Topic: Comments rather than class still available?
I noticed you've removed (?) the <!-- start edit --><!-- end edit --> option in favor of classes. Is the comment option still available?
- Tobias
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- SimpleCMS-Gavin
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Re: Comments rather than class still available?
Some users found the <!-- comments --> feature a little difficult to comprehend, let alone assigning class names.
We decided to make things even easier and have the 'click-to-define' feature. We're the first to provide this and it just means that literally anyone can set up a CMS on their sites. Even the most 'right brain' of designers.
You'll be pleased to know though, that if you really want to continue using comment tags, you can do so and the system automatically converts them for you. The new way is certainly easier though, so have a play with it and let us know how you get on.
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Re: Comments rather than class still available?
Yes, new system is more powerful for the user, if allowed to define zones, and easier on the surface. However, it gives code divitis and yesterday I had to cure a bad case of <wbr> infection. User could not update and code was all messed up. This automatic conversion is a little to invasive to my taste. (Especially as I don't fully understand what's going on.) I had just come to terms with all the added style classes. Now id:s and divs to. I'm a programmer more than a designer and the little skills I have makes me perhaps a tiny bit more anal than average about this. A deeper level of control and an option to 'Override <-- comment --> conversion' would be appreciated. Yes, I will have a play with it and let you know.
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Re: Comments rather than class still available?
Thanks for your feedback Tobias (and I like the analogy!) - it's been something that we've been back and forth with. We decided that most developers will be using more complex systems than ours and that to cater for our core audience (designers) we needed to make it as simple as possible. We would love to have our cake and also eat our cake. We'll discuss this in the future if it becomes a recurring theme.
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I'd really really like to have the comment option again. If your aim is simplicity then I ask you to please look at the code aspect of your system as well as the design part. Pretty please, let me own my projects, let me own my code. You can add the sprinkles, but please let me bake, using your oven. Alfred got the vision:
Alfred wrote:
I really like the concept of this CMS, but I would prefer that it make minimal changes to the HTML code if possible. I can foresee the HTML code getting really messy after several edits.
Last edited by Tobias (28 Feb 2011 21:16:41)
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Re: Comments rather than class still available?
As you know, all divs should have IDs anyway - so all we're doing is putting in correct code to compensate. Regarding it looking worse after more and more edits, this isn't going to be the case, as the IDs are only added once, ever. If you would prefer to have 100% control over your code (which is totally understandable) then you could always manually add IDs to all your divs.