Re: new-site comments - wasted space at top

On 31 Mar 2009, at 4:42 PM, Barclay, Daniel wrote:

> Regarding the pages at http://beta.w3.org/, etc.:
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> The new design wastes significant amounts of screen space.
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Hi Daniel,

Thanks for sending the screen shot (which helps a lot).

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> In the attached screen shot, notice how much empty space there is at  
> the top
> of the page.  In particular, there is considerably more vertical  
> distance above
> and below the "STANDARDS," "PARTICIPATE," etc., links than there  
> needs to be
> (and, of course, that vertical space is wasted all the way across  
> the page and
> display pane).
>

At very narrow widths, the top navigation menus stack, which increases
the height of the top section.

I can look into reducing the space a bit, but one of the goals of the  
design
was that the top of the page be "airy."

I appreciate the comments and welcome additional suggestions (and  
proposed
solutions!).

  _ Ian

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