On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:34 AM, Tim Starling <tstarl...@wikimedia.org>wrote:
> On 15/01/12 06:33, MZMcBride wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Skimming <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Action > >, > > it seems inevitable that some kind of banner (or "blackout" banner, > which is > > apparently equivalent to an extra-large banner) will be implemented. > > > > The question becomes: how will this be implemented? I assume some kind of > > CentralNotice banner with some CSS absolute positioning or something? Is > > that right? Or will it be part of a separate extension? > > I am not aware of any such discussion. I suppose the underlying > content could be hidden by just overlaying a blackout div with a high > z-index, but that would cause the content to appear while the site is > loading, to be removed later, and the scrollbars would be visible. > > I've solved the scroll issue in my fork: https://test.wikipedia.org/?banner=SOPA_blackout_alt (fork of https://test.wikipedia.org/?banner=blackout) Using overflow:hidden on <body> while banner is visible. On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:34 AM, Tim Starling <tstarl...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > On 15/01/12 06:33, MZMcBride wrote: > > Primarily I'd like to know if "#siteNotice {display:none !important;}" > will > > continue to work. If so, there's no further action that needs to be > taken. > > If it's going to be put into a weird extension or something, I'd > personally > > favor an edit count check or a "leave me alone" user preference. The > > regulars really don't need to be bothered by this obnoxiousness. > > > > And, click-through banner or not, I think obscuring Special:UserLogin is > a > > poor idea. > > You should raise this on the wiki. I don't see any discussion there > about whether logged-in users should be allowed to view the site. The default behavior taken with central notices is a close button which will set a cookie. Once the cookie is set, the banner is no longer shown. Right now the test-wiki banner is using CentralNotice. However the overlay is inserted outside #centralNotice due to layout constraints. (although those could perhaps be worked around) Krinkle _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
