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Re: [PATCH] gitweb: Do not use absolute font sizes

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CRChris Riddoch <riddochc@gmail.com>
Date
May 9, 2007, 06:48 UTC
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On 5/8/07, Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz> wrote:
> Avoid specifying font sizes in pixels, since that is just pure evil.
> Pointed out by Chris Riddoch.
Thanks!  It's definitely a step in the right direction.

In my browser, the decent-sized fonts make it apparent that we're trying to fit a lot in a limited horizontal space. In particular, the links (commit | committdiff | tree | snapshot) wrap in the space provided, for me. I dropped my default font size a little, and it's just fine... but it does make me think, perhaps that's something where either icons or abbreviations (with an appropriate key) might improve the appearance of the page. Perhaps something like: C | D | T | S. It might even let us put more functionality in and improve our use of whitespace even more.

I like it.
-- 
epistemological humility
  Chris Riddoch
Previous: Petr BaudisNext: Jakub Narebski
Message 8 of 16 in “gitweb css - pixels?!”
  1. Chris RiddochMay 7, 2007
  2. Allan WindMay 8, 2007
  3. Chris RiddochMay 8, 2007
  4. Jan HudecMay 8, 2007
  5. gitweb: Do not use absolute font sizesPetr Baudis, May 9, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 9, 2007
  7. Petr BaudisMay 9, 2007
  8. Chris RiddochMay 9, 2007
  9. Jakub NarebskiMay 14, 2007
  10. David KågedalMay 15, 2007
  11. Jan HudecMay 15, 2007
  12. Jakub NarebskiMay 15, 2007
  13. gitweb: Change base font size to "small"Jakub Narebski, May 16, 2007
  14. Petr BaudisMay 17, 2007
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2007
  16. Jakub NarebskiMay 17, 2007

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