[Python-Dev] Playing with a new theme for the docs

Thu Mar 22 20:05:00 CET 2012

In article <rowen-EDFA17.11495422032012 at news.gmane.org>,
 "Russell E. Owen" <rowen at uw.edu> wrote:
> In article <4F6B5B33.9020406 at pearwood.info>,
> Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
>> >...
> > My first impression of this page:
> > 
> > http://www.python.org/~gbrandl/build/html/index.html
> > 
> > was that the grey side-bar gives the page a somber, perhaps even dreary, 
> > look. 
> > First impressions count, and I'm afraid that first look didn't work for me.
> > 
> > But clicking through onto other pages with more text improved my feelings. 
> > A 
> > big +1 on the pale green shading of code blocks.
> > 
> > The basic design seems good to me. I'd prefer a serif font for blocks of 
> > text, 
> > while keeping sans serif for the headings, but that's a mild preference.
> > 
> > Looking forward to seeing the next iteration.
>> I like the overall design, but one thing seems to be missing is an 
> overview of what Python is (hence what the page is about). Naturally we 
> don't need that, but a one-line overview with a link to more information 
> would be helpful.
>> -- Russell

I'm afraid my last sentence was incoherent. I meant to say:
Naturally we, as Python users, don't need that; but a one-line overview 
with a link to more information would be helpful to others who are not 
familiar with the language.
-- Russell