> 1. KISS -- I sometimes have to do list administration and > moderation from my Treo 650, so anything that depends on > graphics, JavaScript, CSS, or anything fancy is really bad > news.
Ug, yeah. There's so much cruft stuck in so many places that I've just started over writing (x)html templates. I will be using CSS mostly so that underneath the pages can be Very Simple; I've got a Palm TX and table pages can be brutal. Additionally, I fully intend to have a CSS file just for mobile devices. I will also be using JavaScript to add responsiveness to the UI for traditional browsers, but I swear on a stack of comic books that It Shall Degrade Gracefully. > Stick to a pure text-only UI as much as possible, Please forgive my insouciance on this point, but I believe one of the weaknesses of the current interface is that it provides no visual cues as to what is important/relevant. I will be using icons to draw the user's eye to relevant details, but I have no intention of gobbling up screen space for bling or committing similar crimes like using image-only links; the interface will be fully functional and aesthetically reasonable with images turned completely off. > and try doing some actual tests with various PDAs and > phones, as well as all common browsers (including Safari) > on all common desktop platforms (including MacOS X). Well, I've got me a testing lab right here! I'm only slightly kidding. Aside from the aforementioned TX, I have an intel mac, so I plan on installing Windows soon so I can see how things work on that end. I'm also going to make sure it's fine in links or lynx. > I would > hate to see all the current WebUI code get thrown out and > replaced with a Web2.0 AJAX/.NET framework. I will be using some XMLHTTPRequest action, but only to allow partial-form-submission, and it will degrade to "submit the whole page" gracefully. > 2. Functionality & 3. Completeness I'm not committed to doing much with these problems in this project, but I assure you it is my desire as well; I'm hoping to get us closer to the day where there is One Holy UI that works identically across web/email/cli. > I'm not sure you fully understand how important. Or how difficult. ;) Thanks! happily I feel like I'm making quite a bit of progress, so I think we might just get something viable out of this. ~ethan _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org 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-developers%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
