From owner-freebsd-gnome Sun Mar 23 19:16:46 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10E1D37B401 for ; Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:16:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (f87.sea2.hotmail.com [207.68.165.87]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81AB243F93 for ; Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:16:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from reigncracks@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:16:43 -0800 Received: from 68.103.32.11 by sea2fd.sea2.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 03:16:42 GMT X-Originating-IP: [68.103.32.11] X-Originating-Email: [reigncracks@hotmail.com] From: "Mezz bsdforums.org" To: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I'm back Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 22:16:42 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Mar 2003 03:16:43.0300 (UTC) FILETIME=[CB5B6640:01C2F1B3] Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >On Sun, 2003-03-23 at 20:11, Mezz bsdforums.org wrote: > > > > > > >Here's what I could use some help on: > > > > > > > > > >* Update porting documentation for the new bsd.gnome.mk > > > > > > > > > >This new version will obsolete the USE_GNOMENG macro, and introduce >a > > > > >bunch of new GNOME 2 components as well as the GNOME desktop stuff. > If > > > > >there are any creative HTML people out there that can update the > > >porting > > > > >guide to make it look good with all of these changes, I would love >to > > > > >work with them. This is a priority since the new Mk file will be > > > > >committed right after 4.8 is released. Thanks. > > > > > > > > I have written few nice tutorials, but they never publish in the > > >Internet > > > > yet. I am kind of lazy and I think they need to be rewrite. :-) >Anyway, > > >back > > > > to the point, here's my example of nice layout that you can use if >you > > >like > > > > it. Basically, one of my friend created a nice layout and let me to >use > > >it, > > > > which I cleaned to get XHTML/CSS strict standard. Example of layout: > > > > http://mezzweb.com:81/tut/porting.html > > > > > >I like this layout a lot. Unfortunately, it doesn't meet with the > > >FreeBSD.org site layout. > > > > Yeah, it will be look like FreeBSD.org's layout like this: > > http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/porting.html , but add shadow table >and > > little different. Does it has to be all the way left to right? Are there >any > > rules for this that I can read somewhere? > >I don't know if there are hard and fast guidelines. The basic rule >should be to make it compliant. We don't want to offend any browsers >(including lynx). That is, users of text-only browsers should still be >able to get all the content legibly. Ok, got it. Good thing that this example looks good in lynx, but few things are need to tweak. Follow FreeBSD.org's most stuff with some extra stuff should be fine. > > > > If you like this layout, I am happy to clean up like add/use >freebsd.css > > >(if > > > > you prefer use this css file too), header and etc, then add some > > >addition > > > > CSS for a nice 'shadow' table. I just threw them together quickly. > > > > > >If you can meld the FreeBSD.org site CSS into this, and present me some > > >examples, I'll let you know. > > > > It should be easy, all I have to do is use freebsd.css and add for shadow table only. The rest fonts, link and > > whatever, can be use by freebsd.txt.. But, I don't know how it will look > > like, yet. :-) > >Let me know when you have something. Piero also >volunteered to help, so you may want to get with him and collaborate. Ok, cool! I will wait for Piero's repsone about an example file if he likes or if he has something different better or whatever. I am going to start with update gnome-python stuff right now. > > >Keep in mind that you have to write your > > >code in SGML. You should be working against a checked out www module. > > >The GNOME docs can be found in www/en/gnome. Thanks. > > > > Umm, SGMI... I will check at www.w3.org and checkout 'www' module to >learn > > more about it. Hope, this example layout will turn out fine with this. > >I think you'll pick it up. > > > > > BTW: I will try to check on update gnome-python stuff, hope it will go >well. > > Then, I can send you the diff files. > >Thanks. Cheers, Mezz _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message