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mk  ·  3545 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 18, 2015

Almost done changing all of the .png CSS sprites to svg. Your circledots should look crisper this morning.

Thanks to insomniasexx for putting in much of the effort here.

Starting on a new funky update tomorrow.

EDIT: I also made the linking behavior in the feed more predictable. It used to swap the feed for the post page on an external link.





veen  ·  3545 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I noticed this some days ago! It looks especially great on my retina screen.

Personally, I prefer the old linking behaviour, as it encourages people to respond to the article after being done reading.

mk  ·  3545 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wondered about that trade-off. But if it increased comments, it wasn't by a noticeable amount. I figured it was best to go with the design strategy of not breaking expected behavior. I actually liked the behavior, but it would even strike me as odd sometimes after going elsewhere on the web.

insomniasexx  ·  3543 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hey, Lil just posted a post regarding this change. I just commented on it with one way we could set it up to make everyone happy. Maybe check it out and let us know your thoughts. I do know that tng loved this behavior even more than me. It seems like there are quite a few people who became familiar with it and loved it.

Meriadoc  ·  3545 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I love the new full circle also. It takes some getting used to, but it's a nice aesthetic against darkski.

mk  ·  3545 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks. After building the hubwheel svg referencing veen's and mike's mathematical descriptions of the logo, I realized that I could easily make a progressive svg badge. Once that occurred to me, it made perfect sense; the wheel up top earns you badges to give away, so it is best represented as a badge. Also, it's nice that the whole thing reflects one notification color.