrote:
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> > By the way, are you using a font that is a bit smaller than the body text
> > to render the examples?  I find it harder to read.
> 
> Why do people have problems reading small fonts? That's exactly the
> same font-size you'll see on Wikipedia, Google, and many other sites:
> 'small'. Do you have problems reading Wikipedia?

Really? They look very different. Here's a screenshot of the user-manual with patches 2 and 3 from your series applied, next to Wikipedia. Your text is smaller, and the line-spacing makes it look more scrunched:

  http://peff.net/wikipedia-git-textsize.png
-Peff
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Message 13 of 40 in “user-manual: style improvements”
  1. 0/8 user-manual: style improvementsFelipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  2. 1/8 user-manual: remove some git-foo usageFelipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  3. 2/8 docbook: improve css styleFelipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  4. 3/8 docbook: radical style changeFelipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  5. Jeff KingMar 23, 2009
  6. Felipe ContrerasMar 23, 2009
  7. Jeff KingMar 23, 2009
  8. Felipe ContrerasMar 23, 2009
  9. Michael J GruberMar 23, 2009
  10. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoMar 24, 2009
  12. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  13. Jeff KingMar 24, 2009
  14. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  15. Jeff KingMar 24, 2009
  16. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  17. Michael J GruberMar 24, 2009
  18. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  19. Jeff KingMar 24, 2009
  20. Michael J GruberMar 24, 2009
  21. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  22. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  23. Jeff KingMar 24, 2009
  24. Jeff KingMar 23, 2009
  25. Felipe ContrerasMar 23, 2009
  26. 5/8 user-manual: use 'fast-forward' instead of 'fast forward'Felipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  27. 6/8 user-manual: use SHA-1 instead of SHA1 or sha1Felipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  28. 7/8 user-manual: add global config sectionFelipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  29. 8/8 user-manual: simplify the user configurationFelipe Contreras, Mar 22, 2009
  30. Wincent ColaiutaMar 22, 2009
  31. Felipe ContrerasMar 22, 2009
  32. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2009
  33. Felipe ContrerasMar 23, 2009
  34. Wincent ColaiutaMar 23, 2009
  35. Felipe ContrerasMar 23, 2009
  36. Wincent ColaiutaMar 23, 2009
  37. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  38. J. Bruce FieldsMar 24, 2009
  39. Felipe ContrerasMar 24, 2009
  40. J. Bruce FieldsMar 24, 2009

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