[Commons-l] Monobook.css update?

[bawolff]

> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 10:20:05 -0400
> From: "Monahon, Peter B." <Peter.Monahon at USPTO.GOV>
> Subject: Re: [Commons-l] Monobook.css update?
> To: commons-l at lists.wikimedia.org
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> > Simetrical wrote: You seem to be confusing
> > two issues: the ability to edit styles from
> > within MediaWiki, and the ability to do it
> > without technical know-how ...
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> Peter Blaise responds: Actually, I am trying to rise above both issues.
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> There was a call for putting energies into redesigning monobook.css for "commons" (to differentiate it visually so contributors knew they were at "commons" and not another wiki - apparently there is at least one person who got confused and wants the on-screen interface design to help distinguish between wikis for them).
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> In response, I suggested that instead, put energies into maturing the MediaWiki interface itself to become the place where ALL configuration is done.
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> In other words, NOT as much a cry for dumbing down the need for *.css skills (which MUST die anyway, eventually), but a cry for growing the sysops/bureaucrat/admin/developer/registereduser/bot/user/reader/printer/yada,yada,yada interface to take over more and more control of anything and everything anyone does in a MediaWiki.
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> Otherwise, we're just rearranging the deck chairs.
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> -- Peter Blaise

Out of curiosity, can you give an example of what can't be currently
done in rearranging the styles which you think could or should be
done. In my opinion, if you take the time, you can change it to pretty
much anything.

-bawolff