[publican-list] RFE for Publican Brands

Mon Oct 11 05:17:11 UTC 2010

Jeff, now that we have given you a definite idea of what we would like to see, do you think this is something that you will be able to do, or show us how to do to the JBoss brand? I want to make sure this request doesn't go into a black hole.

Thanks,
Misty
----- misty at redhat.com wrote:

> From: misty at redhat.com
> To: "Misty Stanley-Jones" <misty at redhat.com>
> Cc: "Publican discussions" <publican-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 11:46:56 AM GMT +10:00 Brisbane
> Subject: Re: [publican-list] RFE for Publican Brands
>
> Here is a mock-up for examples. I've done the following:
> 
> 1. Added a white inner div to hold the programlisting and any
> accompanying text.
> 2. Placed the title of the example at the top of the outer div rather
> than the bottom.
> 2a. Darkened the color of the example title text. I think this color
> would be better for section headings and wherever else it is used.
> 3. Added a darker grey border around the programlisting to make it
> stand out more against the white background. This is very sloppy and
> would be a 1px grey border ideally.
> 4. Made the width of the programlisting block (in theory) the same as
> the width of the text beneath it.
> 
> I'm undecided on whether the programlisting box should have rounded
> edges or not. I've sort of left one corner rounded, and I'm looking
> for comment either way.
> 
> The color codes used are:
> Example background: #dc9f2e (same as always)
> Inner div background: #ffffff
> Example title: #6c1313
> Programlisting background: #eeeeee
> Programlisting background border: #c5c5c5
> 
> ----- misty at redhat.com wrote:
> 
> > From: misty at redhat.com
> > To: "Misty Stanley-Jones" <misty at redhat.com>
> > Cc: "Publican discussions" <publican-list at redhat.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 9:36:21 AM GMT +10:00 Brisbane
> > Subject: Re: [publican-list] RFE for Publican Brands
> >
> > Attached are two mock-ups for admonitions. I really like the white,
> > but I have a feeling the grey fits in more with our current styles.
> > The only potential problem I see is that programlistings inside
> > admonitions would be grey on grey (if I get my wish and we change
> the
> > black to grey for programlistings and screens inside admonitions).
> If
> > the block-level elements inside admonitions just have a 1px border,
> > that problem is solved as well.
> > 
> > Feedback is appreciated!
> > 
> > Misty
> > 
> > ----- "Misty Stanley-Jones" <misty at redhat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: "Misty Stanley-Jones" <misty at redhat.com>
> > > To: "Misty Stanley-Jones" <misty at redhat.com>, "Publican
> discussions"
> > <publican-list at redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 4, 2010 8:46:38 AM GMT +10:00 Brisbane
> > > Subject: Re: [publican-list] RFE for Publican Brands
> > >
> > > For the programlistings and screens inside admonitions, I vote
> for
> > > having them display the same as if they were not in the
> admonition
> > (I
> > > think the background color is grey).
> > > 
> > > For the note / info / warning, I think a thick border of the same
> > > color as the current boxes, with either a grey interior or a much
> > > lighter shade of the border color. I will try to come up with a
> > > mock-up of what I have in mind.
> > > 
> > > Misty
> > > 
> > > ----- "Misty Stanley-Jones" <misty at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > From: "Misty Stanley-Jones" <misty at redhat.com>
> > > > To: "Publican discussions" <publican-list at redhat.com>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:49:24 PM GMT +10:00
> Brisbane
> > > > Subject: Re: [publican-list] RFE for Publican Brands
> > > >
> > > > Hi Rudi,
> > > > 
> > > > You can see it at
> > > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=450610.
> > > > 
> > > > The background is black and the XML tags are navy blue. You can
> > > barely
> > > > see the blue if you squint at the screenshot. Some things would
> > > also
> > > > be marked up as red or what turns out to be dark green. It
> would
> > > all
> > > > be fine if the background were white.
> > > > 
> > > > Also I think the rounded divs are a bit tiresome, but that may
> be
> > > > personal preference.
> > > > 
> > > > Misty
> > > > 
> > > > ----- "Ruediger Landmann" <r.landmann at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > From: "Ruediger Landmann" <r.landmann at redhat.com>
> > > > > To: "Publican discussions" <publican-list at redhat.com>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:33:18 PM GMT +10:00
> > Brisbane
> > > > > Subject: Re: [publican-list] RFE for Publican Brands
> > > > >
> > > > > On 09/30/2010 03:16 PM, Misty Stanley-Jones wrote:
> > > > > > 5. Programlistings inside of notes, warnings, or infos look
> > > > > terrible.
> > > > > > Screenshot attached.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi Misty -- Could you please clarify this a little? It's the
> > only
> > > > > point 
> > > > > that I don't quite understand.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Do you just mean having white text on a black background? The
> > > > strange
> > > > > 
> > > > > formatting in your screenshot is probably a faithful
> > > representation
> > > > of
> > > > > 
> > > > > the underlying XML. To reproduce something like it, I need to
> > > > > introduce 
> > > > > extraneous whitespace and linebreaks into the
> <programlisting>.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > Rudi
> > > > > 
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> > > > -- 
> > > > Misty Stanley-Jones
> > > > Content Author, ECS Brisbane
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> > > -- 
> > > Misty Stanley-Jones
> > > Content Author, ECS Brisbane
> > > Ph: +61 7 3514 8105
> > > RHCT #60501081553354
> > > Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Misty Stanley-Jones
> > Content Author, ECS Brisbane
> > Ph: +61 7 3514 8105
> > RHCT #60501081553354
> > Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum.
> 
> -- 
> Misty Stanley-Jones
> Content Author, ECS Brisbane
> Ph: +61 7 3514 8105
> RHCT #60501081553354
> Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum.

-- 
Misty Stanley-Jones
Content Author, ECS Brisbane
Ph: +61 7 3514 8105
RHCT #60501081553354
Purgamentum init, exit purgamentum.