On Wednesday 21 September 2011 00:40:16, Carlos AB wrote : > Or perhaps just simply a link from <Menu> to the sidebar page.
Or to a larger page like a site map. > The idea of not having a sidebar displayed togheter with the current > page, can look simple, attractive, functional and add the possibility > to use the same skin for more devices, using css media queries as you > said. I think wikis with many groups and pages, with teams of writers may really need a sidebar navigation. Even, in some cases, a 3 column skin with 2 sidebars may be needed, with a top "breadcrumbs" navigation and a bottom "trail". :-) A simplistic skin will suit well smaller sites with a very limited number of pages, maintained by a single author. The default skin with a sidebar is neither too much, nor not enough. It is easy to understand (Group sidebar or Site sidebar), it has links to the documentation and a link "Edit Sidebar". This principle is not too bad for a default installation, and for the pmwiki.org website -- one can use PmWiki for tiny and for huge sites. Again, the skin could adapt for a small screen to a simpler layout. > The template would be very, very simple and easy to customize, all the > complexity - that wouldn't be much - would be hidden in the css If the default (or pmwiki.org) skin is too minimalistic, a visitor who needs a larger community or intranet wiki, may not immediately notice that PmWiki can do large portals -- and visitors don't stay long on any page (10-30 sec): http://www.useit.com/alertbox/page-abandonment-time.html (latest Alertbox) If the default skin is too complex, a person who just needs a small personal wiki may also "zap" to elsewhere. So, when I wrote that the homepage should be well balanced, it should show enough of the potential of PmWiki for a visit of 20 seconds. > There are good examples out there, such as some of the sites Petko made, > see: http://notamment.fr/ The PmWiki-driven sites listed there are really small sites with only few dozens of pages and 1-2 editors. While they are examples of what PmWiki does, they don't even use 1/10 of all PmWiki *can* do. Petko _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list pmwiki-users@pmichaud.com http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users