Difference between revisions of "Website/Going Tableless"
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| − | The OpenOffice.org website currently uses a table | + | The OpenOffice.org website currently uses a table-based layout: the table #main, which contains the columns #navcol (left hand navigation area), #midcol (main body) and for My Pages, #communitycol. Each of these columns contains a div-based wrapper; #navcolumn, #bodycol and #rightcol (respectively). |
| − | ' | + | Although most of OpenOffice.org's pages are tableless (i.e., they have no tables within #midcol), the CollabNet template imposes the #main table on all OOo pages. [http://sitening.com/blog/going-tableless-why-css-should-be-used-for-layouts/ This is not good web design practice], and we can accomplish the same thing using just divs while simplifying the layout at the same time and making it more future-proof. |
| − | + | '''Please note: This will not affect any tables other than #main!''' If any of your pages contain tables (e.g. [http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html The Native Language Confederation Project page]), they will not be changed at all. For example, IssueZilla will continue to use tables to display issue data. | |
| − | + | == The process == | |
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| + | This section will detail how project leads can transition to the tableless layout. | ||
== Tableless Projects == | == Tableless Projects == | ||
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* [http://education.openoffice.org Education] | * [http://education.openoffice.org Education] | ||
* [http://bizdev.openoffice.org Biz Dev] | * [http://bizdev.openoffice.org Biz Dev] | ||
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| + | == Structural Changes == | ||
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| + | The images below allow you to compare the existing layout (skeleton) with the proposed layout. | ||
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| + | :[[Image:OOo-Website-Skeleton-Table-Based.png|left|thumb|Existing, table-based layout]] | ||
| + | :[[Image:OOo-Website-Skeleton-Tableless.png|left|thumb|Proposed tableless layout]] | ||
Revision as of 03:10, 7 December 2008
The OpenOffice.org website currently uses a table-based layout: the table #main, which contains the columns #navcol (left hand navigation area), #midcol (main body) and for My Pages, #communitycol. Each of these columns contains a div-based wrapper; #navcolumn, #bodycol and #rightcol (respectively).
Although most of OpenOffice.org's pages are tableless (i.e., they have no tables within #midcol), the CollabNet template imposes the #main table on all OOo pages. This is not good web design practice, and we can accomplish the same thing using just divs while simplifying the layout at the same time and making it more future-proof.
Please note: This will not affect any tables other than #main! If any of your pages contain tables (e.g. The Native Language Confederation Project page), they will not be changed at all. For example, IssueZilla will continue to use tables to display issue data.
The process
This section will detail how project leads can transition to the tableless layout.
Tableless Projects
The following projects have moved to a tableless layout.
Structural Changes
The images below allow you to compare the existing layout (skeleton) with the proposed layout.
Existing, table-based layout
Proposed tableless layout
