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intheflow

(28,498 posts) Fri Oct 20, 2023, 07:42 AM Oct 2023

So.... My only complaint about DU4:

Last edited Fri Oct 20, 2023, 09:14 AM - Edit history (1)

The header/navigation bar is pinned to the top of the page so the logo never disappears. This means I can no longer use DU as a news agragate at work. 😞 I’m a librarian and can read news while on the public desk because it’s easy to be interrupted while doing, and all news informs collection development. But I can’t have overtly politically biased images on the screen at all times. The name of the site pinned at the top of the page as I scroll down to read the story means I’ll never be able to read DU at work again.

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So.... My only complaint about DU4: (Original Post) intheflow Oct 2023 OP

This is my only complaint as well... netrace Oct 2023 #1

This is something that never occurred to me but EarlG Oct 2023 #2

Any of these options would be wonderful! intheflow Oct 2023 #3

Agreed. netrace Oct 2023 #5

Its also cutting off the right of the titles on the phone, and there is no way to scroll Escurumbele Oct 2023 #4

Thanks for the report EarlG Oct 2023 #6

netrace

(20 posts)

1. This is my only complaint as well...

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 08:19 AM

Oct 2023

For me it's just that it takes up a decent chunk at the top of my phone, and DU3 never had this pinned that I'm aware of. I can switch to skinner mode to get rid of it, but I actually like the rest of DU4.

Can we have an option to un-pin?

EarlG

(21,966 posts)

2. This is something that never occurred to me but

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 09:11 AM

Oct 2023

you're not the first person to ask for this.

It should be quite straightforward for us to create an Account Settings option to "unpin" the menu bar from the top of the page. Unfortunately we do have a pretty long list of priorities at the moment while we stabilize and make fixes to the new version, but I'll add this to the list and we'll be able to include it.

If enough people are interested, then an entire "Discreet Mode" might be a cool option to have, something that tweaks and hides certain site elements to give the site a more "neutral" appearance. It would take a lot longer to develop than just unpinning the menu bar, but could be useful for some people who visit DU. Anyway I'm just thinking aloud here, I'll have to give it some thought... anyone who might be interested in such a mode should let me know what they would like it to include (or perhaps I should say exclude).

intheflow

(28,498 posts)

3. Any of these options would be wonderful!

Reply to EarlG (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 09:13 AM

Oct 2023

Thanks, EarlG.

netrace

(20 posts)

5. Agreed.

Reply to intheflow (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 03:07 PM

Oct 2023

Thanks EarlG!

Escurumbele

(3,401 posts)

4. Its also cutting off the right of the titles on the phone, and there is no way to scroll

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 10:14 AM

Oct 2023

to the right.

The titles are not wrapping on the phone.

EarlG

(21,966 posts)

6. Thanks for the report

Reply to Escurumbele (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 03:13 PM

Oct 2023

A few other people have reported this -- everyone who has reported it so far is a regular (non-Star) member, so I think this problem is being caused by an oversized ad placement which is stretching the page too far to the right. This is dragging the titles off the side of the page.

Unfortunately I haven't been able to reproduce the problem yet so I don't know which placement is causing it. I'm still looking into this.

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