Nathan Samson nathansamson@gmail.com wrote:
BTW: Is there any chance that the CMS will be skinable?? If this is the case we don't need to vote, we can implment them all.
Static pages: All static pages are generated with the RosCMS generator. A skin support was intended but this feature is not completly finished. Every skin need its own folder with a copy of the static pages with different design.
RosCMS interface: the interfaces are based on templates. it will not be a problem to add new templates or skins for different usergroups.
But overall this is not a technical problem, only a decision.
Pro: * different skins select able (combo box)
Con: * more static pages (for each skin an extra version of the same page (content) with a different skin, and language)
e.g.:
/en/*.htm /de/*.htm /fr/*.htm /xhtml/en/*.html /xhtml/de/*.html /xhtml/fr/*.html
/skin2/en/*.htm /skin2/de/*.htm /skin2/fr/*.htm /skin2/xhtml/en/*.html /skin2/xhtml/de/*.html /skin2/xhtml/fr/*.html
/skin3/en/*.htm /skin3/de/*.htm /skin3/fr/*.htm /skin3/xhtml/en/*.html /skin3/xhtml/de/*.html /skin3/xhtml/fr/*.html
In my opinion, the skin support has no real advantage for static pages. But I can imagine some benefit for different skins for sub-systems like phpbb, mediawiki or the compatibility database (for different usergroups).
e.g.: * normal user take the default style * gamers prefer a more colorful skin * older people like styles with a good contrast (black/white) * etc.
...the case we don't need to vote ...
As I mentioned above, it is not a good idea to provide a skin support for static pages. So we need one design. But maybe there will be some skins available for sub-systems (see above).