Re: [edict-jmdict] Suggestions to Improve Layout

["Dennis Schrader" <jpnthailand@*********>]

Still need to ratchet down a bit the title bar (blue) on the query results page to achieve "Visual Center". The labelling (Home, Translate, Word Search ...) is still floating uncomfortably - and I have done my best to tell my eyes it's OK as is, but my eyes aren't buying it. Sorrry.

 

Also, I believe it was Jim's (B) idea a while back to have a link to perhaps Eijiro for "compounds". Darn good idea, because Eijiro - despite the inflexibility of its design - is so robust that it does much to bring up compounds.

 

In conclusion, the Customize Page and its many options are marvelous and have enabled me to be much more efficient. I still believe that more of a focus - lights, camera, action - needs to be drawn to this button for those of us who tend not to read instructions.

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Jim Breen <jimbreen@*********> wrote:

2008/6/24 Dennis Schrader <jpnthailand@*********>:

> When I switch to "Good for IE" reduction in font size (use IE6, 7, whatever
> the newest), I find that the above need to be dropped a bit to achieve
> "Visual Center" (different from true center as most people know). Right now
> they are floating and appear a bit odd.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "floating". The Menu Bar is intended to
span the whole screen. I have fiddled the vertical alignment a bit, although
it's looks a bit odd in IE7 (better in FF2). Also IE7 for some reason didn't
have all the menu in Helvetica, but I've fixed that.

> I am going to copy each page of the Home Page radio button links -- and
> suggest what I believe needs clarification.

Fine. Look forward to seeing the comments.

> Just as an off the cuff
> observation, some of the radio buttons on the Customize page are
> labelled/described in what Piaget would call "egocentric thought", ie the
> author knows what he means but many readers have no clue. Perhaps a bit too
> technically refined.

Look forward to them too.

Jim

--
Jim Breen
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Clayton School of Information Technology,
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/