[jira] [Issue Comment Deleted] (OFBIZ-1119) Use the same backend colourful CSS in eCommerce

["Jacques Le Roux (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Jacques Le Roux updated OFBIZ-1119:
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> Use the same backend colourful CSS in eCommerce
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>                 Key: OFBIZ-1119
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-1119
>             Project: OFBiz
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: specialpurpose/ecommerce
>    Affects Versions: Trunk
>            Reporter: Jacques Le Roux
>            Priority: Trivial
>         Attachments: Just found this little quirk.jpg, ecommain.patch
>
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> This cescription comes from Adrian's answer to a question I asked on the user ML
> Jacques Le Roux wrote:
>  > A quick question (mostly intended to Adrian I guess). Why don't we use the backend colourful CSS theme in eCommerce ?
> Jacques,
> The back office apps were styled based on the general agreement that the new styles can target newer 
> browsers - older (non-compliant) browsers were not a concern.
> The eCommerce component needs to work with the majority of browsers - even the broken ones. A lot of 
> the backend styling doesn't work in certain browsers, so we can't just copy the back office styles 
> over to eCommerce.
> The approach taken in the back office apps could be repeated in eCommerce - taking care to introduce 
> styles that will work in most browsers.
> One difference is you would want to specify sizes in pixels - so there will be greater control over 
> the layout. The back office apps were made scalable (using ems) and accessible - a good feature. As 
> a result, the layout is "fluid" - things move around when default font sizes are changed or the 
> window size is changed. That behavior might be undesirable in eCommerce.
> Here are the steps taken during the back office UI refactoring:
> 1. Eliminate redundant properties settings (fonts and font size for example) in the main style 
> sheet. The "Resets" and "Basic Element" sections of maincss.css could be copied over to facilitate 
> that (converting em to px in the process).
> 2. Reduce the number of CSS styles by using descendent selectors. In other words, style HTML element 
> compounds - not individual HTML elements.
> 3. Convert table-based layout to CSS-based layout. Use the screenlet classes, etc.
> The eCommerce style sheet will probably require browser-specific hacks. That is an area I am not 
> proficient with. Maybe some CSS gurus in the developer community can help with that.
> So, the bottom line is - the process used in the back office apps can be used as a model, but the 
> steps need to be carried out differently to maintain browser compatibility.
> -Adrian



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