[uf-discuss] FYI: ModuleT Is Live

[Ryan King]

On Jan 18, 2006, at 12:12 PM, Kevin Lawver wrote:
> Ryan King wrote:
...
>> 2. You have:
>>> liquid
>>> The module should expand to fill all usable space (ie: it has no  
>>> set width)
>>> default-width
>>> The default width, in pixels.
>>> minimum-width
>>> The minimum width, in pixels, the module will fit in.
>>>
>> Aren't these style/presentation issues? In other words, shouldn't  
>> these be taken care of by CSS?
>
> 	If only they were.  We need to know a module's space  
> "requirements" before we put it on the page.

Granted.

> We tried to take our lead from Dashboard widgets whose plist files  
> have width settings, yet still let the CSS change that (but not  
> exceeding the initial value).  It's so we know how large to make  
> the thumbnail when dragging the module (not yet implemented) and  
> how far to expand columns when someone drags a module over a column.

I understand that this is something you need. But, it somehow just  
seems wrong to me. I mean, we're trying to create a web of semantic  
xhtml, with all presentation left to CSS.

It also seems odd to reinvent the semantics of CSS.


Sorry for the slow cycle on communication.

-ryan
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