Re: <readmore> for [Anonymous Monk] renders with a background, how about only an outline?

While I like your node, it looks good, seems to be well researched, is well reasoned, concise and well written;
I also like the current behaviour of the site. I cannot find any compelling objective reason for this, but wouldn't mind not seeing it change.

On the other hand, this is not a matter of importance, or is it?

Cheers, Sören

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Re^2: <readmore> for [Anonymous Monk] renders with a background, how about only an outline? by Anonymous Monk on Jul 05, 2012 at 09:44 UTC
On the other hand, this is not a matter of importance, or is it? Try one of these for as anonymous monk http://perlmonks.com/?node=Tutorials http://perlmonks.net/?node=Tutorials http://perlmonks.org/?node=Tutorials And then view a few tutorials, say PerlMonks for the Absolute Beginner and How (Not) To Ask A Question ( near the top of the list ), how do they compare? Maybe lower the brightness of your monitor a click or two (a bar or two) and read them again, how do they compare? If you've got LCD monitor, move your head above/below/left/right, how do they compare? Try the same with no-stylesheet (firefox Alt+View+Page Style+No Style ), how do they compare? I don't know why jdporter didn't use readmore in PerlMonks for the Absolute Beginner but I can guess because its easier to read. I do know why jeffa used readmores in How (Not) To Ask A Question, its because its recommended. A #eeeeee background messes with the contrast , its just not black/white I can understand why authors of Tutorials want to have visual distinction for readmore tags when editing Tutorials, but readers of Tutorials don't need that information, its visual interference -- aren't Tutorials something we want visitors to read?	[reply]
Re^3: <readmore> for [Anonymous Monk] renders with a background, how about only an outline? by jdporter (Paladin) on Jul 05, 2012 at 14:56 UTC
Whether or not visually distinguishing a `<readmore>` block is desirable or effective is, I think, a matter of personal taste and style settings. But as for why How (Not) To Ask A Question uses a `<readmore>` or why PerlMonks for the Absolute Beginner does not, there is actually no good reason to. Tutorials (of which those are two) never show `<readmore>` blocks collapsed as in other sections. The only possible effect is to give the block visual distinction (as is being argued in this thread). That being the only possible use, I would argue that one may as well use `<table>`s (or `<div>`s) to blockify one's writeup. I reckon we are the only monastery ever to have a dungeon stuffed with 16,000 zombies.	[reply] [d/l] [select]