Re^2: Visibility of code-like sections...

Maybe what we need is a Table of Contents at the top of each page (or at least the Monastary Gates). Then people could see the titles of the current posts and what category they are in and easily jump to ones that sound interesting. This might help promote the sections buried beneath the SoPW posts and help encourage better choices for titles. And if soemthing like this was done in SoPW it would make it easer to see what posts have not been approved yet.

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Re^3: Visibility of code-like sections... by blazar (Canon) on Jul 11, 2007 at 23:49 UTC
Maybe what we need is a Table of Contents at the top of each page (or at least the Monastary Gates). FWIW I consider that a wonderful idea, well if not applied to every page that is, but certainly to The Monastery Gates. Particularly useful it would be, if it were possible to somehow manage to make it "unconventional" in that rather than being a single vertical list, would it include several columns, with most of the sections visible at a glance. Perhaps, to make things easier and not too obtrusive, only a very few nodes should be indexed anyway: chosen amongst those that have been frontpaged, of course, but with the higher reputation... so yes, that would form a bias too... but at least equally divided amonst all sections.	[reply]
Re^4: Visibility of code-like sections... by Argel (Prior) on Jul 12, 2007 at 19:43 UTC
I agree about using multiple columns. Or perhaps it could be done via a nodelet? Then people could easily turn it off if they do not like it. Another possiblity would be to have a summary page, listing categories and recent activity (titles and date).	[reply]
Re^5: Visibility of code-like sections... by blazar (Canon) on Jul 13, 2007 at 13:58 UTC
I agree about using multiple columns. Or perhaps it could be done via a nodelet? Then people could easily turn it off if they do not like it. A nodelet is not enough IMHO. I think a sort of "mandatory", comprehensive, toc/daily best on top would be the most effective tool. But then certainly, it should be possible to turn it off for those who don't like it. Call it a "horizontal nodelet", if you like! Another possiblity would be to have a summary page, listing categories and recent activity (titles and date). Well, we somehow have already something like that, under NN and RAT, so adding a third thingy would be mostly a repetition, and not likely to help with the subject matter being discussed here, since both of those appearently don't either.	[reply]