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

[Happy-the-monk]

in reply to <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

[Anonymous Monk]

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?

[jdporter]

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.