[Zope-PTK] Retro-GUI Widgets

[Spicklemire, Jerry]

Sure, with layers containing the respective "page" that each tab represents.
The best part is, it's all just HTML, you can put anchors anywhere you need
to, and JS can do want you want, even in v.4 browsers.

Likewise, it would be a modestly bigger job to detect browser versions, and
return something usable, but still quite respectable, GUI wise, for the
older revs. So, you get links to layers where appropriate, and links to
pages otherwise. The user experience is equal, but slower on older browsers.

However, keep in mind that frames and layers can cause headaches with
bookmarks. In an "application" setting, that's less of a problem. The user
always has to come through the "front door" anyhow.

Later,
Jerry S.


Paul wrote:

>Could you make a version of the HTML where:
>
>a. Each tab was a different z-index, and...
>
>b. Clicking on a tab didn't go to the server, rather it did JS to bring
>a layer to the top.

>Jerry wrote:
>> There's been a bit of discussion re. dressing up the 
>> appearance of PTK in a
>> backward compatible way. The HTML below is a small example of 
>> an idea I've
>> been working on that is user definable, programmable, and 
>> compatible even
>> back to v.2 generation browsers.