Form Layout suggestion

Form Layout suggestion

by RW Wood -
Number of replies: 5

I've attached forum/post.html as a possible improved layout that doesn't require horizontal scrolling, even on a small monitor. The following minor changes also need to be made in lang/xx/forum.php.

$string['postingtip'] = "<B>Posting tips:</B><br />
When replying:

and in styles.php

ul {
   margin-bottom: 5px;
   margin-top: 0px;
}
I left a one pixel table border to show more easily how it's done.
HTH,
RWW
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Re: Form Layout suggestion

by Martin Dougiamas -
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Yes, you're right ... the posting form is pretty horrible right now, especially on smaller screens. It's one of those things that I look at all the time so I never see it.

I like your idea of putting the help stuff on the other side, but I'm not really happy with the current text (it was tacked-on quickly in the first place), so I'm going to go one step further and replace it with some new context sensitive help buttons there ... something like:

- Read carefully
- Write carefully
- How to write text

... each of which leads to a more detailed help popup.

Thanks,
Martin

P.S. If you or anyone else feels like it, another layout black spot is the assignment view.php page, which looks like a freeway pile-up. dead Suggestions welcome!
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Re: Form Layout suggestion

by Martin Dougiamas -
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You can see the new posting layout on this site now. smile

Thanks for the impetus to finally fix that.
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Re: Form Layout suggestion

by RW Wood -

Since the last rework that you posted to CVS, I did another change of layout that you might wat to take a look at. It's attached.

HTH,
RWW

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Re: Form Layout suggestion

by Set Lonnert -

<B>Posting tips:</B><br />

Just a small remark. Would it not be beatiful if the old html for bold <b> were replaced by either a css-corresponding e.g. font-weight, or a neutral just now rendered as bold in IE such as <strong>, matching the xml (late xhtml) inspirational <br />? rgds! /Set Lonnert

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