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to the navigation and layout of the site, added persistent elements such as a sticky header and table of contents, and made changes to the overall styling of the page. As of early
January 2023, the skin was the default on more than 300 projects of various sizes, accounting for about 1.5 billion page
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The analysis of the data collected concluded that these changes improve readability and usability, and save time spent in scrolling, searching, and navigating – all of which can be interpreted as creating an easier reading experience. With a few minor exceptions, Vector 2022 does not remove any
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for the individual features of the skin, as well as in conversations on the
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The slides for our presentation at
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and looks slightly different than the Web team's feature)
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