Using bullets reduces reading performance of listings

While I cannot speak to the UX element the code works as expected all the way back through ie6.

See also #202593: 'Hide descriptions' link on admin/config affects other pages.

+++ themes/seven/style.css	28 Sep 2010 09:29:04 -0000
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ ul.admin-list.compact {
+  margin: 0.25em 0 0.25em 0em;

Should be shortened into

0.25em 0

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Comment in #7 applied.

Using bullets reduces reading performance is a weird statement. Weren't bullets invented to help improve reading?

Sounds like D8 material to me.

Using bullets in the flow of text increasing reading performance as they are designed to act as visual representations of pauses in speech, or gesticulation. But, stand-alone, especially in this context, they don't add anything to the legibility of the type and should be removed.

One thing to be mindful of, however, is if any of the items in the list drop onto a second line. You need to make sure the line-height is such that the second line does not appear like another item in the list.

I agree the bullets are distracting in this context, however we need to mindful that we need to deliver D7 - therefore its difficult to endorse UI changes unless they are at least major bugs. This seems more of a design tweak.

Also we need to account for #13 "if any of the items in the list drop onto a second line...", we can achieve this by setting line-height to 1 (Unitless), change the LI margin to 0 0 0.75em; and add some margin-top to the UL (maybe 8px).

While it might appear items dropping to a second line is unlikely, they certainly can, in the case where the user may increase the font-size to a very large size and use a low resolution screen (800x600 for example) in which case Case and hover style are the only indicators.

Updated patch, to test set the browser to 800x600 and push the text size up as far as you can (you might want to hide or disable toolbar when doing this).

Note that this patch will also remove bullets from admin/structure list, I am not sure if that is wanted also?

With all due respect for Mark Boulton — and he is right, in this case it's easier to skim the titles without bullets — this is fine tuning. If it's easy, do it. But if it's taking any resources at all away from getting D7 out the door, save it for the next release. Aren't there critical issues to fix?

In fact, now that I've read @webchick's comment here, I wonder: Will this affect screenshots already produced for books in the works? Maybe we do need to hold off on this issue for a bit. Think it over.

Well, if it doesnt make it to 7.x-1.x then it could slip in later on. Either way I am not fussed, the bullets I am used to, but that's only me, I really do think its better without them, however it does render the admin/structure page even more naked that it was before, which was pretty naked and IMO weirdly inconsistent with other admin lists.

jeez guys. this is an improvement. lets commit it, instead of wringing hands over a screenshot somewhere that might have bullets in it. folks can re-take screenshots. we have a live audience of thousand and thousands that merit consideration too.

Alright, committed to CVS HEAD.