[Mailman3-dev] Mailman Design

[Bryan Carbonnell]

On 11 Apr 2004 at 15:48, Aaron Schaap wrote:

> The idea would be - create the site with compliant XHTML and CSS. Use
> CSS for all design but allow people to still change various things in
> the HTML.
> 
> For example - if people could simply add a header and footer only. You
> would still be able to do quite a bit. Especially adding that
> navigation.
> 
> To move things around within the Mailman (like forms, logos, etc...)
> you would simply edit the CSS.
> 
> I personally feel this is the simplest way to implement design
> changes.

But if the HTML and the CSS are separate then Barry and the MM dev 
team could concentrate on getting the code working and the design 
team, which I think there are a couple of folks that have expressed 
an interest, can concentrate on the web UI stuff.

As well, down the road, when someone new comes along and wants to 
"freshen up" the MM interface, it's just a case of changing the HTML 
templates and the CSS. All they need to know is HTML and CSS to make 
those design changes.

> Right now you are allowed to edit the HTML and move the Mailman
> Templating Language around. 

Not all of it. I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to work out 
how to change the listinfo page. It's all hard coded into the MM 
source :(

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Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at sympatico.ca
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.