Different UI Appearance in Every Instance(Server)
Different UI Appearance in Every Instance(Server)
Every Instances(Servers) should have distinct UI appearances not only logos but also background, colors, typefaces, layouts and so much more, so that they'll remind me easily that I'll be at a different instance. It might rouse me more to lurk like travelling to any other dimensions. Js
The idea is that there is not only one big instance, but various instances that compliment each other. So the current cap of Lemme.world is around one million users according to Ruud, one of the admins. In that case, we need other intstances to make this work.
In fact, I suggest the opposite. Make it look the same, remove the branding from Lemme.world and name it Lemmy, everywhere. The url does not matter to the most people and can cause confusion. Fediverse is already busy inplementing a more seamless experience, such as the merge for sublemmys on different instances.
The concept should be easy to understand. As of right now, the Lemmy concept is not hard to understand but for the avarage Joe it can take some time to get used to.
In fact, I suggest the opposite. Make it look the same, remove the branding from Lemme.world and name it Lemmy, everywhere. The url does not matter to the most people and can cause confusion.
For practicality and convenience, that's ok. I'm just trying to imagine Fediverse as a mall whose every shop with various items has distinct interior design and features(UI/policies/gameplay/...). That would be awesome?
I am afraid of exactly this!
It will come. Current theming options were disrupted with the move from Bootstrap4 to Bootstrap5, but once things have stabilized on version 0.18 we will see lots of nice Bootstrap5 themes I think.
Some do, when you're browsing them directly. But when I'm browsing stuff from my home instance, then I want everything to be the same. My eyes can handle only so much.
Besides how would you handle posts from different instance's right under each other?
Good note to consider. But, it does not need to be highly contrast enough to shock human eyes like visiting every person's profile on Friendster (maybe have learned later web design with meticulously choosing colors).