[Imc-uk-useability] indymedia uk mir templates for design: look and feel

[Space Bunny]

This email list is not being used much. But I though I would put this 
message in archive with a few pointers.

There is now only limited access to update templates and stylesheet for 
indymedia uk.

http://mir.indymedia.org/cvs/viewcvs.cgi/setup_uk/etc/producer/

For more on MIR stylesheets see:
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkMirStyle
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcScotlandMirStyle

I are waiting for dev server to get up and running before messing about 
with new designs for indymedia uk.

We already have a quick and easy modification to front page css in 
pipeline as far as change in colour:

http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/imc-uk-process/2003-November/001476.html

I hope to stick with pure css layout. But move to using em rather than 
px for fonts sizes. Sheffield template already uses em.

Some one has been creating some new designs for MIR templates using pure 
css.

http://lists.indymedia.org/pipermail/mir-coders/2004-January/001429.html

which may be worth looking at.

Amino offered to do a design for indymedia uk in a chat on irc. He has 
been working on one quite hard, he is converting designs to pure css 
even though for now he prefers working with tables.

Despite the need for a new design for imc uk and amino being good at 
design, I have some concerns that before amino puts too much work in 
should engage with a larger group of people in imc uk through the email 
lists in order for the whole collective to feel they have had input and 
ownership of the designs for them to be accepted. Also with present 
state of access there may be delays in getting design up and implemented 
on actual site.

Anyway I guess there will be more on this later. I think amino is 
waiting till he has them 'ready' before pointing people to see them. I 
may link to them from http://imcscotland.org/design.htm

Also a description needs adding for this list. This can be done by the 
list admin in administration interface.

cheers,

Space Bunny