Poll: Redesign of Launchpad elements

[nteodosio]

The layout of some Launchpad elements was modified. As a Launchpad user, do you consider them an improvement? Feel free to add comments to elaborate.

Tables

-> Old version, more compact <-

-> New version, less compact <-

Other sample pages with occurrences of tables: 1, 2.

Top level tabs:

-> Old version <-

-> New version <-

Do you prefer the old or new table format?

• Old, more compact
• New, less compact
• Indifferent/Unsure

Do you prefer the old or new tabs format?

• Old, more compact
• New, less compact
• Indifferent/Unsure

In general, would Launchpad benefit from a redesign with a less compact layout?

• Yes
• No
• Unsure/Too broad question

Notes:

1. File to reproduce old table layout, essentially a reversal of this merge request.
2. Source of old tabs layout images.

[elcste]

Kind of a tangent, not trying to derail your question. I’m not a heavy user, but I like everything I’ve seen in the redesign except in bug pages the Bug Description font size is a lot larger than other text on the page, including the comment font size (which uses the size set for body). Enough that I made a userstyle (for Stylus) to shrink the description size.

[nteodosio]

I had never noticed that difference. Was that a reasonably recent change you noticed, or has it been “always” like that? Might be worth reporting it to Launchpad.

[elcste]

Good idea to report (2039696). I’m pretty sure it changed around when the tab design changed. I think the whole body size went up – it used to be super tiny – but the description got extra big. (I’m a heavy user of browser zoom to get page fonts to the “right” size so I tend to notice size changes.)

[fito]

The translation pages are now exaggeratedly spaced out…

[nteodosio]

Do you mean the page with all the languages list or the list of translations in a single language?

So that is one of my concerns. One layout could be fine in a context with less items but sub-optimal in another, e.g. a short list of packages (as in the picture) versus a long list of packages.

[elcste]

Sounds like you need to install Stylus and create a userstyle for Launchpad:

table.listing th, 
table.listing td {padding: 0;}

The padding now is .5rem, so if it’s too tight at 0, try .25rem or something until you get it how you like

[fito]

The individual translation pages.