[Clipart] Finished monkeying with the css for now

[jon at rejon.org]

sure, good work!

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 8:08 PM, chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll give you a better answer this time :-)
>
> The fact is, that even during all my monkeying, most of those css actual
> bugs havent yet been closed off yet, and won't be for awhile yet. They were
> big bugs to start with, and I've only done about half of what needs doing. 3
> full days on css unwinding alone should tell you how big these bugs are. :-)
>
> What I've done is finished some bugs that weren't even written up, on the
> way to completing those written bugs. They were things that I found along
> the way.
>
> I think you could still announce this release and what I've done for it,
> without any css bugs getting closed off. Don't get too caught up in what LP
> is or is not saying. LP and all it's bug reports are there to help US (the
> entire OCAL community), not the other way around. It's the tool we use, and
> I won't be controlled by LP even though it's a fantastic communication
> device, a good gathering place. But it's not the be all and end all of
> either releases OR the OCAL development work.
>
> IMHO. :)
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 12:49 AM, jon at rejon.org <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
>>
>> Excellent...can you close out those css bugs with these excellent
>> notes. That way we can announce this on release...
>>
>> cheers man! Great work!
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:49 AM, chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Eeesh. I'm exhausted.
>> >
>> > I've finished monkeying with the css for now. There are still some
>> > issues
>> > hanging around but I've cleaned up a helluva lot.
>> >
>> > Short story is only put css inside widget css fields - if it's
>> > absolutely
>> > necessary.
>> > or global css goes into "main" widget css field.
>> > Don't use the global style.css method yet. - Until further notice or
>> > when we
>> > come up with a plan.
>> >
>> > There was waaay too much overcoding, and then people having to
>> > !important
>> > things so that their changes would take place. There still is a number
>> > of
>> > issues I want to sort out, involving the sideboxes, but it'll do for
>> > now.
>> > I'm going to take a break for awhile. The new css should make the site
>> > more
>> > readable, easier to add widgets, and overall efficiency of coding.
>> >
>> > I "fixed" the admin interface padding. The overlapping text was bugging
>> > me.
>> > simplified the sidebox h3 and p, and ul, and il 's so that you should
>> > only
>> > need to
>> >
>> > make the widget of class sidebox.
>> > Add <h3>title</h3>
>> > Add a div class = "wrapper"
>> > insert your content here.
>> > Close the wrapper div.
>> >
>> > majorly cleaned up the spacings of preview clipart related css.
>> > simplified and cut out numerous css locations, especially ones that
>> > needed
>> > to be more global
>> > found conflicting tag styling. removed or consolidated into "main"widget
>> > css
>> > field.
>> > I've de-activated the Activities section for now. I'm sorry Brad - I
>> > took
>> > some css out because I thought I could apply the sidebox to your
>> > activities
>> > box, and I didn't realise that the sidebox was hardcoded until too late.
>> > Please feel free to re-css the activites box and re-show it. I need to
>> > do
>> > more testing on freeing up the sidebox before I can do what I stated
>> > above.
>> > When I've finished freeing up the sidebox, it should mean that you won't
>> > have to specific any other side box ever again. We're not there yet, but
>> > getting closer.
>> >
>> > I think there was something else, but my brain is shot.
>> > peace out.
>> > --
>> > Cheers
>> > Chovynz
>> >
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>> >
>>
>>
>>
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>> Jon Phillips
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>
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chovynz
>



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