29160 - Skinnability issues

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Skinability, defect, P3)

Description

[Peter Trudelle]

I gathered comments from several contributors, some of them key developers:

We need to have a very simple, generic XUL structure and aesthetic design, in 
order to be able to add multiple skins.  Currently, there are problems where 
design decisions that appear to have been made for the Netscape/Netcenter 
appearance severely constrain the ability to add other skins.

Menubar should be a toolbar.
All windows should start with a toolbox containing 3 toolbars: the menubar, the 
personal toolbar, and the command toolbar. Each of these should span the full 
width of the window. The throbber should be on top of the right edge of the 
command toolbar.  

Rounded corners should only be done in CSS, even then they make reordering ugly.



Note: This bug report may turn out to be merely a tracking bug for dependent 
bugs filed against specific issues.

Comment 1

[Matthew T (active 1999-2002)]

For `in order to be able to add multiple skins', read `in order to make 
constructing multiple skins easy, and also to focus attention on the content 
rather than the chrome'.

The rounded corners problem is dealt with in bug 23392.

For `Menubar should be a toolbar', read `Menu bar should be a toolbar (except on 
those platforms with a single menu bar, e.g. MacOS)'.

For `on top of the right edge of the command toolbar', read `on top of the right 
edge of the uppermost toolbar, not counting the menu bar (unless the menu bar is 
the only toolbar present)'. This is covered in bug 20058.

Comment 2

[Peter Trudelle]

Adding 'skins' keyword to appropriate bugs en masse, sorry about any 
mistakes...

Comment 3

[Peter Trudelle]

Added 'skins' bugs to dependency list, targetted m16

Comment 4

[Peter Trudelle]

Mass-adding beta2 keyword to all skins bugs.

Comment 5

[Peter Trudelle]

Added a few new skins bugs, fixed a couple that were in the wrong dependency 
field. Still looking for expected landing dates (mm/dd, not durations) in the 
whiteboard summaries of these bugs.

Comment 6

[Peter Trudelle]

reassigning to hangas, who now owns skinnability

Comment 7

[Eli Goldberg]

QA Assigning non-confidential New/Assigned User Interface: Design Feedback bugs 
to Matthew Thomas ([e-mail]).

Matthew Thomas is now the QA owner for the User Interface: Design Feedback 
component. (Bugs that involve UI issues in the Netscape-branded Mozilla browser 
should continue be QA assigned to [e-mail].)

Comment 8

[leger]

A tracking bug, nsbeta-

Comment 9

[leger]

Upating [nsbeta-] to read [nsbeta2-] in Status Whiteboard.

Comment 10

[Mike]

M16 has been out for a while now, these bugs target milestones need to be 
updated.

Comment 11

[Blake Ross]

->Skinability

Comment 12

[Fabian Guisset]

Let's get rid of this meta bug. Only 4 of the dependancies are still open, and
this is why the skinability component is for. Peter, any idea if this can be
resolved without further work or if we actually need to open new bugs, reassign,
re-target, etc?
Also M18 milestone is over.

Comment 13

[Peter Trudelle]

I have no need for this bug, Paul & Blake can do whatever they like with it.

Comment 14

[Blake Ross]

In that case...

Comment 15

[Patty Mac]

Marking verified on all platforms (commercial build: 2001-06-01-08-trunk).