On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Christoph Zwerschke <[email protected]> wrote: > I actually have the same feeling, but maybe the problem is only that we have > been conditioned to abhor everything that looks like html frames. Apart from > that somewhat unsavory resemblance to a frames layout, are there any real > issues with fixed top and sidebars? Maybe printing could be an issue, but > with "@media print" should help here.
What I was thinking of, in particular, is a fixed sidebar, along with a fixed top bar, and a fixed bottom bar, and finally the content area in the middle. I can't help but think of how horrid that would look. > Agree, though our audience is web developers. But even 1280x1024 could be > too much for reading on netbooks which often have only 1024x768 or even > 1024x600. The width is usually not the problem nowadays, but the height > often is. That's also a valid argument against a fixed footer and maybe also > a fixed header. Damn, I forgot about my netbook and trying to read there. I can use fullscreen mode, but definitely to use my screen real estate very carefully there. > B) Fixed sidebar with local toc + fixed top bar with breadcrumbs The only thing that I would add in to this is the search. If we're going with the breadcrumbs idea, and limit it to three, then the search could easily go in the top right. That would fit with where people tend to expect to see the search on most websites, it seems. So, there's my vote: option B. Local toc on the left, fixed, to make for easy jumping. breadcrumbs with search on the top, also fixed. As to why: Using the left sidebar for a local toc provides a similar feel to using a floating div: A simple, consistent place for all the stuff that belongs to this doc. The top is where nav bars go, allowing people to navigate throughout the site easily. Having it fixed will provide a quick search box access, and a quick way for people to get around. > Well the problem is that you don't know which version of the docs you > are reading. Ok the info is in the url (2.0/docs vs 2.1/docs), but > personnaly I don't notice the url. That's why it tooked me some time This, too, is an excellent point. Christoph, would you mind setting up a space in the upper left to include the version number for the docs? -- Michael J. Pedersen My IM IDs: Jabber/[email protected], ICQ/103345809, AIM/pedermj022171 Yahoo/pedermj2002, MSN/[email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears Trunk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears-trunk?hl=en.
