On 9/20/11, Petko Yotov <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wednesday 21 September 2011 00:40:16, Carlos AB wrote : >> Or perhaps just simply a link from <Menu> to the sidebar page. > > Or to a larger page like a site map.
That too. >> The idea of not having a sidebar displayed togheter with the current >> page, can look simple, attractive, functional and add the possibility >> to use the same skin for more devices, using css media queries as you >> said. > > I think wikis with many groups and pages, with teams of writers may really > need a sidebar navigation. Even, in some cases, a 3 column skin with 2 > sidebars may be needed, with a top "breadcrumbs" navigation and a bottom > "trail". :-) > > A simplistic skin will suit well smaller sites with a very limited number of > pages, maintained by a single author. > > The default skin with a sidebar is neither too much, nor not enough. It is > easy to understand (Group sidebar or Site sidebar), it has links to the > documentation and a link "Edit Sidebar". This principle is not too bad for a > default installation, and for the pmwiki.org website -- one can use PmWiki > for > tiny and for huge sites. > > Again, the skin could adapt for a small screen to a simpler layout. > >> The template would be very, very simple and easy to customize, all the >> complexity - that wouldn't be much - would be hidden in the css > > If the default (or pmwiki.org) skin is too minimalistic, a visitor who needs > a > larger community or intranet wiki, may not immediately notice that PmWiki > can > do large portals -- and visitors don't stay long on any page (10-30 sec): > > http://www.useit.com/alertbox/page-abandonment-time.html (latest Alertbox) > > If the default skin is too complex, a person who just needs a small personal > wiki may also "zap" to elsewhere. > > So, when I wrote that the homepage should be well balanced, it should show > enough of the potential of PmWiki for a visit of 20 seconds. > >> There are good examples out there, such as some of the sites Petko made, >> see: http://notamment.fr/ > > The PmWiki-driven sites listed there are really small sites with only few > dozens of pages and 1-2 editors. While they are examples of what PmWiki > does, > they don't even use 1/10 of all PmWiki *can* do. > > Petko Good points. CarlosAB _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
