please test the new PyPI (now in beta)

[Ethan Furman]

On 03/29/2018 11:01 AM, Sumana Harihareswara wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 10:48:52 AM UTC-4, Ethan Furman wrote:

>> The new PyPI lists of projects wastes too much space, and the bright blue
 >> is intolerable.  I can't use it.
>
> When you say the bright blue is intolerable, I presume it hurts your eyes
 > -- is that right?

That is correct.

> Color calibration varies across monitors, some people are sensitive to
 > certain shades of light, etc., so I want to let the designer know more,
 > and ask about it in user testing.

For me it's a matter of brightness; bright colors should be used as accents, not as the main course.
(IMHO, of course ;)

> You probably know that, in a real pinch, you can turn off styling entirely
 > for a site in your browser, but I would prefer that you not have to do that.

I am vaguely aware of that, but my typical response to such web sites is to not use them.

>> Are the little boxes replaceable by the package authors?  That would be
>> interesting.
>
> I think you're talking about https://github.com/pypa/warehouse/issues/2211 -
 > if/when we implement that, project logo images could show up on the project
 > detail pages, and in search results and similar listings, instead of the
 > white cube.

Cool, looking forward to it!

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~Ethan~