Generic use of sphinx-panels doesn't spread out into the sidebar, but panels with some diagrams/figures would still improve the landing page.
https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/index.html Patrick Sanan <[email protected]> writes: > Part of the reason that the huge, empty sidebar looks so bad is that it's on > the front page - in the interests of simplicity and focusing on getting the > build stable, I haven't been focusing on it, but there is still discussion to > be had about whether and how to make a prettier front/landing page. > >> Am 26.04.2021 um 21:05 schrieb Jed Brown <[email protected]>: >> >> The sphinx-pydata-theme has great mobile support and lots of development >> energy behind it. I don't want to switch themes again based on a sidebar >> sizing concern. If the sidebar width is super important, we can adjust the >> CSS. The standard CSS has this, which I think is what we'd want to adjust. >> >> .container-xl { >> max-width: 1400px >> } >> >> Scott Kruger <[email protected]> writes: >> >>> Rather than have us edit the CSS, perhaps just getting people to agree >>> to a different theme: >>> https://sphinx-themes.org/ >>> >>> I think alabaster, aiohttp, cloud_sptheme, ... meet Barry's complaint. >>> >>> There is a lot to like on the kotti_docs_theme for example although the >>> bar is on the right instead of the left. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>> On 2021-04-26 08:58, Patrick Sanan did write: >>>> As far as I know (which isn't very far, with web stuff), changing things >>>> on that level requires somehow getting into CSS. >>>> >>>> For instance, you can see what it looks like with other widths directly >>>> from Firefox (fun, didn't know you could do this): >>>> - go to the page >>>> - hit F12 >>>> - click around on the left to find the <div> that corresponds to the part >>>> you care about >>>> - look in the middle column to find the piece of CSS that's controlling >>>> things (here, something called .col-md-3) >>>> - edit the CSS - in attached screenshot I change the max width of that >>>> sidebar to 5%. >>>> >>>> But, I want to avoid having to do things on the level of CSS and HTML - I >>>> think that should be done as a collective effort in maintaining the theme >>>> (and Sphinx itself). >>>> If we really care enough about the width of that sidebar, we'll create a >>>> fork of the theme, add a setting for it, and try to get it merged to the >>>> theme's release branch. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Am 23.04.2021 um 23:12 schrieb Barry Smith <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. Even if we just leave it is there a way to make it a little >>>>> "skinnier", it seems very wide in my default browser. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 23, 2021, at 1:08 PM, Patrick Sanan <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> It is possible to put things there, as in this link which is both >>>>>> documentation and example: >>>>>> https://pydata-sphinx-theme.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/sections.html#the-left-sidebar >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://pydata-sphinx-theme.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/sections.html#the-left-sidebar> >>>>>> >>>>>> Other projects using this theme have the mostly-empty left sidebar: >>>>>> https://numpy.org/doc/stable/ <https://numpy.org/doc/stable/> >>>>>> https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ >>>>>> <https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/> >>>>>> >>>>>> (They also have fancier landing pages, though, which we have been >>>>>> discussing). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It goes away on mobile devices or small windows, at least. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 23.04.2021 um 19:21 schrieb Barry Smith <[email protected] >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There is a lot of empty space on the left side of the website pages; >>>>>>> under the Search slot. Does this empty left side need to be so large, >>>>>>> seems to waste a lot of the screen? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Barry >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Scott Kruger >>> Tech-X Corporation [email protected] >>> 5621 Arapahoe Ave, Suite A Phone: (720) 466-3196 >>> Boulder, CO 80303 Fax: (303) 448-7756
