#2648 NORM Opportu: wiki.laptop.org default skin (Shiki) link color problems

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#2648: wiki.laptop.org default skin (Shiki) link color problems
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  Reporter:  MitchellNCharity  |       Owner:  sj         
      Type:  defect            |      Status:  new        
  Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Opportunity
 Component:  website           |     Version:             
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:             
  Verified:  0                 |  
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Changes (by sj):

  * owner:  walter => sj
  * priority:  high => normal
  * milestone:  Untriaged => Opportunity

Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:2648 MitchellNCharity]:
 > The default skin for wiki.laptop.org was changed to
 [http://olpcaustria.org/mediawiki/index.php/Shiki_Wiki Shiki_Wiki].
 > Links to articles which the user has seen are now gray, and thus are
 hard to find.  And one can no longer tell if a discussion/Talk page exists
 based on link color.
 [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Wiki#Shiki_Wiki_link_colors 1]
 >
 > Basically, we've made it hard for users to find articles that they have
 already read, and are training them never to click on discussion because
 it frequently "doesn't work".  I suggest both are major problems.
 >
 > Using something experimental in production can be ok.  Even when the
 author says it has "many bugs".[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Simon 2]
 But only if we address them quickly.
 >
 > If we have trouble doing that, we should switch back to monobook until
 the Shiki skin matures.
 > Unless we don't really care about current users, and are mostly just
 building the site for future use.


 Discussion links show up distinctly different for me, though not blue vs
 red.  Visited links are indeed gray rather than a higher-contrast color.
 Neither is a critical or high-priority bug, but they are important
 usability issues to fix.  Are there others?  Changing link colors in the
 skin's css is a minor fix; not in itself a reason to change the skin
 altogether.

 I'm willing to consider other default skins, but Monobook isn't ideal.
 This one is both cute and decent, though as you say it has bugs.  Please
 continue to file them against the skin at [[talk:wiki]], even if you file
 them in trac.

 I'm not sure if Simon on trac is the skin author; but will see if we can
 assign skin bugs to the latter.

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