I've submitted patches on 2 of the 3 issues. Review welcomed.
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/273542
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/273540

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 10:09 PM, Ori Livneh <ori@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> So, with mobile usage creeping up to and even exceeding desktop, I figured I
> was overdue for switching over to the mobile skin, so I get to know it a bit
> better.
>
> I think it looks very attractive and modern. But it is marred by a usability
> issue so severe that it is borderline unusable to me, and that is the manner
> in which the content jumps around as the page is loading.
>
> The problem is that sections are initially loaded in an expanded state, and
> then collapsed by JavaScript code which is only executed on document ready.
> This code also pulls in interface elements that are drawn quite late. Even
> on a fast connection, a quick reader can be halfway through reading a
> paragraph when all of a sudden the content suddenly and rudely shifts to
> side or is revoked entirely.
>
> The result is very dizzying and unpleasant. As a result, I find that I have
> to train myself *not* to start reading the text in front of me until the
> page has settled down.
>
> I don't think that this is good performance. It may get something to render
> sooner than it otherwise would have, but it ends up delaying the time it
> takes for the page to settle into its fully-loaded layout, which forces the
> user to wait longer (or tolerate the electric jolt of having the content
> skip around mid-sentence).
>
> Roan filed this as https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T126825 . I set its
> priority to "high", and I hope this e-mail gives some context as to why.
>

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