[Building Sakai] Web Content Tool Layout Issue

Mustansar Mehmood mustansar at rice.edu
Mon May 20 13:19:20 PDT 2013


the latest version of web tool in 2.9.x doesn't contain "innercontent" 
as I did a quick grep:( portal.css wont be of much help unless that <div 
id="innercontent"> is used in webtool I suspect.
On 05/20/2013 03:06 PM, Gonzalo Silverio wrote:
> I have added an addendum for 2.9.2  to
>
> https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/DOC/Sakai+2.9+skin+guide
>
>    - Gonzalo
>
>
> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Neal Caidin <nealcaidin at sakaifoundation.org
>> wrote:
>> Release notes will be welcome with open arms. Please send to me and I will
>> give them a good home.
>>
>> Sounds like an important CSS change between 2.9.1 and 2.9.2 ?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Neal
>>
>> On May 20, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Charles Severance <csev at umich.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Gonzalo.
>>
>> The portlet of web content version *is* part of 2.9.2 - so folks will need
>> to tweak their portal.css or we will see the large white space problem.
>>
>> Something should be added to the release notes - because folks won't
>> realize that there is a small change to the CSS needed for 2.9.2
>>
>> Of course this change does not harm 2.9.1 and earlier.
>>
>> /Chuck
>>
>> On May 20, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Gonzalo Silverio wrote:
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> This is a simple enough thing, but has some complexities.
>>
>> I will refer to the screenshot.
>>
>> Notice that there is a new portal container id="innercontent" added by the
>> work turning the web content tool into a proper portlet and do away with
>> one iframe (thanks Dr. Chuck). Notice the CSS definitions (float:
>> left;width:100%)
>>
>> This extra container is there to prevent specifically the float drop that
>> you are reporting.
>>
>> So if you are going to use the portlet version of the web content you need
>> the container (in trunk but not in  Sakai 2.9-SNAPSHOT you have), and
>> properly styled in portal.css.
>>
>> Is the portlet version of the web content slated for 2.9.2? Will need to
>> update the documentation for this.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>   - Gonzalo
>>
>> <image.png>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Gonzalo Silverio <gsilver at umich.edu>wrote:
>>
>>> Mustansar,
>>>
>>> Could I have guest access to a system that shows this? I will report back
>>> on what I find.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>    - Gonzalo
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Mustansar Mehmood <mustansar at rice.edu>wrote:
>>>
>>>>   Hi,
>>>>       I have Sakai 2.9.x version of Web Content  tool, and perhaps due to
>>>> skin modifications there is a huge space between title of the tool and the
>>>> form for pointing to a website. I have attacched the screenshot.
>>>> This may be because of skin changes I have made as QA servers for Sakai
>>>> do not have this issue.  However at this point this is not telling where a
>>>> certain change is propagating :(
>>>> I am hoping someone knows what aspect of neo-default skin may be
>>>> changing it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mustansar Mehmood
>>>> Educational System Developer& Integrator
>>>>
>>>> Information Technology
>>>> 6100 Main St. MS 119
>>>> Houston Texas 77005
>>>>
>>>> Phone:(713)348-2523
>>>> Fax  :(713)348 6099 email:mustansar at rice.edu
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when,you  looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.
>>>>      -- Poul Anderson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> - Gonzalo
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> - Gonzalo
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Mustansar Mehmood
Educational System Developer& Integrator

Information Technology
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