Well here it is, the new layout for the new year. It's been way too long since there's been a layout change, so here it is. Actually, there's not a huge amount of changes with the one big exception that you've already noticed -- no post text on the front page.

Now I know, some people will absolutely hate it because you have to click to read the story. If you're reading this on a web browser, you're clicking all the time, anyway! But I think Harvey drinks beer while he reads, so he doesn't like to click often or something.

Anyway, here it is, feel free to leave comments on what you like or don't like. I've been using it for a week now, and I'm starting to like it, so it's going to stay around at least for a little while.

As of this writing, it's not 100% complete, but it's almost there. I'm working on two other layouts that will automatically appear if you're using a narrow screen; and a different one if you're reading on a cell phone or PDA. Those should be ready by Jan 1st, as should an extra different layout in case some of you people want to print any of the pages.

I've also added Haloscan trackbacks (in case you didn't notice). The mu.nu server was really getting blasted by trackback spam, so those haven't been working for quite some time. So even though they're not inline, at least you can use them and I can see when others are writing about things I'm writing about. I promise to visit each and every site that leaves a (non-spam) trackback.

So, enjoy, and let me know what you think. As always, it's subject to change whenever I get tired of the same layout! And thank you for stopping by and reading.

Posted by: Ogre at 05:00 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 Feel the love. Either that or no one can get to these comments to let me know that they can't get to them....

Posted by: Ogre at January 01, 2007 02:22 PM (EsWss)

2 Good guess - I'm not liking it at all. It makes enjoying your excellent content far less convenient. Have to admit I'm curious as to why you decided to go this way.

Posted by: Harvey at January 05, 2007 03:43 PM (L7a63)

3 Yeah, I was waiting for that comment from you. I'm not sure why I went this way. I guess I'm just experimenting with some different things because I really haven't changed anything in, well, a really long time. One reason was to speed up the load times -- if the actual posts don't load, it does speed up the page loading. And I think it does make things easier on the reader -- you can see quickly and easily if you want to read an article, and if you don't, you don't have to scroll down past it, you can quickly and easily see the next article. And I like making use of the post slug, too.

Posted by: Ogre at January 05, 2007 04:51 PM (EsWss)

4 Oh, and my posts are getting a little longer these days, so that makes the reader scroll down even further -- that, or use the extended entry -- which brings us back to this layout!

Posted by: Ogre at January 05, 2007 04:57 PM (EsWss)

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