RE: OT: The new Oramag digital format
Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 08:27:43 -0700
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Subject: Re: OT: The new Oramag digital format Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 13:54:14 -0500
From: rjoralist3_at_society.servebeer.com
On 2016/05/13 12:29, Hans Forbrich wrote: When I resize the content (using "Command -" on Mac) to make the front page fit my available browser area, the magazine seems acceptable.
It's more than just the size of the content, although that is one of my sticking points: There appears to be no offline/downloadable edition. A single page cannot be viewed in its entirety without navigation. Pages cannot be viewed side-by-side. Navigation must use the mouse in some cases (e.g. horizontal scrolling), mouse dragging in others (e.g. vertical pull-downs), and keyboard in still others. No page numbers for reference. Cannot view full screen. Cannot change text size. Cannot zoom/unzoom pages. I was asked to give an example of the keyboard necessity, but after 6 months I don't recall. The growing trend of "mobilizing" content is tiresome at best (Oracle online docs, which prevent image resizing on mobile of all things) and unusable at worst (Oracle Magazine). Mobile is a convenience for me, but my large-screen devices are a necessity. Don't sacrifice my needs for convenience. This Friday soapbox feels good, but now it's back to documenting my RMAN backups in DokuWiki, which is out-of-the-box usable in both mobile and desktop formats. Rich
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