Note: I was trying with `<span>` tags too, but that tag is inline, so I can't
set `width` property for it.
+> In the poll plugin, I ended up using a `<hr>` for the progress-like
+> thing. One reason I did so is because it actually works in text-mode
+> browsers (w3m, lynx), that do not support css or colorized
+> divs. Since the hr is an element they display, just setting its width can
+> make a basic progress-type display. The style then makes it display
+> better in more capable browsers.
+>
+> The other advantage to that approach is that the htmlscrubber lets
+> through the `class` and `width` fields, that are all that are needed for
+> it to work. No need to work around htmlscrubber.
+>
+> So I suggest adapting this to use similar html. --[[Joey]]
+
+>> I just had a brief play with this. It seems there are some trade-offs involved.
+>> The `width` attribute of an `<hr>` tag is deprecated, but that's not the big one.
+>> I can't see how to place text next to an `<hr>` tag. I note that in the
+>> [[plugins/poll]] plugin there is text above and below the 'graph line', but none
+>> on the same line as the graph. I prefer the way the current code renders,
+>> with the percentage complete appearing as text inside the graph.
+>>
+>> So, if we use `hr` we get:
+>>
+>> - Graph line on text / non-css browsers
+>> - No percentage complete text on the same line as the graph line
+>> - Deprecated HTML
+>>
+>> If we use `div` we get:
+>>
+>> - Need to clean up after HTMLScrubber (which is not hard - already implemented)
+>> - Get the percentage written as text on text / non-css browsers
+>> - Get the percentage on the same line as the graph in css browsers
+>>
+>> I'm strongly in favour of having the percentage text label on the graph, and on
+>> text based browsers I think having the text label is enough -- the lack of the line
+>> in that case doesn't bother me.
+>> So, given the choice between the two suggested techniques, I'd take the second and
+>> stay with div... unless you know how to get text next to (or within) an `<hr>` tag. -- [[Will]]
+
Default CSS styles for the plugin can be like below:
div.progress {
Any comments? --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
+> Please make sure to always set a foreground color if a background color is
+> set, and use '!important' so the foreground color can be overridden. (CSS
+> best practices) --[[Joey]]
+
+>> Below is the CSS I've been using -- [[Will]]
+
+ div.progress {
+ margin-top: 1ex;
+ margin-bottom: 1ex;
+ border: 1px solid #888;
+ width: 400px;
+ background: #eee;
+ color: black !important;
+ padding: 1px;
+ }
+ div.progress-done {
+ background: #ea6 !important;
+ color: black !important;
+ text-align: center;
+ padding: 1px;
+ }
+
> This looks like a nice idea. If I could add one further suggestion: Allow your
> ratio to be a pair of pagespecs. Then you could have something like:
> to have a progress bar marking how many bugs were compete for a
> particular milestone. -- [[Will]]
+
+>> Thanks a lot for your comment, Will! It seems very interesting for me.
+>> I need to think more about improving that plugin. --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
+
+>> Attached is a [[patch]] (well, source) for this. You also need to add the proposed CSS above to `style.css`.
+>> At the moment this plugin interacts poorly with the [[plugins/htmlscrubber]] plugin.
+>> HTMLScrubber plugin removes the `style` attribute from the `progress-done` `div` tag, and so it defaults
+>> to a width of 100%. -- [[Will]]
+
+>>> Thank you for the code! I know how to fix that problem, because I had
+>>> the same issue while writing [[todo/color_plugin]] :) --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
+
+>>>> Ahh - good idea. Patch updated to work with HTMLScrubber. --[[Will]]
+
+>>>>> I like it, but I think that Joey should take a look at that patch too :)
+>>>>> --[[Paweł|ptecza]]
+
+>>>>>> Reviewed, looks excellent, added. [[done]] --[[Joey]]
+
+>>>>>>> Thanks a lot for you and Will! :) [[Paweł|ptecza]]