Re: [mantisbt-dev] Mantis design proposal: First Draft

[Danny v. d. S. <da...@fl...>]

Cool,

I have been using Mantis for a long time now. And it always felt like a "old" style. Maybe a bit Soviet eighties like, I believe that with an updated styling it can feel more 201x like. 

Also I would like to make a suggestion, to separate css into three major parts; Structure, Styling, and Browser compatibilities. Structure should contain declarations on how elements should align, how big they are, and their position. With just this stylesheet the application already should look readable, however no colors are present.

The styling style sheet should contain everything related to images and coloring. It can contain duplicate css selectors from the first file. Separating these declarations from previous mentioned stylesheet, allows for easy custom styling. By adjusting or overriding the styling stylesheet.

As a last file(s) the browser compatibilities should be contained in separate files for each browser. Allowing for easy adding or removing of specific browser compatibility solutions. This could be any number of files [IE6.css, IE7.css, FF3.css, enz.]

Something I try to use in my daily work, and it helps to locate specific css related issue's. Any one else some opinions about this suggestion ??  Also maybe this would be the time to look into something like Blueprint, LessCSS [or any other way of css magnification].

Kind regards Danny van der Sluys.

http://www.blueprintcss.org/
http://lesscss.org/
http://www.minifycss.com/


On Aug 10, 2011, at 01:44 , Brian Johnson wrote:

> Hello All,
> I am new here, and I am hoping to get my bearings and contribute a bit to the cause.  Here is my first entry into the developer discussion: my first stab at a UI facelift.
>  
> The underlying code is quite different than the existing pages, as it is DIV/CSS based, and I have made some slight changes to the layout, which I have attempted to document below. The presentation is quite different than the existing, but the majority of the elements are still in the same locations.
>  
> http://www2.whidbey.com/brianj/mantisDesign/notes.png
>  
> Associated with the above PNG
> 1. Move the User's information up and out of the way. It doesn't make sense to me to include the "My Account" and "Logout" access in the main navigation, as they serve a completely separate purpose. The main navigation should revolve around bug/project tracking needs.
>  
> 2. Clear primary, and secondary navigation, with code in place to handle tertiary navigation should it be needed.
>  
> 3. Where am I? There is a ton of functionality nestled away in the Mantis BT, so it can be daunting for the less tech-savvy, or those that are constantly pulled into meetings, interupted by the kids, whatever. Clearly defining where the user within the software should be a must. "a" makes it clear you are under the "Manage" tab, and "b" indicates the secondary location. In this case, it is the main landing page under the "Manage" tab.
>  
> There is a place for a logo, the legend has been incorporated into the design, but can be easily hidden if it is not required, and the "meat" of the page is very clear to the user.
>  
> What's missing?
> I have not yet incorporated the "project" dropdown, nor the "issue search" at this time, but I have some ideas.
>  
> Here is an HTML version, so that you can peak at the code:
> http://www2.whidbey.com/brianj/mantisDesign/design-002.html
>  
> I know there are some subtle changes going on in the 1.3 branch regarding the move to a CSS-friendly layout. Is there a more agressive approach to make sweeping changes for a 2.0? I saw in the recent archives that there wasn't much concern about backward compatibility for plugins. If that is the case, shouldn't a more aggressive approach be taken in order to ensure the plugin developers only need to be inconvenienced the one time, when a more robust offering is brought to light? I am probably jumping the gun a bit, so take it with a grain of salt.
>  
> Please let me know what you think of the above changes. Good, bad, indifferent.
>  
> Take care,
>  
> Brian Johnson
>  
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