Arthur Pemberton wrote:
>
>
> On 1/4/06, *Diana Fong* <dfong@redhat.com <mailto:dfong@redhat.com>>
> wrote:
>
>     Andrew...
>
>     How much flexibility would I have?...are there restrictions that I
>     should take into consideration in my mockups?
>
>
> I am as flexible as theire are online tutorials. Infact I would like
> restrictions as to what html spec to use, etc.
HTML 4.01, CSS 2.1

On the HTML, though, keep to lower-case tags, properly nest tags, and
close all of the tags that you can.  Try to keep entirely separate
stylesheets and avoid inline styles.  Make sure you use a proper DTD,
and that the pages can pass validation checks.  Also avoid tags and
attributes that are deprecated or unavailable in XHTML standards.
Basically, we want HTML that is ready to become XHTML or can easily be
ported to another markup.  If you can meet Section 508 and WAI
accessibility guidelines, that would be great.  If you choose an AJAX
solution, make sure it scales backwards to work on older browsers, too.
Using AJAX and DHTML-type solutions would produce a nicer interface, but
we want the site to be as accessible as possible.

PNG, SVG

Try to stick to PNG graphics.  Do not use GIF images, and prefer PNG
over JPEG.  Obviously, we will want to accept all kinds of
contributions, including vector graphics creations, so make sure you
allow for SVG submissions, and possibly other formats, too.  Completely
proprietary formats, such as some of the formats used by Adobe solutions
or Paint Shop Pro, should not be supported.  Providing directions for
exporting to more open formats should be easy.

RSS

Although not a requirement, RSS feeds of updates would be nice to have.

Layout

You are free to come up with whatever sort of layout you desire.  As
long as it is relatively easy to use and works well, you can do what
feels right to you.  We should be able to theme the site to match
coloration and graphical nuances of other Fedora materials, but this
should not restrict the layout.
>
>      Alternatively I could
>     make a couple and we can figure it out from there.  But be
>     forewarned,
>     it won't look too much like kde-look.
>
>
> I would appreciate if you made a  couple. That is in no way a problem,
> I like the functionality of kde-look.org <http://kde-look.org> more so
> than the design. I am more concerned with following whatever look the
> Fedora project may or may not have.
>
If you follow the guidelines I have laid out above, we should have a
great deal of flexibility in the appearance, so you should be able to
focus on the function of the site and we can hammer out appearance
details as we go.

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