Html output

[Lutz <id...@nlan.net>]

Hello, 
I want to change the structure and layout of the html output from forrest. 
(add/remove menu, tab or content, change font, fontsize, .)  
What approach can you recommend?
a)	modify the stylesheets from the corresponding skin
b)	create a new output plugin 
c)	other

Thank you!
Lutz

Re: Html output

[Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org>]

Thorsten Scherler wrote:
> El vie, 30-09-2005 a las 08:59 -0400, Helena Edelson escribió:
> 
>>Any idea when skins will become deprecated?
> 
> 
> In my personal opinion (that's not reflecting the project view, I am not
> talking official here) they *are* deprecated. 

HeHe... I agree with this, I no longer use skins either.

Ross

Re: Html output

[Thorsten Scherler <th...@apache.org>]

El vie, 30-09-2005 a las 08:59 -0400, Helena Edelson escribió:
> Any idea when skins will become deprecated?

In my personal opinion (that's not reflecting the project view, I am not
talking official here) they *are* deprecated. 

...but that is mainly because I invented views to overcome the
inflexibility of skins. ;-)

salu2
-- 
thorsten

"Together we stand, divided we fall!" 
Hey you (Pink Floyd)

Re: Html output

[Helena Edelson <he...@greenjaguar.com>]

thx. building 3 new sites in forrest now...
Guess what I'll be doing this weekend..er..learning views to integrate 
into the proj's
:-!

Helena


Ross Gardler wrote:

> Helena Edelson wrote:
>
>> Any idea when skins will become deprecated?
>
>
> When we finish the work ;-) and take the vote (nothing is cast in 
> stone yet).
>
> The views alternative is working now and is in production in a few 
> sites. However, it needs more testing, documentation and a code tidy 
> up before we release it.
>
> You will still be able to use any custom skins, without modification, 
> once we deprecate skin support. However, to utilise new features you 
> will need to switch to the views system.
>
> It will not be a huge amount of work to leverage your skins within 
> views, but I doubt it will be an automated process.
>
> Ross
>
>

Re: Html output

[Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org>]

Helena Edelson wrote:
> Any idea when skins will become deprecated?

When we finish the work ;-) and take the vote (nothing is cast in stone 
yet).

The views alternative is working now and is in production in a few 
sites. However, it needs more testing, documentation and a code tidy up 
before we release it.

You will still be able to use any custom skins, without modification, 
once we deprecate skin support. However, to utilise new features you 
will need to switch to the views system.

It will not be a huge amount of work to leverage your skins within 
views, but I doubt it will be an automated process.

Ross

Re: Html output

[Helena Edelson <he...@greenjaguar.com>]

Any idea when skins will become deprecated?

Helena

Ross Gardler wrote:

> Lutz wrote:
>
>> Hello, I want to change the structure and layout of the html output 
>> from forrest. (add/remove menu, tab or content, change font, 
>> fontsize, .)  What approach can you recommend?
>
>
>
> Create a custom skin, however, be aware that skins are likely to be 
> deprecated in a future release. We will still provide backward 
> compatability to skins, but will no longer be enhancing them.
>
> See http://forrest.apache.org/docs_0_70/your-project.html#new_skin
>
> If you are adventurous you could work with views which are the 
> in-development replacement for skins. However, be warned they are *in 
> development*, meaning you will have to work with SVN head and they may 
> change in the middle of your work and there is very little 
> documentation for them. However, they are much easier to work with 
> than skins.
>
> Ross
>
>
>
>

Re: Html output

[Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org>]

Lutz wrote:
> Hello, 
> I want to change the structure and layout of the html output from forrest. 
> (add/remove menu, tab or content, change font, fontsize, .)  
> What approach can you recommend?


Create a custom skin, however, be aware that skins are likely to be 
deprecated in a future release. We will still provide backward 
compatability to skins, but will no longer be enhancing them.

See http://forrest.apache.org/docs_0_70/your-project.html#new_skin

If you are adventurous you could work with views which are the 
in-development replacement for skins. However, be warned they are *in 
development*, meaning you will have to work with SVN head and they may 
change in the middle of your work and there is very little documentation 
for them. However, they are much easier to work with than skins.

Ross