(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

[anaraine]

I am very strongly against changing the "Read more..."s into expanders - it's one of the things I hated most when reading through my friends page on LJ.

But, for the sake of accessibility I'm willing to entertain other ideas that would function similarly. Perhaps an option to change the black triangles into "EXPAND" and "COLLAPSE" text in your settings? As a site-wide preference, instead of a decision made for one's journal/community? (I know, I know, options and decision fatigue are a problem.)

[kyrielle]

This. CSS changes to the size of the arrow, or allowing substitution or addition of text, could work nicely. But I don't want to lose the current functionality either - being able to expand-in-place or open-to-that-spot are both valuable things to be able to do.

[azurelunatic]

I'm for this one.

[poulpette]

+1

[alyndra]

This is the only implementation of this idea that sounds good. (I already clicked shouldn't be implemented though.)