Neil Harris wrote:
tarquin wrote:
Cologne Blue is really nice. I have a few reservations about it though:
- it's a pity it doesn't include the Wikipedia logo
- It could be just habit, but I was lost in the sidebar. Lots of
Windows95-style "My Settings" and "My Page" etc. It took me ages to find "diff". Like I said, that could be habit.
- lastly, and most importantly it's hard to read because it uses a
sans serif font. For encyclopedia articles with large blocks of text, legibility is very important. I've just switched back to default because I was finding it hard to focus, & my reading speed has increased immediately.
Overall, it's a super layout, much more welcoming & less "techy"-feeling than the default.
tarquin
It's a lovely layout, but it's missing some usability engineering. I agree that we should shift to something as well designed as this, but please let's not make it the default skin just yet.
When we have server logs from the 'new' Wikipedia, we can consider doing some optimization, and then releasing a tuned version.
Neil
It's all very nice, but most human users are creatures of habit. There comes a point in the face of rapid technological development when you just don't want to learn any more. When I went to Netscape 6, I immediately switched the appearance back to the classic presentation. I also consistently use the File Manager from Dos 3.2. Better looks do not justify the loss of familiarity. Eclecticology