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Re: [trinity-devel] Re: [trinity-users] New TDE site released

From: "E. Liddell" <ejlddll@...>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:14:06 -0400
On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:59:07 -0500
"Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> wrote:

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> > On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:35:29 -0500
> > "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> wrote:
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> >> > On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:32:53 -0400
> >> > "E. Liddell" <ejlddll@...> wrote:
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> >> >> On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 21:10:41 -0500
> >> >> "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...> wrote:
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> >> >> > >> > Hi,
> >> >> > >> >
> >> >> > >> > Visually, I have no problem with either using the provided
> >> false
> >> >> > >> shadow or the CSS3 one. What it does
> >> >> > >> >when it is displayed in Konq-error? Does it make Konq go crazy
> >> or
> >> >> it is
> >> >> > >> just not shown.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> Konqueror just ignores the style instruction, because it's
> >> limited
> >> >> to
> >> >> > >> CSS2.
> >> >> > >> So the screenshot appears with no shadow (and a little bit of
> >> extra
> >> >> > >> whitespace
> >> >> > >> below it).  In other words, it's harmless and downgrades
> >> >> gracefully.
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >> E. Liddell
> >> >> > >>
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Hi,
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Well, it's okay for me to have the CSS3 shadow if it is harmless
> >> for
> >> >> > > Konqueror. These little adjustments improves a lot the website
> >> and I
> >> >> think
> >> >> > > that these changes are ready to go to production. What do you
> >> think?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Thank you!
> >> >> > > -Alexandre
> >> >> > >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > OK, let's go with the CSS3 shadow and get opinions from others on
> >> the
> >> >> list
> >> >> > regarding this design.  If the consensus is that the new site is
> >> >> better
> >> >> > then we'll put it into production.
> >> >>
> >> >> There may be a problem with the stylesheet on screens where the main
> >> >> text area is shorter than the sidebar.  I'm trying to figure out a
> >> fix.
> >> >
> >> > Never mind, found a fix, although I'm not entirely happy with it.
> >> > The revised site style is now on webdev, for those who have access.
> >> > Tim, due to the rearrangement of the page's geometry, your "donate!"
> >> > link has shifted out of place.  I'll fix that later.
> >> >
> >> > E. Liddell
> >>
> >> Looks good overall, however I prefer the non-italicised header links.
> >> Was
> >> there any previous discussion on that UI element?  If not, what is the
> >> rationale behind italicizing those links?  I personally have a hard time
> >> determining they are links instead of noninteractive headers when they
> >> are
> >> italicized.
> >
> > The sequence went something like this, IIRC:
> >
> > A few emails back, Alexandre asked that I underline the headers, because
> > he
> > didn't think they were sufficiently differentiated.
> >
> > I didn't want to underline them because I was afraid it would suggest that
> > the
> > other links weren't links, if you see what I mean, so I italicized them
> > instead.
> >
> > It was all mixed in with the discussion about the drop shadow.
> >
> > E. Liddell
> 
> OK, thanks for the info.  Alexandre, do you see a problem with making the
> headers non-underlined and non-italic?  The color differences set them
> apart well enough for me.
> 
> Also, while I haven't had time to evaluate a proper overhaul of the patch
> pages I have at least modified the backend so as to allow pagination. 
> Patches are now available by default in 100-patch lists, starting with the
> newest.  Everything else currently functions the same as before.
> 
> E. Liddell, now that the patches page is a little easier to work with, can
> you send me an example of what the aforementioned css-driven table should
> look like?  I can implement the changes quickly on this end.

I'll look at it over the next day or two.

E. Liddell