If it helps, it looks like the designers have mastered the art of writing cross-browser hacks that don't render right anywhere, but at least they don't render right in the same way. On your screenshot I see Firefox running on Linux; I see the exact same bug in Chrome on Windows.
FWIW, it works fine for me on Firefox 3.6 on Debian squeeze (yes, I ditched iceweasel and just downloaded FF). Once I allowed fsdn.com in noscript, even the little javascript things like in-line reply are working.
I hated the previous redesigns but this one actually looks decent and I like it much better than the last one. Now once they fix the bugs like keyboard shortcuts (mentioned above) it might just be great.
Why are you using Iron? It's a product the sole purpose of which is to produce AdSense clicks for its author [neugierig.org], who has repeatedly spread FUD about "privacy issues" in Chrome to generate publicity around his project. It doesn't do anything that you can't do with vanilla Chrome by tweaking its options.
Anyway, you don't get the bug because you either don't log in, or (if you just posted as AC) your nickname is too short. It only manifests for longer names, which spread the sidebar to fit.
That's another wonderful Slashdot innovation. The word "sidebar-hides-content" in GGGP's post is actually a link - you'll see if you hover mouse over it (unless you're reading from a touch device, ha!).
They aren't black, they are just darker. So dark, in fact, as to be almost indistinguishable from black on bright white background.
Which would be fine, too, if they didn't also remove the underlining. And yet "Reply to This" and "Parent" are links, and are underlined. Consistency fail.
I cant see what you all are complaining about. I am using chrome on vista and I am not having any of these issues at all. The sidebar is not hiding content, the pages load just fine (i do have no ads checked as an option) and I'm actually liking the clean,simplistic design here. Makes it much easier for me to read w/o my glasses.
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If it helps, it looks like the designers have mastered the art of writing cross-browser hacks that don't render right anywhere, but at least they don't render right in the same way. On your screenshot I see Firefox running on Linux; I see the exact same bug in Chrome on Windows.
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See explanation here [slashdot.org].
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You technically can - the link is to a specific comment. It's just that they display the entire tree leading to it, and collapse it completely.
Same thing for links to comments that come in email notifications, by the way.
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I hated the previous redesigns but this one actually looks decent and I like it much better than the last one. Now once they fix the bugs like keyboard shortcuts (mentioned above) it might just be great.
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The sidebar-overlapping-comments issue only appears if your nickname is long enough. Yours isn't.
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I love scrolling!! :/
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Why are you using Iron? It's a product the sole purpose of which is to produce AdSense clicks for its author [neugierig.org], who has repeatedly spread FUD about "privacy issues" in Chrome to generate publicity around his project. It doesn't do anything that you can't do with vanilla Chrome by tweaking its options.
Anyway, you don't get the bug because you either don't log in, or (if you just posted as AC) your nickname is too short. It only manifests for longer names, which spread the sidebar to fit.
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That's another wonderful Slashdot innovation. The word "sidebar-hides-content" in GGGP's post is actually a link - you'll see if you hover mouse over it (unless you're reading from a touch device, ha!).
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They aren't black, they are just darker. So dark, in fact, as to be almost indistinguishable from black on bright white background.
Which would be fine, too, if they didn't also remove the underlining. And yet "Reply to This" and "Parent" are links, and are underlined. Consistency fail.
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They have fixed the sidebar issue already, so far as I can tell.
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My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
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Nope, Debian's version of Firefox is still called "IceWeasel".
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