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February 20, 2009
Widen literature by `apocathary is a perfect example of how writers could better showcase their art and a great idea. Wider boxes and bigger excerpts would be great for poetry and prose alike; tantalizing readers with a portion of the text is one of the best ways to draw them in.
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Hah, wow, a DD! Thanks to =cairnthecrow for suggesting and ^2dazed for featuring. Heh, if I'd known it was going to get a DD I'd have cranked out PS rather than MSPaint ;P I fixed up the crappy extra white border which I'd totally forgotten about so it's a bit nicer to look at.

Thanks to everyone that :+fav:'d or commented!

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Just a small suggestion as per my journal, put together in a mock using MSPaint. Obviously for aesthetic value you'd also want to add a fade at the bottom of the text.

The point being that having a very small square with scrolling text doesn't quite go with the new layout options available to us. Even a text box double the width would allow for a more generous exposition of the lit on offer.

=HMSpeedFreek says: "Extension: Why not have a preview text section as an additional option, with a character limit, and that could be the preview text block..."
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namenotrequired's avatar
I suppose it is basically like this now! :la: