Re: [Mantisbt-dev] DIVs Tables and CSS

[Kenzaburo I. <ke...@30...>]

I'll send the code snippet when I get home.  I think I've gotten them to work
alright.

>> You mention a table reduced goal.  Here's what I am open to: keep the
>> tables
>> for alignment and sometimes percentage widths but wrap the displayed text
>> in
>> span or div blocks.  Would that be sufficient?
> We'd have to clarify the details. I'd like to try one or two reference
> pages (like main / view_all / view_bug), see if the results are
> acceptable (in both aspects, design & cross browser compatibility and
> php coding & maintainability) and then decide which way to go.

Agreed.

> Hrmpf, you're right on that one. I like to do things properly and tend
> to forget, that doing things properly needs more knowledge (at least in
> the beginning).
> But I also made the experience, that good designs (talking about
> software or layout) last longer, because in the long run they allow you
> to do things you never dreamt of in the beginning. We don't have to
> overdo it. That means:
> - No table less HTML design, but table reduced.
> - No full templating, but a clean separation of code and layout.
> - No full OO design, but clever use of objects to encapsulate function
> groups. Even the average code tinkerer can understand what
> $user->mayReopen means. People lean at least basic oo nowadays at the
> university.

Fine with me.  I feel pretty comfortable with this.

>> Oh, I'm conducting a poll: http://mantisbt.sourceforge.net/vap.php3 -
>> right
>> now templates is winning.  (might have to reload a few times)
> Wow, strange things happen, if you don't switch on your computer for two
> days.

Indeed =)

-Ken