Thursday, November 15, 2018

Blog Changes

I spent a little time this morning changing my blog's theme and layout.  It had been like it was for over ten years, so I kind of felt like it needed changing.  Let me know what you think, and for your enjoyment here's Vehicle by The Ides of March. It's been stuck in my head all day and I hate to suffer alone.


3 comments:

Old NFO said...

It's... Different! :-) And NOT hooking that link... Nope! :-)

Anonymous said...

My .02 ... for whatever free advice is usually worth ...

The new look is MUCH less reader-friendly. I clicked into a post I had previously read, only to find each sentence in its own white box, with black (possibly background?) stripes between each one. I couldn't stand to read more than a couple of sentences. If this presentation is permanent, I won't be able to keep up with Tolewyn's adventures!

I also prefer to have the entire post visible, rather than having to click through; but that's just my personal taste. It's your blog, and if you like that feature, it won't keep this reader from visiting. (The visual problem will.)

Freshening up a 10-yr-old design: sure, why not?
Making an otherwise fascinating author unreadable: arrrgh!

Sincerely,
A concerned fan

Wayne said...

NFO - Different is a kind way of saying you're not 100% sold? I can't believe you didn't want to join me in ear-worm world. I love that song but that horn riff will get in your head man.

Anon - I noticed that happened to the post on the follow up on the wrist problem. Couldn't figure out what caused it, and it bugs the hell out of me. I think it may be a copy from Word and paste in Blogger issue. I'm also not a fan of the "Read More" thing on the posts. Like I said, this was a first pass at it. I agree that it definitely needs more fine tuning, and thanks for the kind words about the stories.

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