Fedora Art gallery

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 1/4/06, Patrick Barnes <nman64 at n-man.com> wrote:
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> Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 1/4/06, *Diana Fong* <dfong at redhat.com <mailto:dfong at 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.


Great. One problem I have not yet found a solution to however is the
handling of the TARGET attribute (not supported in XHTML). Altough I am some
time away from coming to this problem. Any suggestions on how to handle
that?

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.


I aggree.

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