I'm looking on beta and—though the list of abbreviations and the community links (on RC) no longer open
then close—there is still a lot of movement on the page. This spoils the perception of stability and speed we're aiming for. Here's what I see when I reload the pages on beta as of 9/29:
=On RC page, with Abbreviations and Review Links boxes closed
- **Search results and list of abbreviations. ** These jump down about a quarter of an inch, then jump up again.
- **List of abbreviations:** During load, the word "expand" disappears, causing the element to shrink in width, then the word reappears, causing the element to get wider again.
- **'Other review tools' link: ** This blinks away then blinks back into view. The color of the link changes during the page reload - it's black when the page is loading; then, it's blue when the page finishes loading.
=On RC page, with with Abbreviations and Review Links boxes open
- **'Other review tools' box:** The outline of the box disappears and the box contents shift left about 1/8th of an inch, then right again.
- **Search results and list of abbreviations.**These shift up about 1/16th of an inch and then back down.
- **List of abbreviations box: ** The "[collapse] link disappears then reappears
=On Watchlist, with Abbreviations box open
- **Search results:** Jump up about a half inch and then back down. (They used to jump up and down in the old UX as well. What appears to be causing it is the "A request for comment is open to determine..." message, which disappears and comes back. But it used to be faster)
- **List of abbreviations box: ** .The "[collapse] link disappears then reappears
=On Watchlist, with Abbreviations box closed
- **Search results:** same as above-up and down 1/2 inch.
- **List of abbreviations:** During load, the word "expand" disappears, causing the element to shrink in width, then the word reappears, causing the element to get wider again. (It also jumps up and down, as above.)