Random blog stuff, FWIW:

• I’m still getting the hang of WordPress’s blog platform and features. I create the posts on a Mac desktop, and I’d love to know how the blog looks and performs on various platforms: smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, Mac and PC, and such.

• So far, I’ve transcribed a few original documents and posted them as WordPress block quotes. The block quote tool is limited in its formatting choices, and often does weird and unpredictable things to indents, spacings and font sizes. And the dark-ish gray font on the light gray block quote box could pose readability problems for some readers. Question for you readers: would it be better if I posted black and white pdfs of word-processed transcriptions (which would also allow more precise transcription of the original document format), or are the block quotes OK?

• I’m trying to hide the more memory-intensive graphics below the “Continue reading…” break, but sometimes it’s better to lead off with the graphic. (And sometimes I forget to insert the break until after I put the new post online. Sorry about that.) Is anyone having problems with the blog’s graphics using too much memory on your device? Let me know if it’s an issue.

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• And as always, please feel free to let me know your comments, corrections and suggestions.