There isn’t currently a way to do it. It’s feasible to add, but requires adding a fair bit of new code to deal with vertical sizing and overlap issues. (Currently it relies on the fact that one comment icon aligned with the top of each paragraph is guaranteed to not create any overlap issues.) I’m not sure that expanded-by-default is good to have by default, though; one of the goals of the current design is to minimize intrusiveness; there’s a risk that, with side-comments visible-by-default on the first pass, people would have trouble making it to the end of a post without getting diverted into sidetracks..
I very much appreciate that the relevant text is not highlighted by default, which I’ve always found very intrusive into my reading (on kindle/medium). I think I also prefer not having the comment visible until hover as well.
I agree that the highlights shouldn’t be highlighted by default, and I am not asking for a way to make them highlighted by default, or all highlighted, or all highlighted when all the comments are expanded, or any such thing. (Maybe someone else wants that, but not me.)
I just want to have the option (which can be off by default, and toggled in user settings) all the side comments expanded by default (or with one click). (I don’t want this to result in all the highlights being visible at once!)
I agree with you re: defaults; see my reply to Ben for the feature I think would be good.
As far as v-sizing and overlap issues, I certainly know what you mean. Take a look at the sidenotes layout algorithm in sidenotes.js; you may find it useful to adapt or as inspiration.
There isn’t currently a way to do it. It’s feasible to add, but requires adding a fair bit of new code to deal with vertical sizing and overlap issues. (Currently it relies on the fact that one comment icon aligned with the top of each paragraph is guaranteed to not create any overlap issues.) I’m not sure that expanded-by-default is good to have by default, though; one of the goals of the current design is to minimize intrusiveness; there’s a risk that, with side-comments visible-by-default on the first pass, people would have trouble making it to the end of a post without getting diverted into sidetracks..
I very much appreciate that the relevant text is not highlighted by default, which I’ve always found very intrusive into my reading (on kindle/medium). I think I also prefer not having the comment visible until hover as well.
I agree that the highlights shouldn’t be highlighted by default, and I am not asking for a way to make them highlighted by default, or all highlighted, or all highlighted when all the comments are expanded, or any such thing. (Maybe someone else wants that, but not me.)
I just want to have the option (which can be off by default, and toggled in user settings) all the side comments expanded by default (or with one click). (I don’t want this to result in all the highlights being visible at once!)
With one click is something I can get behind.
I agree with you re: defaults; see my reply to Ben for the feature I think would be good.
As far as v-sizing and overlap issues, I certainly know what you mean. Take a look at the sidenotes layout algorithm in sidenotes.js; you may find it useful to adapt or as inspiration.