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Page content is wider than view window

Subject: Page content is wider than view window

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5 messages between Aug 8, 2018 and Aug 8, 2018.

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Brady Trainor· Aug 8, 2018, 03:58 UTC · lore

If I am reading the git book or manual (https://git-scm.com/), and zoom in, and/or have browser sized to a fraction of the screen, I cannot see all the text, and have to horizontally scroll back and forth to read at that zoom.

This may also be for smaller laptop screens, so those with larger desktop monitors may not see this often.

Can site designer consider this in layout?

For example, I find it easier to read manuals at https://gitirc.eu/git.html.

(This is unfortunately a very common problem on websites, including github's help pages.)

Thank you,

-- Brady

Eric Sunshine· Aug 8, 2018, 07:40 UTC · re: Brady Trainor · lore

Re: Page content is wider than view window

On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 11:59 PM Brady Trainor <mail@bradyt.com> wrote:

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> If I am reading the git book or manual (https://git-scm.com/), and zoom
> in, and/or have browser sized to a fraction of the screen, I cannot see
> all the text, and have to horizontally scroll back and forth to read at
> that zoom.
>
> Can site designer consider this in layout?

The git-scm.com website is maintained as a distinct project[1] at Github; it is not directly related to the Git project itself (to which you sent this email). A good way to voice a concern or make a suggestion about the website is either to open an issue[2] or submit a pull request[3] if you have a specific change in mind.

The Pro Git book (if that's what you're reading) is also a distinct project[4], not directly related to the Git project. You can likewise open an issue[5] or submit a pull request[6] if needed.

[1]: https://github.com/git/git-scm.com [2]: https://github.com/git/git-scm.com/issues [3]: https://github.com/git/git-scm.com/pulls [4]: https://github.com/progit/progit2 [5]: https://github.com/progit/progit2/issues [6]: https://github.com/progit/progit2/pulls

Brady Trainor· Aug 8, 2018, 18:40 UTC · re: Eric Sunshine · lore

Re: Page content is wider than view window

Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:

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> The git-scm.com website is maintained as a distinct project[1] at
> Github; it is not directly related to the Git project itself (to which
> you sent this email). A good way to voice a concern or make a
> suggestion about the website is either to open an issue[2] or submit a
> pull request[3] if you have a specific change in mind.
>
> The Pro Git book (if that's what you're reading) is also a distinct
> project[4], not directly related to the Git project. You can likewise
> open an issue[5] or submit a pull request[6] if needed.
>
> [...]

Ah, that was completely discoverable through the website. My mistake, thank you for redirect.

-- 
Brady

Jeff King· Aug 8, 2018, 15:16 UTC · re: Brady Trainor · lore

Re: Page content is wider than view window

On Tue, Aug 07, 2018 at 08:58:51PM -0700, Brady Trainor wrote:

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> If I am reading the git book or manual (https://git-scm.com/), and zoom
> in, and/or have browser sized to a fraction of the screen, I cannot see
> all the text, and have to horizontally scroll back and forth to read at
> that zoom.
> 
> This may also be for smaller laptop screens, so those with larger
> desktop monitors may not see this often.
> 
> Can site designer consider this in layout?

Yes, there's work happening already for a visual refresh of the site, including making the whole thing much more responsive to size changes. See:

  https://github.com/git/git-scm.com/pull/1179

which shows the work-in-progress, but has stalled a bit lately.

-Peff

Brady Trainor· Aug 8, 2018, 19:00 UTC · re: Jeff King · lore

Re: Page content is wider than view window

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> Yes, there's work happening already for a visual refresh of the site,
> [...]
>
> -Peff

Awesome! Looking forward to it!

-- 
Brady