On 2015-02-13 2:19 PM, Chad wrote:
On Fri Feb 13 2015 at 2:15:29 PM Max Semenik maxsem.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry for all the trolling, but why instead of discussing how we need a responsive skin for MediaWiki and waiting for Winter to come don't we just do it:
- Move Minerva out of MobileFrontend
- Leave all mobile-specific improvements, "improvements" and hacks in MF
- Polish Minerva to do everythig a normal desktop skin does
- Bundle it with MW by default
Here here!
-Chad
I won't object to turning Minerva into an alternate desktop skin.
However you can go the other way. Applying a desktop design, turning it into a responsive theme. Or slightly re-designing it so it works as both.
I've done plenty of responsive MediaWiki themes before at work.
One of them live at: http://wiki.cancer.org.au/australia/Guidelines
Besides adding functionality to Minerva equivalent to a desktop theme. Minerva will probably need more design/style to it to avoid looking to sparse/bland on a huge desktop.
The only 'real' problem with making Vector mobile is probably our ancient and unfriendly sidebar interface.
I would suggest a hybrid job. Take Minerva's functionality (ditching the sidebar, tabs, etc...) but use Vector's design elements, combine them into a new responsive theme that visually feels like Vector but functionally works like and is responsive like Minerva.
~Daniel Friesen (Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire) [http://danielfriesen.name/]