Pursuant to the following bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159147
...I made some changes to the CSS in the Docs Project CVS. Rahul was looking (correctly, Karsten and I think) for a look that would differentiate our docs from Red Hat's. Most of our style sheet comes from the one that Red Hat uses, in particular the coloration of headings and admonitions.
I moved the headings to a blue color taken directly from the Fedora web site CSS (the sidebar, to be more specific), and for the admonition boxes, I came up with a yellow that is hopefully attention-getting without being garish. I left the coloration of screen sections alone since there wasn't a clear reason to change it. Refer to a mock-up here to avoid having to build anything yourself:
http://docs.frields.org/mirror-tutorial-en/sn-planning-and-setup.html
If I can speak for Karsten, pursuant to a conversation we had today, we would like to know what people think about adopting this CSS for DocBook generated pages on the fedora.redhat.com web site.
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On Friday 29 July 2005 13:39, Paul W. Frields wrote: <snip>
If I can speak for Karsten, pursuant to a conversation we had today, we would like to know what people think about adopting this CSS for DocBook generated pages on the fedora.redhat.com web site.
Personally, I like the changes.
However, I would like to make one suggestion somewhat related to the changes currently implemented. Could we get a declared hyperlink color designation? Right now, the color is system and/or browser independent. Seems as though if a standardized "look and feel" of the documentation is the intention that this also should be included in the stylesheet as well. Otherwise, the documentation is rendered inconsistently for the end-user base.
Just a suggestion. Thomas
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 03:17 -0500, Thomas Jones wrote:
However, I would like to make one suggestion somewhat related to the changes currently implemented. Could we get a declared hyperlink color designation? Right now, the color is system and/or browser independent. Seems as though if a standardized "look and feel" of the documentation is the intention that this also should be included in the stylesheet as well. Otherwise, the documentation is rendered inconsistently for the end-user base.
We could do that, makes sense. Any reason not to use the good ol' default blue? and purple for vlink?
- Karsten
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 13:20 -0700, Karsten Wade wrote:
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 03:17 -0500, Thomas Jones wrote:
However, I would like to make one suggestion somewhat related to the changes currently implemented. Could we get a declared hyperlink color designation? Right now, the color is system and/or browser independent. Seems as though if a standardized "look and feel" of the documentation is the intention that this also should be included in the stylesheet as well. Otherwise, the documentation is rendered inconsistently for the end-user base.
We could do that, makes sense. Any reason not to use the good ol' default blue? and purple for vlink?
Isn't the color system and/or browser *dependent*? In other words, the links are colored exactly the way any generic link is colored for the end user, meaning they don't see anything they don't recognize. However, I'm not against changing them, as long as we (a) agree on what sticks out without sticking out TOO much, and (b) it is nicely Fedora-like.
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On Friday 29 July 2005 16:23, Paul W. Frields wrote:
Isn't the color system and/or browser *dependent*? In other words, the links are colored exactly the way any generic link is colored for the end user, meaning they don't see anything they don't recognize. However, I'm not against changing them, as long as we (a) agree on what sticks out without sticking out TOO much, and (b) it is nicely Fedora-like.
Oops...you are right. ;) The "generic" link is inherently capable of being different on every node. Which brings to light the issue of fedora-like representation to the end-user.
I like what yourself and Karsten have done with the new scheme. I personally would think that some colors that promote a fedora-like visual appearance would be great. The accepted standard of blue/purple are a safe bet. But then again another selection from you/Karsten may provide more cohesion with the new scheme.
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 06:02 -0500, Thomas Jones wrote:
On Friday 29 July 2005 16:23, Paul W. Frields wrote:
Isn't the color system and/or browser *dependent*? In other words, the links are colored exactly the way any generic link is colored for the end user, meaning they don't see anything they don't recognize. However, I'm not against changing them, as long as we (a) agree on what sticks out without sticking out TOO much, and (b) it is nicely Fedora-like.
Oops...you are right. ;) The "generic" link is inherently capable of being different on every node. Which brings to light the issue of fedora-like representation to the end-user.
I like what yourself and Karsten have done with the new scheme. I personally would think that some colors that promote a fedora-like visual appearance would be great. The accepted standard of blue/purple are a safe bet. But then again another selection from you/Karsten may provide more cohesion with the new scheme.
I made another change to the heading color and link colors, this time to be more adherent to the official web site. I think you'll like the results! Please check the mockup at:
http://docs.frields.org/mirror-tutorial-en/sn-planning-and-setup.html
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On Friday 29 July 2005 20:47, Paul W. Frields wrote: <snip>
I made another change to the heading color and link colors, this time to be more adherent to the official web site. I think you'll like the results! Please check the mockup at:
http://docs.frields.org/mirror-tutorial-en/sn-planning-and-setup.html
Awesome! IMHO, I think that it perfectly represents the fedora appearance. You hit it right on the head. ;)
Anybody else's opinion?
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 08:55 -0500, Thomas Jones wrote:
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On Friday 29 July 2005 20:47, Paul W. Frields wrote:
<snip> > > I made another change to the heading color and link colors, this time to > be more adherent to the official web site. I think you'll like the > results! Please check the mockup at: > > http://docs.frields.org/mirror-tutorial-en/sn-planning-and-setup.html
Awesome! IMHO, I think that it perfectly represents the fedora appearance. You hit it right on the head. ;)
Anybody else's opinion?
Totally. The lightening of the header blue makes them stand out, the contrasts are all nice.
Very nice Paul. Definitely looks more "Fedora-like" than the CSS we inherited from the enterprise docs.
Tammy
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 14:39 -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
Pursuant to the following bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=159147
...I made some changes to the CSS in the Docs Project CVS. Rahul was looking (correctly, Karsten and I think) for a look that would differentiate our docs from Red Hat's. Most of our style sheet comes from the one that Red Hat uses, in particular the coloration of headings and admonitions.
I moved the headings to a blue color taken directly from the Fedora web site CSS (the sidebar, to be more specific), and for the admonition boxes, I came up with a yellow that is hopefully attention-getting without being garish. I left the coloration of screen sections alone since there wasn't a clear reason to change it. Refer to a mock-up here to avoid having to build anything yourself:
http://docs.frields.org/mirror-tutorial-en/sn-planning-and-setup.html
If I can speak for Karsten, pursuant to a conversation we had today, we would like to know what people think about adopting this CSS for DocBook generated pages on the fedora.redhat.com web site.
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