[Zope3-dev] ZopeTop, xul, etc.

[Paul Everitt]

Your opinion is right on target.  The Rotterdam skin uses that heavily=20=

as a philosophy.  In fact, the silly xml tree doesn't even use HTML. =20
It is rendered by CSS applied to the XML.

Regarding this tree, and even regarding the Rotterdam skin itself, the=20=

ideas are still just ideas.  They might ultimately prove a dead end. =20
Some might hate it and throw it out.   We'll probably assist in the=20
throwing-it-out department by providing a "throw me out" button that=20
changes to another approach.

Of course if you *like* the silly xml tree, then I take back everything=20=

I said. :^)

--Paul

On mardi, d=E9c 10, 2002, at 14:54 Europe/Paris, Chris Humphries wrote:

> Martijn Faassen wrote:
>> Philippe Jadin wrote:
>>> [first posted on zope main mailing list, someone told me to post it=20=

>>> here, sorry for the "cross post"]
>>>
>>> It seems there is currently work done on the future UI for zope3. I=20=

>>> have some questions / comments on this
>>>
>>> - Isn't it strange to use html to create a modular user interface?=20=

>>> As I see it, html is not an UI definition language.
>> Since Zope 3 is still primarily designed as a web application=20
>> platform,
>> we will end up using HTML to create user interfaces. It makes sense =
to
>> do this for the Zope 3 user interface as well.
>> Modern HTML is not too bad for constructing UIs. HTML browsers are=20
>> really
>> ubiquitous. There's a lot to say for HTML.
>
> well i would say that CSS would be better suited for design and html
> would be used for just displaying the content. IE6 and current
> moz/netscape have decent css support, and some amazing things can
> be done that is kinda paralized from netscape4's use. CSS is for more
> than just doing cool things with links (no underlines, colors, etc).
>
> here at my work, we have brought css to the forefront of our work,
> and we have had great success with it. CSS is the powerhouse, and I
> think it would be appropriate if Zope3 took that on as the direction
> to move in, as it would be a nice step forward, than just html, with
> minor css things that exist in like zope2 with the zmi.
>
> just my opinion. :)
>
> -Chris
>
> ps -> catching up on email and zope3 development, so i am a bit =
behind.
>       i apologize if this, well, has been said 12341234 times before.
>
>
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