Re: [O] bug: hovering window obscures text

[Jambunathan K]

Aankhen <address@hidden> writes:

> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 22:39, Samuel Wales <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On this page
>>
>>  http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#closing-outline-sections
>>
>> a hovering window in the upper right corner obscures text.
>>
>> This is possibly, but not necessarily, especially so when you use large 
>> fonts.
>>
>> To reproduce, set the minimum font size in Firefox to the largest
>> available setting.
>>
>> I wonder if a non-hovering solution is possible?  I know we discussed
>> this before at one point, with several good designs.
>
> I’m not familiar with the prior discussions.  The current design seems
> okay to me—notwithstanding the flaw you mention—because it strikes a
> good balance between making the TOC easily accessible and minimizing
> the amount of space it takes up.  Of course, this is predicated on the
> assumption that people actually want to use the TOC, and often enough
> to justify it taking up that space.

Considering that Samuel is making his argument from accessibility
perspective, "Accessibility" is one another predicate that is missing in
your assumption.

Jambunathan K.

>
> Meanwhile, for a quick fix, try this user style:
>
>   http://userstyles.org/styles/47418/worg-disable-fixed-toc
>
> Aankhen
>
>

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