--On 1 March 2006 00:52:09 +0100 Giuliano Gavazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I have recently installed mailman. > As a result of customising the user interface, I have noticed that > the HTML of both the administrative and user interface is quite > incorrect. In particular the user interface, which shows many layers > of intervention (tags appear with too many case changes!). > I am attempting to clean up the code (as HTML 4.01 Transitional), but > I wonder if there is already an ongoing tidying up or redesign that > would make my work a waste of time. > > One change in Mailman that would make correction and editing of HTML > templates easier would be to have all Mailman inner tags written > without using <> or other strange characters. For instance <MM-Form- > End> could be simply MMFormEnd. Perhaps a comment could be used instead: <!-- MMFormEnd --> > This way a template could validate as > valid HTML without being parsed first, as long as these Mailman tags > are not required in strange places. > Clearly the documents could loose its validity once parsed, but this > too can be avoided with careful design of the tags. For instance the > footer tag (I think <MM-Mailman-Footer>) generates at the moment > incorrect HTML all by itself and so cannot be corrected by a list > administrator. > > I see now that there is a General Web UI item in the TODO. Let me add > a plea: please do not use php for the future UI! Well, it's a Python project, so you should be safe there! > Thanks > > Giuliano > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailman-Developers mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > Searchable Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/iane%40sussex.a > c.uk > > Security Policy: > http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
