[2.0] New default frontend template [dev:Yellowled & Don]
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:45 pm
This is probably too much work for 1.6 or even 1.7, but at some point between now and 2.0, sooner rather than later , I'd like to see a new, modern default frontend template. And by default, I mean default as in "Serendipity 2.3".
I know branding is kind of important, but Serendipity 2.3 dates back to 2004. The guy who designed it is no longer with the project, as far as I now, he's not even using S9y any longer himself. default also still uses layout tables, the CSS is very inefficient, lots of classed are obsolete, it's simply a mess, probably because it has never been updated. Then again, with the new child/engine theme concept, we might not need to replace it as much as override it by a more up-to-date engine theme.
However, this new default should not only replaced /templates/default as the fallback template, it should also replace Bulletproof as the standard template.
I know Bulletproof is very popular with inexperienced users, but it is outdated and very hard to update to current standards (technically as well as in terms of design) because of it's complexity. I know we're short on template designers, but I'm sure Don and/or me can do better than the current standard theme.
YL
I know branding is kind of important, but Serendipity 2.3 dates back to 2004. The guy who designed it is no longer with the project, as far as I now, he's not even using S9y any longer himself. default also still uses layout tables, the CSS is very inefficient, lots of classed are obsolete, it's simply a mess, probably because it has never been updated. Then again, with the new child/engine theme concept, we might not need to replace it as much as override it by a more up-to-date engine theme.
However, this new default should not only replaced /templates/default as the fallback template, it should also replace Bulletproof as the standard template.
I know Bulletproof is very popular with inexperienced users, but it is outdated and very hard to update to current standards (technically as well as in terms of design) because of it's complexity. I know we're short on template designers, but I'm sure Don and/or me can do better than the current standard theme.
YL