Hi all,
Quick question: should a MediaWiki page look the same in the same browser with and without javascript support?
I think it should, and any talk of pure CSS/JS skins tacitly assumes that all visitors whose browsers support CSS must therefore also support JavaScript. This is a false assumption.
I'm not trying to rain on everyone's parade here - this is a real concern. The truth is that it's possible TODAY to make "pure CSS/JS" skins. Just hack up Monobook.css and Monobook.js to do whatever you like. All the CSS styles applied in MW can be undone by later styles, and DOM elements can be swapped around at will in the JS.
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On the idea of a contest, I think this is a great option - I'd hate to see the new skin designed by committee.
-- Jim R. Wilson (jimbojw)
On 6/16/07, Stephen Bain stephen.bain@gmail.com wrote:
On 6/17/07, elisabeth bauer eflebeth@googlemail.com wrote:
Getting rid of the PHP skin files would be fantastic - I am working on a new skin atm and I am using a really dirty Javascript hack to be able to test the skin live on Wikipedia (myskin.css is too restricted in many ways).
Have you considered using a local install of MediaWiki for testing purposes?
I'll work on the skin level, any help welcome.
I'm happy to help too, it's just a matter of finding out exactly what people want from the interface.
-- Stephen Bain stephen.bain@gmail.com
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