[haiku-web] Re: Porting the website theme to Drupal 5.7
- From: "Curtis Wanner" <katisu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <haiku-web@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:22:45 -0400
Nielx wrote:
> Like I said before, please feel free to send me a private message with
> a preferred user name. I can give you access to the current theme.
> About setting up your own test site. I _think_ it might not be a good
> idea to start having copies floating around of the data. The reason is
> that it does contain sensitive material (privacy-wise).
Not sure what you mean here, you mean in terms of knowing the current set up
and how it can be compromised?
I wouldn't think I would need user account data itself.
> Other thing: I think the website port should be a group effort, but
> the current array of communication tools is inadequate. I have a list
> of all the modules we need for drupal 5. I would like to publish this,
> but I don't know where, since it is a potential security problem.
> Security through obscurity, right :-). Now I'm a big fan of project
> management tools, and I'd prefer to use basecamp
> (http://www.basecamphq.com) to plan and execute this operation. But of
> course, if there is a less drastic way of keeping our secrets, then
> I'm all open for suggestions.
Actually, something like is more in line with my thinking. I'm questioning
the lack of SSL though for free users, but maybe that would be overkill for
what we are doing anyway.
> > 1. The problem with the gallery in IE6 is not the only occurrence
> of this
> > problem. There are several articles that do this in IE7.
>
> What is 'the' problem here?
Well, not the current gallery. The one being worked on by Remi.
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Maybe this was fixed by now. I've had articles that drop down below the
boxes like that as well. I'll see if I can track one down.
> > 2. IMHO the development section isn't in the best format for
> developers.
> > It feels too bloggish. While I understand part of the issue is that
> content
> > also needs to added and improved, the current set up just doesn't
> feel
> > right. Definitely eats up too much paper if you print documents
> directly
> > from the site.
>
> Even with the 'print' button used?
I'm not a fan of the current font size or type. But maybe that is a bit of
heresy on my part considering the Be-Newsletters appear to be in the same
format. Another counter argument against me is that both Firefox and IE7
let you resize the page. Although, the coding guidelines can be confusing
depending on what browser you use since the formatting changes accordingly.
Personally I think there should be a pdf file for the guidelines.
> > 3. In general, I feel that some of the site layout needs
> improvement.
> > Perhaps some use cases need to be developed.
>
> Are you talking about 'screen layout' (how the screen is structured),
> organizational layout (how the site is built up) or visual layout (how
> the theme looks)?
Some I would say is screen layout, more organizational layout. With the
exception of the banner, from a visual layout it feels more bloggish than
anything else. Maybe I just need to upgrade my hardware and run in higher
resolution. :P
> Now I envision a stage where we might get a developers.haiku-os.org
> website, but not right now. I also don't think that it would be a good
> idea to change the theme of the website based on the location you are
> in at that point. Let's keep that for when we do an actual release.
Alright, again maybe my issue is more related to content than anything else.
I have been developing some ideas for that, but it will take some time.
Curtis
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