Redesign of SxS site in the works

[Federico Voges]

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Hi,

1.- Too many frames = less screen space (I'm using 1280x1024 and the
space for the "real content" is about 800x600). I don't like frames,
but I don't mind if they are used in a very clever way (really tough to
accomplish, though).  :)

2.- I don't like (at all) the top navigation graphics (font and size).

3.- I like the left nav bar.

Finally, have you considered using PHP (or any other script language)??
You can do a lot of stuff in an easy way (even generate new layouts in
plain HTML).

I can help with the HTML stuff. You can even convert all the articles
to a pseudo XML markup and convert them on the fly. See:
http://www.shadowsun.com.ar/~fvoges/misc/xml/test.xml,
http://www.shadowsun.com.ar/~fvoges/misc/xml/xml2html.php3 and
http://www.shadowsun.com.ar/~fvoges/misc/xml/xml2html.phps)

This would solve the issue noted by David Bandel (the use of CSS). You
can implement a simple (but powerfull) markup so editors/authors can
create acrticles without the need to learn HTML.

Answering the question of Net Llama, to every HTML tag you have to add
CLASS='whatever':


<TABLE CLASS='sample' BORDER=0 WIDTH='90%' CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=5>
<TR CLASS='odd'>
<TD>Something here></TD>
</TR>
<TR CLASS='even'>
<TD>Something else here></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

With this sample css:
TABLE.sample {
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  border: 1pt solid black;
}
TR.odd {
  background-color: #DDDDDD;
}
TR.even {
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
}

This will render a white table with the cells with a single black line
border. The first row with a light gray bg and the second with a darker
gray.


If you want some help with this, just let me know. I have experience
with big sites (ie: www.aunmas.com) using PHP, databases and css. Oh,
BTW you can generate dynamic stylesheets tailored to specific browsers
(ie: the "border:" CSS property won't work on NS 4).


On Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:42:19 -0800 (PST), Net Llama wrote:

>Fellow Pengiuns,
>The SxS editors are in the process of reworking the layout & design of
>the SxS site to make it more usable for everyone.  Here's out latest
>proof of concept:
>http://hunley.homeip.net/sxs/parent.html
>
>Please provide feedback, whether negative or positive.  If you don't
>like any of it, SAY SO!  If you love all of it, tell us!  If you think
>the fonts are good or bad, let us know.  If you think the images are too
>big, small, pretty, ugly, stinky or otherwise, please tell us.  If
>you've got questions, please ask, i swear no one will yell at you.  :)
>
>Remember, the SxS is your site, and without feedback from the people who
>use it, we can't improve upon it!  We want to make it as useful and
>attractive as possible.
>
>thanks,
>Net Llama!
>
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