[OLPC library] FLOSS Manuals visual presentation

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Seth Woodworth wrote:

> First of all, the OLPC_simple page is the old version.  The verions that 
> we're working out of are http://en.flossmanuals.net/Sugar and 
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/XO

OK, all my previous comments still apply to those.  (XO has EVEN MORE 
UPPER CASE SCARY HEADINGS than OLPC_simple.)

> Also, we're going to be exporting the html from the 'printable' version 
> of FM:
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/Sugar/print
> http://en.flossmanuals.net/XO/print
> 
> Then adjusting things via script and .css as needed.  Please check those 
> print versions on your XO and poke around in the formatting to help us 
> decide on best formats for the XO!

That is indeed a much nicer, simpler layout, no more flesh-in-fishnets 
look.  From a quick scan of http://en.flossmanuals.net/XO/print

* doesn't fit the XO screen in rotated (e-book) mode
* doesn't wrap text to fit the screen
* links are indistinguishable from plain underlined text and there's no 
distinction between visited and unvisited links (don't style <a> at all, 
let the browser do it!)
* has an unnecessary gray surrounding line breaking up the margins
* is titled "_all < XO < TWiki"
* is one huge web page (has pros and cons)
* has no TOC for navigation.

I repeat, the content looks fabulous.  This is putting lipstick on the 
Mona Lisa.

> Hey Skier! Thanks for getting involved.
Call me 'S', it really is my first name.
> --S
Wait? are you me?
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