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pbrewer on October 20, 2005 - 9:39am

Off topic for the content of this post, but a style comment....

This post, like several others lately, uses a graph as a teaser for further content that you have to click through to. However, the way the click-through works (at least on my browser), is that after I click through, the graph is scrolled up off the screen. The result is that I must first click through and then scroll back up halfway to bring the graph back on the screen.

I'd like to suggest that people who do put a graph (or other graphic) in the post before the click-through, put at least the first paragraph of discussion of it before the click-through as well. Doing that would mean that people would have the graphic in front of them as they read the initial discussion of it. Admittedly the user may still have to scroll back after clicking through, but at least it won't necessarily have to be the first thing done after clicking through.

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GreyZone on October 20, 2005 - 2:39pm

At the bottom of each blog entry from the main page are three links. The first one, which you apparently routinely use, is the "There is more..." link. The second link takes you past the article to the comments alone. The third link is called "Permalink" and starts from the top of the article. Your solution is to use the "Permalink" link to achieve what you want. In other words, the solution you wish is already present. Enjoy!

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Glenn on October 20, 2005 - 4:14pm

I wish all problems were that easy to solve.

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pbrewer on October 21, 2005 - 9:08am

Actually, I really like the functionality of the "There's more" link, which puts the next thing to read right at the top--except in the case where it separates the text from the image that it's describing. That's why I suggested what I did. (That an image and the initial discussion of an image be kept on the same side of the click-through.)

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Stuart Staniford on October 21, 2005 - 4:08pm

Given that you can adaptively choose which way to go based on the top part, and given my not wanting to take yet more space from my co-editors, I think I'll keep doing what I am. Generally if the top picture becomes relevant again lower down I repeat it.