The heading showing up dynamically in the margin as I scroll I found to be quite distracting while reading. Text fading in and out while you scroll and read only serves to compete for your attention.
I actually do like the marginalia, like in Tufte's books, side boxes as a sort of commentary or summary of the main text. I'd prefer them to always be there. Lets face it, on a widescreen monitor of modest resolution, the page looks thin otherwise.
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The heading showing up dynamically in the margin as I scroll I found to be quite distracting while reading. Text fading in and out while you scroll and read only serves to compete for your attention.
Yes, it was quite nice the first time I scrolled down, then became somewhat distracting.
The fade in happens after you scroll past the relevant heading for me (Firefox, Ubuntu 12.04, 1080p screen).
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/stevelosh.png
and
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8403291/stevelosh2.png
show what I mean.
I actually do like the marginalia, like in Tufte's books, side boxes as a sort of commentary or summary of the main text. I'd prefer them to always be there. Lets face it, on a widescreen monitor of modest resolution, the page looks thin otherwise.