Paul POULAIN wrote: > Darci Hanning a écrit : >> Dear Koha Community, >> >> You may now vote for the Koha Community Website Theme here: >> >> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cXmKffvDeO7c48PVcFB4BA_3d_3d > > I really have a problem... after looking at the 3 proposal once again, > my opinion is that I definetly don't like any of them, and prefer, from > far, the actual design. > > Isn't there a way to implement the current design in Plone ?
Version #1 looks quite similar to koha.org to me (and I prefer it, but I'm not known for my aesthetic tastes). Plone is CSS based, so many things can be done to it visually without modifying the internals. Having said that, the further you stray from the standard Plone CSS, the more work it is to stay on the upgrade train. Note that the Plone CSS is huge[1]. On the other hand, it looks good (to me ;-) and Just Works[tm] and works well, even on IE and on smaller displays. (My related complaint with Plone is that it is slower than I would like, but not intolerably slow... it has not exceeded my technical inertia, so I have not done anything special to speed it up.) The "standard" Plone is based on a header and three columns. The left and right columns are extra information and the center (bigger) column is the primary content of the page. The contents of the left and right columns are "portlets" that can be enabled, disabled, positioned, etc. easily. This means either or both columns can be easily suppressed. What I'm looking at at koha.org (I presume that is the site Paul is referring to) is based on a header, left column, and main column. That fits in the Plone scheme quite easily. Disclaimer: I sysadmin a Plone site (several sites, actually, but they are all related and running on one Plone instance), but I have not done any rewriting of the Plone CSS - reference my self-evaluation of my aesthetic tastes. Best regards, gvb [1] Summary of a nearly stock out of the box Plone 2.5 instance: <http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/> Analysis and Recommendations * TOTAL_HTML - Congratulations, the total number of HTML files on this page (including the main HTML file) is 1 which most browsers can multithread. Minimizing HTTP requests is key for web site optimization. * TOTAL_OBJECTS - Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 72 - consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external objects. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests. * TOTAL_IMAGES - Warning! The total number of images on this page is 67 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your graphics. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests. * TOTAL_CSS - Caution. The total number of external CSS files on this page is 3 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external CSS files. Ideally you should have one (or even embed CSS for high-traffic pages) on your pages. * TOTAL_SIZE - Warning! The total size of this page is 228888 bytes, which will load in 60.02 seconds on a 56Kbps modem. Consider reducing total page size to less than 30K to achieve sub eight second response times on 56K connections. Pages over 100K exceed most attention thresholds at 56Kbps, even with feedback. Consider contacting us about our optimization services. * TOTAL_SCRIPT - Congratulations, the total number of external script files on this page is 1 . External scripts are less reliably cached than CSS files so consider combining scripts into one, or even embedding them into high-traffic pages. * HTML_SIZE - Caution. The total size of this HTML file is 22815 bytes, which is above 20K but below 100K. With a 10K ad and a logo this means that your page will load in over 8.6 seconds. Consider optimizing your HTML and eliminating unnecessary features. To give your users feedback, consider layering your page or using positioning to display useful content within the first two seconds. * IMAGES_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your images is 63042 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS. * SCRIPT_SIZE - Warning! The total size of external your scripts is 66818 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your scripts for size, combining them, and using compression where appropriate for any scripts placed in the HEAD of your documents. * CSS_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your external CSS is 76213 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your CSS for size by eliminating whitespace, using shorthand notation, and combining multiple CSS files where appropriate. * MULTIM_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of all your external multimedia files is 0 bytes, which is less than 4K. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.koha.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Analysis and Recommendations * TOTAL_HTML - Congratulations, the total number of HTML files on this page (including the main HTML file) is 1 which most browsers can multithread. Minimizing HTTP requests is key for web site optimization. * TOTAL_OBJECTS - Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 19 - consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external objects. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests. * TOTAL_IMAGES - Warning! The total number of images on this page is 17 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your graphics. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests. * TOTAL_CSS - Congratulations, the total number of external CSS files on this page is 1 . Because external CSS files must be in the HEAD of your HTML document, they must load first before any BODY content displays. Although they are cached, CSS files slow down the initial display of your page. * TOTAL_SIZE - Caution. The total size of this page is 75384 bytes, which will load in over 8 seconds on a 56Kbps modem - or 18.82 seconds. Consider reducing total page size to less than 30K to achieve sub eight second response times on 56K connections. Be sure to provide feedback for pages over 30K by layering your design to display useful content within the first two seconds. Consider optimizing your site with Speed Up Your Site or contacting us about our optimization services. * HTML_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of this HTML file is 7048 bytes, which less than 20K. Assuming that you specify the HEIGHT and WIDTH of your images, this size allows your page to display content in well under 8 seconds, the average time users are willing to wait for a page to display without feedback. * IMAGES_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your images is 54776 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS. * CSS_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your external CSS is 13560 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your CSS for size by eliminating whitespace, using shorthand notation, and combining multiple CSS files where appropriate. * MULTIM_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of all your external multimedia files is 0 bytes, which is less than 4K. _______________________________________________ Koha-devel mailing list Koha-devel@lists.koha.org http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel
