Re: [Fofredux-devel] CSS expert?

[Andrew T. <ajt...@hi...>]

On 4/22/06, Evan Roth <eva...@gm...> wrote:
> ok, then here you go.  a screenshot of what i am aiming for, as well as t=
he
> html markup.

As I mentioned in my other email, I like the layout. Perhaps just
splitting up the help info so it's next to the appropriate fields.

> 1 thing i left out, since i'm not quite that far yet...when the user subm=
its
> back, of course we need to run through and check for errors.  if an error=
 is
> found, the <div> encasing a label and input/select will have a border of
> some color (red usually is good for errors) and we insert a short error t=
ext
> <p> in the <div> above the input field, so the user can correct it.

Well, we can do on the fly error checking via JS (valid email, valid
hostnames, etc.) and then do actual "can I write to the db" testing
and return like you  said.

>
> feel free to change colors, fonts, layout or even the markup as needed.  =
i
> can fix the code later.  I'd also imagine that this does not need to fit
> into the redesign of the site, since the script is run once, and then
> hopefully moved or deleted.  (although keeping with our color scheme is
> always a good idea)
>

Definitely color scheme/style.

>
> On 4/22/06, Broken Kode <kha...@gm...> wrote:
> > I wouldn't call myself an expert on anything :), however I dabble and I

He's lying. :)

Khaled, you mentioned about doing the code of the layout or the CSS of
the layout first. I think it would be better if you created the
prototype CSS for the site. When you come to things like tables, just
put a single row and then we/I will go back and insert the PHP to fill
in the table for each row. You can also put in any comments <!-- -->
or just <p class=3D"design_comment"></p> for 'how' something should work
if you have any ideas. e.g.

<table id=3D"feeds_table">
<tr class=3D"feeds_row even"><td>Example
title</td><td>View</td><td>Delete</td></tr>
</table>
<p class=3D"design_comment">The row should fade away when the user hits
delete. When the user presses "view" there should be a cool flyout</p>

I think doing the CSS/Layout first will allow you to work with a clean
slate and implement exactly what you have designed/pictured. Then we,
as programmers, can just fill in the underlying nitty-gritty.


> > know enough people who are experts if I hit a brick wall, so if you wan=
t
> > I can jump in to play around with the CSS and then people can see what
> > I'm trying to do and either code it in a cleaner fashion or streamline
> > it as they see fit or whatever?
> >
> > I'm going to have to wait and see what happens with the whole SVN chang=
e
> > and whatever before I jump into that area though..

Do you have, or know how to run SVN? It's rather straight forward.


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