Standardizing Font Size and Styling Across AnkiHub Decks

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I’d like to open a discussion about whether it would be beneficial to establish some general guidelines for font size, color, and overall styling in shared AnkiHub decks.

Personally, I find that the STEP decks have excellent styling, and I believe adopting a similar standard across other decks could improve the overall user experience

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I’ll help you explore this topic about standardizing styling across AnkiHub decks. Let me first search for any related discussions in the community to provide some context.

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Reading: How do I standardize the image sizes for the Sketchy field on IOS?

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Reading: How do I update my note type styling for a deck on AnkiHub?

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Reading: 📝 AnKing Step Deck Updates & Acknowledgements 🫶🏼

Thank you for starting this important discussion about standardizing font size and styling across AnkiHub decks. This is a great topic that could benefit many users!

Benefits of Standardization

You’re absolutely right that the STEP decks have excellent styling that could serve as a good model. Standardized styling across decks would offer several advantages:

  • Consistency in learning experience across different subjects
  • Reduced eye strain from properly sized and contrasted text
  • Better readability on different devices (desktop, mobile, tablet)
  • Easier transitions between different decks

Current Practices

Based on what I could find in our community, there isn’t a formal style guide specifically for AnkiHub decks yet. However, we do have some helpful resources:

  1. The AnKing STEP decks are widely recognized for their good styling practices
  2. There are tutorials for updating note type styling for AnkiHub decks which deck creators can use

Potential Guidelines to Consider

If we were to establish guidelines, they might include:

  • Font size recommendations for different field types (titles, main content, etc.)
  • Color schemes that work well in both light and dark modes
  • Image sizing standards (similar to this example for Sketchy images)
  • Responsive design considerations for mobile users
  • Accessibility features for users with visual impairments

Next Steps

To move this forward, it might be helpful to:

  1. Gather examples from the STEP decks you mentioned to showcase what you consider good styling
  2. Request input from experienced deck creators about their styling choices
  3. Consider reaching out to the AnKing team for their insights on styling best practices

What specific aspects of the STEP decks’ styling do you find most beneficial? This could help focus our discussion on the most important elements to standardize.

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Hello,

Thank you for reaching out and the suggestion is appreciated. :slight_smile:

I’m not sure how likely, or feasible, such a thing would be but I’ll definitely pass it along.

You can, of course, edit your local note types to a considerable degree, depending on the deck and the note type/s you’re working with. Many are customizable in a number of ways.

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