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mantisbt:style_guide [2010/10/14 21:27] darynmantisbt:style_guide [2013/04/30 05:54] (current) dregad
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-  Inline Javascript should not appear in any HTML output. The only method allowed for including Javascript is via including an external script file in the <head> of the document. This ban includes all onclick/onmouseover/etc attributesinline <script..>something();</script> blocks and use of javascript:something() in hyperlink hrefs. +====== Style Guide (DRAFT) ====== 
-  * Inline CSS styling should not appear in any HTML output. The only method allowed for including CSS styling is via including an external CSS stylesheet in the <head> of the document. This ban includes all style attributes and inline <style>..</style> blocks. + 
-  * The pages should be able to function without Javascript enabled. If Javascript is available then it can be used to replace parts of the DOM with more advanced functionality (in the same way jQuery UI operates). +===== HTML ===== 
-  * jQuery should be used exclusively for any Javascript-based features so that we don't have a huge mismatch of various frameworks and libraries to maintain in the future. jQuery plugins are OK to use (there are plenty of them) but we should at least try to opt for plugins that have high rates of usage and are under active and healthy development. +  Do use HTML5 
-  * I strongly suggest looking at PHPTAL over any other templating engine I've come across. This will assist us with security (automatically escaping strings to prevent XSS attacks)internationalisation and ease of template maintenanceThe templates are valid XML documents and can be rendered directly in a web browser without needing to be parsed through the templating engine+  * Do not use tables for layout.  Tables may only be used when the content is actually table data. 
-  Avoid dumbing down the interface to cater for computer illiterate users (and making the interface look prettyat the expense of making life hard for "power users"Power users are those who are attached to MantisBT for many hours of the day triaging issues, scheduling work, creating reports, etc and they desire the most efficient workflow possible. Having to find functionality that has been hidden away behind multiple mouse clicks is going to frustrate them. +  * Do not put business logic in the templates - //Using PHPTAL templating engine will assist with security (automatically escaping strings to prevent XSS attacks), internationalisation and ease of template maintenanceThe templates are valid XML documents and can be rendered directly in a web browser without needing to be parsed through the templating engine.// 
-  * Look at supporting right-to-left (RLT) in the redesign for languages that require this functionality. + 
-  * Come to some sort of arrangement on how plugins will manipulate the HTML to insert their own buttons, widgets, etc as required. +===== CSS ===== 
-  * Use multiple stylesheets for different screen resolutions so that the page will appear differently on a smartphone (small horizontal width) and widescreen monitor (large horizontal width). +  * The only method allowed for including CSS styling is via including an external CSS stylesheet in the <head> of the document. 
-  * Split layout and colour/text into different stylesheets. The layout stylesheet would control the layout of components on the screen (positions, widths, heights, etc) whereas the colour/text stylesheet would control the branding of MantisBT. This could make it easier for people to rebrand MantisBT as they won't need to worry about breaking layout CSS to change colours and text effects on their MantisBT install.+  * Do use a fluid layout 
 +  * Do use css styles to make adjustments for browser widths 
 +    * Investigate media queries for determining width 
 +  * Do support a print stylesheet which emphasizes legibilityclarity and efficient printing 
 +  * Do support mobile devices screen sizes (iPhone/Android/Windows Phone 7) 
 +    * Must be optional 
 +    * Must support screen rotation 
 +    * Must not require a separate url 
 +  * Do design stylesheets with rebranding in mind so that users may change colours and text effects without breaking the layouts 
 +  * Do not use inline CSS styling in any HTML output. 
 +  * Do not use html style attributes 
 +  * Do not use inline <style>..</style> blocks in the body 
 + 
 +===== Javascript ===== 
 +  * The only method allowed for including Javascript is via including an external script file in the <head> of the document //(or by placing all script tags just before the body closing tag as this seems to be the standard now)/
 +  * The pages must be able to fully function without Javascript enabled. If Javascript is available then it can be used to replace parts of the DOM with more advanced functionality (in the same way jQuery UI operates) 
 +  * Use jQuery exclusively for any javascript based features 
 +  * Use only jQuery plugins with high rates of usage and activehealthy development 
 +  * Do not use inline Javascript in any HTML output 
 +    * No onclick, onmouseoveretcattributes 
 +    * No inline <script..>something();</script> blocks 
 +    Do not use javascript:something() in hyperlink hrefs. 
 + 
 +===== Accessibility and Localization ===== 
 +  * Maintain support for right-to-left (RLT) languages in the redesign (related to CSS)
   * Investigate accessibility concerns in depth to determine how the pages will work in screen readers, on browsers with extra large font sizes, for colour blind users, etc.   * Investigate accessibility concerns in depth to determine how the pages will work in screen readers, on browsers with extra large font sizes, for colour blind users, etc.
 +
 +===== User Interface =====
 +  * Don't make life hard for power users.  Clean up the interface but keep the functionality readily accessible
 +  * Workflow must be as efficient as possible
 +
 +
 +===== Questions for discussion =====
 +  - App Mode -- several browsers are now supporting App Mode, do we have any requirements for that?  Are there standards around this?
 +  - Any requirements to have MantisBT grease monkey friendly to allow users to easily customize the page?  Not sure what that means, does it mean naming fields? divs, etc?
 +  - Supported browsers / versions?  What is the cut off?
 +    - Firefox 3.0+
 +    - Recent versions of Opera, Chromium, Konqueror, Safari (should almost come for free from I)
 +    - IE7+
 +    - IE6 support, if needed, can come through community contributions
 +  - Come to some sort of arrangement on how plugins will manipulate the HTML to insert their own buttons, widgets, etc as required.
 +
  
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