New Admin Look

[SRTech]

Yes, I have the same problem with the font sizes. Can't quite get the code tamlyn posted to work yet, but it does need to be fixed.

[sjg]

Just wanted to give everyone an update on this stuff...

I'll be updating the admin and theme code further tonight.

I've already rolled in some of the changes, along with some of the taxonomy changes suggested by amh above.

I plan to make sure that all of the themes work correctly in 800x600.

Also, WiseQ had some suggestions about the how the default system works, which I'll try to add in as well. The default theme will be renamed, and if you select "default" you will get the admin theme that was set in the "Site Preferences" page.

I'm still having an inexplicable problem with the tabbed box in IE using the default theme. I don't understand why it works in bluewater but not in default. But I'm working on it...

Keep the feedback coming!

Thanks,
___Samuel___

[Greg]

My .02 cents on this topic.

I think HTML Blobs should be under Content as that is how most of my users use them. A spot for specific content on a page, such as mini news or Attention: Notice: etc.

Also I notice line 49 in header.php is still in need of fixing for IE scrollbars in svn.

[sjg]

My .02 cents on this topic.

I think HTML Blobs should be under Content as that is how most of my users use them. A spot for specific content on a page, such as mini news or Attention: Notice: etc.

Also I notice line 49 in header.php is still in need of fixing for IE scrollbars in svn.

I've just completed a reorganization of the admin theme directory structures. I think everything is working.

Actually, if you look at header.php, it's calling style.php, which then grabs the stylesheet for the current theme. The ?ie=1 in line 49 tells style.php to also use "style_ie.css".

Now it should look in admin/themes/$themename/css for style.css (and also include style_ie.css for Explorer).

Let me know if this isn't working correctly. The weird IE style loading thing is something I found recommended on CSS sites, but I only have limited access to IE, so I haven't been able to test to my satisfaction.

Thanks,
___Samuel___

[Greg]

With the ?ie=1 in line 49 there are no scrollbars when using IE, so no way to scroll down on pages with more content.

If you view source it shows as ?ie=1

If I change the line to style_ie in header.php it then works.

[dfritschy]

I haven't seen ANY tabbed pages which really work under all circumstances and browsers.

Under IE sizing and positiong is strange, under Firefox the XStandard editor does not show up any more.

I'd rather stick to the old interface. Maybe I am oldfashioned

[sjg]

With the ?ie=1 in line 49 there are no scrollbars when using IE, so no way to scroll down on pages with more content.

If you view source it shows as ?ie=1

If I change the line to style_ie in header.php it then works.

OK. I've finally tracked down a machine where I can run IE. With that, and your explanation, I see what's going on. Sort of.

Basically, the content of style_ie.css (in the bluewater theme directory) is incorrect. Making the change you specify prevents it from actually reading that file. When I do that, I get the footer kind of splatted across the content, but I do get the scroll bars.

I'll try to figure out the CSS and make it all work correctly. In any case, I finally understand what's going on

Thanks,
___Samuel___

[sjg]

OK. The new version in svn works better in IE. The only thing it does poorly is positioning the footer. On pages with little content, it doesn't get moved to the very bottom of the browser.

In any case, the scrollbars are back, and it still works under Firefox.

Let me know if there are other problems.

Thanks,
___Samuel___

[Greg]

Thanks Samuel, that fixed the IE problem.