(Read more...) functioning as the black triangle to the left of it

[toudaimori]

Title:
(Read more...) functioning as the black triangle to the left of it

Area:
Cut

Summary:
Can we please have the (Read more...) link functioning as the cut-opening arrow, not as the direct link to the entry?

Description:
Right now, when you click the (Read more...) link, you are redirected to the whole entry with the comments. If you want to simply open the cut and read what's inside, remaining on the main page of the journal, you have to click the tiny black triangle to the left of (Read more...). Can we please ditch this black triangle, which is barely visible, and have the (Read more...) link functioning as one? As for the direct link to the whole entry, it can be moved to the header, which is currently plain text without any use.

Poll #18025 (Read more...) functioning as the black triangle to the left of it

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 50

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Should be implemented as-is.
13 (26.0%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
4 (8.0%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
26 (52.0%)

(I have no opinion)
6 (12.0%)

(Other: please comment)
1 (2.0%)

Comments

[melannen]

I would find a larger/easier to use cut-expander very helpful for DWing on mobile.

However, we definitely also need an easy link to open the entire page, because I often frequently DW on mobile using an app where the expander arrows don't work at all.

The post title linking is not equivalent because long entries may have several cuts that go to different places in the entry (sometimes serving as spoiler cuts or trigger warnings, sometimes just reducing scroll). Being able to click through to the start of a certain cut, rather than just the start of the whole entry, is important.

So: I like the idea of improving this, but don't really know what I'd like for implementation. A much larger triangle as default? Clicking on the readmore expands on the page, and there's a different icon for "open to cut in new tab"?

[swaldman]

Is there any reason that there couldn't simply be two targets? Arrow-and-text for expanding, and separate bit of text (link) to navigate to the cut?

[azurelunatic]

That's the current case.

[swaldman]

No it isn't - at the moment it's just arrow for expanding, name-of-cut to navigate (at least, so far as I can see on the page I happen to be looking at. Is this theme-dependant?)
My suggestion was adding some additional text, so that the expand-in-place target could be bigger than just the arrow.