History: SimpleStyleDev

• Where are we?

Current style templates and css files are too complicated, mostly using tables for layout and so many unnecessary different classes and IDs, which isn't easy to modify or understand, sometimes displays wrong, disallow user to change font size in some browsers, the page structure is designed against usability and accessibility.

• Where do we want to be?

We want to create simple, easy understandable style with only necessary id's and classes in xhtml strict compliant templates layout with simple css file, while still producing pleasant look'n'feel and which will be compatible with most available modern browsers (Mozilla 1+/Netscape7+, MSIE 5+, Opera 7+, Konqueror 3+, Safari, ...), yet browseable without css by some CLI or "stone age" browsers.

• Who is working on what? (Priorities/goals/majors issues/roles)
  • luci
    • Priorities:
      • one simple css file
      • perfect code
    • Goals:
      • pure CSS layout and valid XHTML 1.0 Strict templates which can be used as a model for other themes and maybe even replace the default tpl files for 1.8
    • Role: developer - coordinator

• we need error.tpl (it's borken now with default one)
• css for tables and fancy tables
• css for calendar
• css for forums
• ...add others

Who is working here generally? Link UserPage.

• luci
• sylvie
• rlpowell

link yourself here

• Bugs
  • Styles not working on MSIE6 - tiki1.7 : StylesAkwa, StylesGeo, StylesMatrix, StylesMatrixlight, StylesMose, StylesNotheme, StylesNotheme.II, StylesNotheme.III
  • tiki 1.7.1.1: All styles except moreneat, neat, olive, and Subsilver ( StylesMoreneat , StylesNeat , StylesOlive , StylesSubsilver ) have obvious display problems on IE 5.2 and Safari (OS X.2). The most prevalent problem is that boxes that should be below text overlap the bottom of lines. This bug shows in screenshots from other OSs as well.
• RFEs
• tech support
• patches

List of other products with similar/interesting/related features.

Similar purpose and/or well structured and coded styles in Tiki:

• StylesMatrix and 'Notheme' style series (read more about it)

Pure CSS layout techniques:

• http://glish.com/css/ : 3 columns example manages 3 columns with no table.
• http://www.alistapart.com/stories/practicalcss/ proposes to use the float attribute.
• The Layout Reservoir : Flanking Menus - 3 columns layout
• Another great resource: Position Is Everything
• Ultimate list of pure CSS layouts: http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=ThreeColumnLayouts

Before you think it's a "mystery bug", read this

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