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Should a question page have a line above the title?
At the top of the user page there is a row of tabs, such as "Profile", "Activity", and "Vote Summary". These are followed by a horizontal blue line which separates them from the content of each tab. The active tab has a background of the same blue, making it clear what this blue line is for:
On a question page, a similar blue line extends across the top of the page above the question title, but in this case there is no obvious reason for it to be present:
This same line is also present on mobile:
The question title is already visually separated from the category bar above by the change of background colour, so the line does not seem necessary.
This does not take up a large amount of space, so it does not seem important either way, but I personally prefer less visual clutter.
Do you have any preference on whether a question page shows this line above the title?
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No, it's a waste of screen estate, and should therefore be removed.
On another note, I would also caution against micromanaging minor design elements like these via Meta, because decisions made on Meta set a precedent, and in many ways tie the rope around future enhancements. The presence of this line is not integral to the functionality, accessibility or overall design of Codidact, like a redesign of vote buttons, fonts, overhauls, etc, would be.
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I would like to see the blue line removed from question pages, and only remain on the user page where it serves a purpose in separating the tab names from the tab content.
On a question page it detracts in the following ways:
- Leaves less of the question page visible without scrolling.
- Requires slightly more cognitive processing.
- Hints at functionality which is not present, due to its use on the user page tabs.
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