ocsigen / ocsigen/ocsigen.github.io

reduce text padding

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Description

Copying the issue from https://github.com/ocsigen/ocsigen.org-deprecated/issues/38 as it continues being a problem.

The web design of ocsigen.org seems to have a bug in that the contents pane on the left [1] occupies only half of the available vertical space.

I also wish that the dark blue strip at the top of the screen would be a lot narrower, so the vertical space could be reclaimed for text. It seems that the top strip could be reduced to about a third of its height without affecting its information content or the aesthetics.

[1]
e.g.
https://ocsigen.org/js_of_ocaml/3.5.1/manual/overview

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Research direction

Open the referenced js_of_ocaml manual page and inspect the layout responsible for the left contents pane and dark blue top strip. Compare their vertical space with the available viewport; done means the contents pane uses the available height more effectively and the top strip is substantially narrower without losing its information.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
design, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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