Re: Version 13 documentation layout is harder to read than version 12

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: niels(at)thinkiq(dot)com, Pg Docs <pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Version 13 documentation layout is harder to read than version 12
Date: 2020-09-29 14:01:59
Message-ID: CAFj8pRDHAX262QS=6X0wNDru1pWYQNFeDwXPnU0gex+b0cPfAg@mail.gmail.com
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út 29. 9. 2020 v 15:52 odesílatel Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> napsal:

> PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> > Compare:
> > * https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/functions-json.html
> > * https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/functions-json.html
>
> > I know it is just my opinion, but the version 12 layout is easier to read
> > than version 13.
>
> IMO, table 9.47 (JSON Processing Functions) is pretty much the poster
> child for why we had to redesign the table layout. In the old layout,
> it's close to unreadable in any normal-size browser window, despite
> wasting lots of whitespace and having large amounts of important info
> shuffled off into "Note" blocks. The new layout is far more adaptable
> to viewing windows that aren't full-screen-width; and the "Note" text has
> all been merged into the table, so that you don't have to scroll down and
> back to find all the info about a function.
>
> I'll concede that it's a bit of a shock at first if you are used to the
> old layout. But the developer community has been looking at this format
> for six months or so now, and I think people grew accustomed to it fairly
> quickly.
>

the new layout is probably better, but I miss some gentle separation of
these three parts - maybe using a different font?

Regards

Pavel

> regards, tom lane
>
>
>

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