matplotlib / matplotlib/mpl-sphinx-theme
Navbar styling on small screens
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- Python
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Description
The icons and version switcher are cluttered:

Suggested changes:
- Remove bottom margin from version switcher:


I believe this is necessary only in our theme, because `pydata-sphinx-theme` places the switcher differently. In our theme, it's bound together with the dark-mode switch.
- Optionally, let the link icons wrap:


Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the theme's navbar and version-switcher styling, then reproduce the cluttered small-screen layout shown in the issue images. Done means the switcher has no unwanted bottom margin and the link icons wrap acceptably on narrow screens.
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Assessment
- Domain
- design, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100