[TYPO3-core] RFC #14490: New Backend design

[Benjamin Mack]

Hey,

On 27.05.10 16:18, Dmitry Dulepov wrote:
> Can it be a series of patches? May be a separate branch in SVN? That would
> be easier to integrate and test for all of us.
See below, however I feel like this time, we should proceed with 
reviewing the actual patch.

>> Well, if all modern browsers (IE8/9, FF3+, Webkit, Opera) are going to
>> use it, and IE6 degrades nicely without a big change, I don't see a
>> problem with it - as long as these are minor visual things.
>
> Than somebody have to define what is "minor visual things". If it means
> simpler icons and less effects, it is ok. If it means misplaced icons, it
> is obviously not.
Yup. I agree.

Haven't you actually used IE6 with TYPO3 4.3 ? No? Me neither. That's 
the problem. Many code, many give quick feedback, some review, nobody 
tests on IE anymore, and we actually have some customers who have to 
switch from IE because of that. (Also, we have a long-standing issue 
with the RTE and FF 3.x - but that's another issue ;-))
That's why we have the Backend Code Cleanup Task Force, in order to tell 
us what we should consider when coding and reviewing and make it 
compliant, and *keep* it compliant. It's gonna be good. Many things are 
happening to finally streamline the TYPO3 project.

>> So, I'd like to get a general opinion here: Are we able to put our butts
>> together and our egos aside, and make this happen for 4.4 or should we
>> drop the whole work and wait for 4.5, when the guys who are motivated
>> now will not contribute anymore because of these "it's not 100%
>> comments" like this?
>
> Personally I think we should get it in 4.4 *but* we should get a complete
> set with MSIE6 support.
Thanks man, I appreciate your "go" on it!

> Benny, why don't you organize a branch for this work? Then guys can commit
> there, we can checkout ans test. Then we can merge.

http://forge.typo3.org/repositories/show/hci/

  => T3UXW09_Skinning

apparently Steffen G didn't update it anymore in the last 12 days, but 
that's where it was developed the last months.


All the best,
Benni.