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diff --git a/content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.md b/content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.md index 2334444..3470429 100644 --- a/content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.md +++ b/content/blog/2023-01-03-recent-website-changes.md @@ -7,80 +7,76 @@ draft = false # The State of This Website -Over the years, this website has changed URLs, styles, content focus, -and much more. However, it seems that I am never done, as I am yet again -changing this page to fit my current needs and wants. +Over the years, this website has changed URLs, styles, content focus, and much +more. However, it seems that I am never done, as I am yet again changing this +page to fit my current needs and wants. -While this site was already minimal (\~12kb), it contained a lot of -disorganized content and some poorly chosen color schemes. +While this site was already minimal (~12kb), it contained a lot of disorganized +content and some poorly chosen color schemes. -The recent updates attempt to fix these items while focusing on what I -truly care about here: the content within each page. +The recent updates attempt to fix these items while focusing on what I truly +care about here: the content within each page. # Recent Changes -I\'ve made quite a few changes to the style of this website today, both -in the CSS and in the HTML. +I've made quite a few changes to the style of this website today, both in the +CSS and in the HTML. -Here are some of the key takeaways from today\'s changes: +Here are some of the key takeaways from today's changes: -1. Reduce the width of the website from `60em` to - `40em`. -2. Remove breadcrumb navigation and replaced with a simple \"Return - Home\" link when visiting anything other than the homepage. -3. Remove syntax highlighting from code blocks. CSS now loads from a - single file. -4. Move blog posts on the homepage to the top, pushing tertiary content - down. -5. Update font-family from `monospace` to - `sans-serif` for readability. +1. Reduce the width of the website from `60em` to `40em`. +2. Remove breadcrumb navigation and replaced with a simple "Return Home" link + when visiting anything other than the homepage. +3. Remove syntax highlighting from code blocks. CSS now loads from a single + file. +4. Move blog posts on the homepage to the top, pushing tertiary content down. +5. Update font-family from `monospace` to `sans-serif` for readability. # Future Focus ## Accessibility -My main focus amidst all the changes this past year was accessibility. I -tried to improve the accessibility of all pages on this site as well as -I know how. For example, I added aria labels to identify different -navigation menus in November. +My main focus amidst all the changes this past year was accessibility. I tried +to improve the accessibility of all pages on this site as well as I know how. +For example, I added aria labels to identify different navigation menus in +November. -I want to continue this in 2023 and learn more about the accessibility -features I can utilize to help those who may need them. +I want to continue this in 2023 and learn more about the accessibility features +I can utilize to help those who may need them. ## Content First -Beyond accessibility, I am making a concerted effort to bring the -content of this site to the forefront and push the tertiary information -(e.g., About Me, Services, etc.) down below the content. +Beyond accessibility, I am making a concerted effort to bring the content of +this site to the forefront and push the tertiary information (e.g., About Me, +Services, etc.) down below the content. -Further, I want to review and edit previous blog posts for grammar, -accuracy, dead links, and more. Where necessary, I may even add a blurb -at the top of old posts that are no longer accurate or helpful. +Further, I want to review and edit previous blog posts for grammar, accuracy, +dead links, and more. Where necessary, I may even add a blurb at the top of old +posts that are no longer accurate or helpful. ## Style -As always, I will be searching for ways to reduce distractions and bring -a minimalistic approach to this site. While there are certainly more -drastic measures I could take, such as making this a [Shinobi -Website](https://shinobi.bt.ht) or a [No CSS -Website](https://nocss.club), I prefer to keep some modern features -here. +As always, I will be searching for ways to reduce distractions and bring a +minimalistic approach to this site. While there are certainly more drastic +measures I could take, such as making this a [Shinobi +Website](https://shinobi.bt.ht) or a [No CSS Website](https://nocss.club), I +prefer to keep some modern features here. -Two ideas have been floating around in my head, but I am not sure how I -feel about these approaches yet: +Two ideas have been floating around in my head, but I am not sure how I feel +about these approaches yet: -1. Going all-in with Emacs org-mode and creating a script to - auto-publish all my blog posts from org-mode to plain HTML files and - then letting my CSS style it after the fact. -2. Focus on publishing for Gemini or Gopher and then utilize a - conversion program to translate the pages to HTML. +1. Going all-in with Emacs org-mode and creating a script to auto-publish all my + blog posts from org-mode to plain HTML files and then letting my CSS style it + after the fact. +2. Focus on publishing for Gemini or Gopher and then utilize a conversion + program to translate the pages to HTML. # Looking Back -As I sit here and finalize the changes, as well as this post, I am happy -with the current state of this website. It\'s certainly a long way from -my first attempts (parallax background images, anyone?) and it\'s good -to see the progress. +As I sit here and finalize the changes, as well as this post, I am happy with +the current state of this website. It's certainly a long way from my first +attempts (parallax background images, anyone?) and it's good to see the +progress. -I can only hope and work hard to ensure that I make more meaningful -progress by this time next year. +I can only hope and work hard to ensure that I make more meaningful progress by +this time next year. |