Re: [mantisbt-dev] Helping with new interface / xHTML

[Robert M. <rob...@gm...>]

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Joanna Chlasta <jo...@th...> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
> Here's the "My View" page:
> http://forrst-production.s3.amazonaws.com/posts/snaps/58562/original.png?1297166032

OK, looks fine to me.

> At the moment I'm just trying to get a consistent style across the board,
> afterwards I'd like to re-do the filters layout on the "View Issues" page
> and then follow by other tweaks.

Yes, consistency is quite important. How did you apply your changes?
Did you update the MantisBT APIs to generate more helpful HTML , e.g.
applied styles and ids or did you update the styles and colors they
were applying?

Robert

> It's tricky as on one hand it's very overwhelming to users who don't use
> most of these fields, but at the same time it should support power users and
> give access to all these options when needed. And this applies to not only
> filters but other things as well - like the giant issue submission form ;)
> Regards,
> Joanna
>
>
>
> On 8 February 2011 11:22, Robert Munteanu <rob...@gm...> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Joanna Chlasta <jo...@th...>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Robert,
>> > I thought it was public, try these:
>> >
>> > http://forrst-production.s3.amazonaws.com/posts/snaps/53757/original.png?1295660045
>> >
>> > http://forrst-production.s3.amazonaws.com/posts/snaps/52005/original.png?1295143075
>> > And the kanban plugin that I'd like to eventually do :)
>> >
>> > http://forrst-production.s3.amazonaws.com/posts/snaps/51191/original.png?1294874600
>> > Regards,
>> > Joanna
>>
>> Thanks, there are already ahead of our current design. Do you happen
>> to have a layout for the 'View issues' and 'View issue' pages? These
>> are the ones users will be looking at the most.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> >
>> > On 8 February 2011 11:01, Robert Munteanu <rob...@gm...>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Joanna Chlasta
>> >> <jo...@th...> wrote:
>> >> > Hey Guys,
>> >> > I'd like to join in on this discussion :) A shameless plug for my
>> >> > Mantis
>> >> > skin available on github:
>> >> > https://github.com/thinksentient/mantisbt
>> >> > I'm trying to keep up with the html changes in 1.3 :) And a snapshot
>> >> > of
>> >> > the
>> >> > design:
>> >> > http://forrst.com/posts/1je/original
>> >> > It's all work in progress but if anyone wants to chip in I'm more
>> >> > than
>> >> > open
>> >> > to suggestions :)
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Joanna
>> >>
>> >> Hi Joanna,
>> >>
>> >> I'm unable to see your screenshot on forrst.com - can you post it
>> >> somewhere else (imageshack etc )?
>> >>
>> >> (Gavin, please let me know if you're subscribed to
>> >> man...@li... so that I can remove your from the
>> >> CC ).
>> >>
>> >> Robert
>> >> >
>> >> > On 8 February 2011 10:04, Robert Munteanu <rob...@gm...>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Gavin Pearce
>> >> >> <Gav...@3s...>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi Robert,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Have you got the designs?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Can definitely build the design into xHTML/CSS, and willing to
>> >> >> > have a
>> >> >> > good attempt at setting up "templating" in Mantis - might need a
>> >> >> > bit
>> >> >> > of
>> >> >> > guidance in places mind!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Does this help at all?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> > Gavin
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Gavin, of course this helps :-) At the moment I'm not aware of any
>> >> >> decision regarding the new design ( but I might be corrected ... )
>> >> >> so
>> >> >> we have no design to implement either.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> So the first step would to be to actually create a design, and then
>> >> >> implement it. Is creating the design something you would be able to
>> >> >> pick up?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Robert
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> > From: Robert Munteanu [mailto:rob...@gm...]
>> >> >> > Sent: 08 February 2011 09:45
>> >> >> > To: developer discussions; Gavin Pearce
>> >> >> > Subject: Re: [mantisbt-dev] Helping with new interface / xHTML
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Gavin,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > This is exciting news indeed! We're looking for a way to redo our
>> >> >> > user
>> >> >> > interface.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Just to try and gauge what you this means , what exactly would you
>> >> >> > be
>> >> >> > willing to help us with? Redoing the design as a static HTML page
>> >> >> > which we can then implement? Changing the HTML/CSS structure of
>> >> >> > MantisBT to be easily skinnable ? Anything else?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Robert
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Victor Boctor <vb...@gm...>
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> Hi Gavin,
>> >> >> >> Thanks a lot for your offer, that is very much needed.  I cc'd
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> mantisbt-dev mailing list, which is the place where we discuss
>> >> >> >> development
>> >> >> >> work.  I recommend that you join the mailing list to get
>> >> >> >> involved.
>> >> >> >> David is the one that is working in this area and he should be
>> >> >> >> able
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> get
>> >> >> >> you started.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 5:00 AM, Gavin Pearce
>> >> >> >> <gav...@3s...>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Hi guys,
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Getting in touch to offer my help with any xHTML/CSS for the new
>> >> >> >>> Mantis Interface.
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Please do let me know if I can be of any help!
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>> Kind regards,
>> >> >> >>> Gavin
>> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
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