Re: [SM-DEVEL] Interface - Even Hotmail is starting to look better...!

[Steve B. <sbr...@gm...>]

> Could we possibly have a dedicated roadmap as to what is outstanding on
> the templating side of things? I've just downloaded and installed 1.5.1
> to check out the state of affairs myself but it would be nice to have a
> central (wiki?) place for the templating status. (if there is one I must
> have mised it - a link would be great).

Templating is a work that is still under heavy construction.=20
Basically its going to take shape in two steps.  Step 1 is separating
the bulk of the UI logic from the core code.  This has already been
done for some stuff like the left pane, the page header, and the
message list.  There are still a lot of other pages that need to be
done, but its underway.  This is by far the biggest chunk of
programming that needs to be done.  Step 2 will be to "clean out" the
logic, meaning that once there is a rough separation, there needs to
be a clear division between UI and non-UI related logic.  That process
will be much easier once step 1 is completed.

As Fredrik said, its difficult to get a timeline on something like
this because most of the coders are volunteers.  For example, I was
dedicating a bunch of time a few weeks ago to
templating, but then my company fired 10 people so I've had to take on
a bunch of other responsibilities around the office, so I don't have
nearly as much time to dedicate to SQM as I did a few weeks ago.=20
Unfortunately, thats the way things go when you are dealing with
volunteers.

> I'd love to help out on this side of development and will be able to do
> so once I have a better idea of what actually is left to be done.

Your best bet is to ask in IRC.  That's the best way to get the most
current information available.  Its important to note that we really
need PHP developers for this, not HTML developers for this process.=20
There have been lots of folks who have offered to help w/ templating
in the past, but very few have had any PHP devel experience which
makes it hard to determine what should be in the core and what should
be in templates.  If you are a PHP devel and want to get involved,
check out IRC and we can get you started.

> P.S. I note that there is only the "default" template. It would be
> useful to have a showcase template in 1.5.1 to demonstrate the current
> templating capabilities.

It would also be useful to have an HTML devleoper willing to develop one. ;=
-)