>I love the framework but hate the name Web2py Honestly, I agree. Django sounds cool but not web2py. I like gluon better :)
On Nov 30, 9:16 am, António Ramos <[email protected]> wrote: > I love the framework but hate the name Web2py > Everyone uses names related to animals, objects,etc. At least it gives a > better change for a nice logo. > > Best regards > > 2011/11/30 stefaan <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Web2py default layouts certainly have come a long way since the (IMHO, > > quite awful :p ) fluorescent orange and black-green looks. > > > I do seem to miss some "best-practices" documentation about how to > > effectively apply themes to a web2py application. The downloadable > > themes do not always properly display the newer widgets (like > > sqlform.grid), leaving me (as a css nitwit) not much option but to use > > the default layout. Unlike web2py functionality, the css classes do > > not seem to be kept backward compatible (your layout won't be > > overwritten if you upgrade to a newer web2py, but if you want the > > newer features to render properly you may have to manually merge old > > layouts with newer layouts) > > > <handwaving> > > I'm wondering if there aren't any WYSIWYM web layout solutions (what- > > you-see-is-what-you-mean, a web equivalent to LaTeX macros for > > printable documents), e.g. providing standardized css classes that all > > scaffolding applications/widgets/user views ought to restrict > > themselves to. Themes would also have to be implemented in terms of > > those standardized css classes, hopefully leading to a smoother > > theming experience. Approaches like the "ui" argument in sqlform.grid > > do not seem ideal to me. > > </handwaving>
