Re: [Dynapi-Dev] DynAPI website upgrade - help wanted

[Doug M. <do...@cr...>]

Okay, I've create an account named DougMelvin.

I'll need the connection info to install the theme I guess.
I figured at first I'd post a few samples as just html and we can get =
feedback.

cheers
Doug Melvin
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Andrew Gillett=20
  To: dyn...@li...=20
  Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] DynAPI website upgrade - help wanted


  Doug Melvin wrote:=20
    very late at night (or very early morning)...

    I only took a quick spin and two things come to mind:

    1) The black text on dark blue background would be difficult for =
someone who is visually impaired, or colour blind to read. Perhapse =
lighten the blue a lot, or change the black text to white for better =
contrast.
  Hmm. The "dark blue" background looked quite light on my laptop.  I've =
since copied some colours and the logo from the original website.  Is it =
still too dark? (the previous colour was #2794d8, now it is #a1b8cc).=20

    2)Would it be possible to put an extra line break between articles =
in the right-most column.
    I find that it is difficult for me to pick out induvidual items from =
eachother. Also maybe widen the right panel ever so slightly as well. =
:-)
  Yes, the column is narrower than on the original site; the numbering =
of items makes it even worse; and there is no vertical space between =
items. I will fix this as soon as I can.


    Cheers.
    Doug

    P.S. If y ou really want laout submissions, I'll do one up.=20
        however, I will warn you that I am somewhat a minimalist when it =
comes to visual design.
        <grin>
  I like minimalist. Take a look at =
http://dynapi.sourceforge.net/phpwebsite/themes/ to see what a =
phpwebsite theme consists of.  I've made a copy of the "Default" theme, =
called it "DynAPI", and set this as the site default.

  Doug, if you create an account on the new site (I'm unable to transfer =
the accounts from the original site), then I'll enable admin access for =
you. To install or modify a theme, you'll need shell access to the =
server.  Is this a problem?


  thank you for responding,
  Andrew