X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/03dfa83af2a4a80db839f07819223b9dfc7639d8..339f15d6f4a2d22014e2d38b7459de8a28c5fa8f:/doc/todo/progressbar_plugin.mdwn?ds=inline diff --git a/doc/todo/progressbar_plugin.mdwn b/doc/todo/progressbar_plugin.mdwn index 42c9c6bea..12aef5ebb 100644 --- a/doc/todo/progressbar_plugin.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/progressbar_plugin.mdwn @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -I would like to add next plugin to Ikiwiki. It's `progressbar` -(or simply `progress`, I'm not sure what plugin name better is). I know that +I would like to add next plugin to Ikiwiki. It's `progressbar` or simply `progress`. +I'm not sure what plugin name better is, probably that shorter ;) I know that [DokuWiki](http://wiki.splitbrain.org/plugin:progressbar) has similar plugin, so I think it can be useful also for Ikiwiki users. @@ -7,13 +7,54 @@ Here is proposition of the plugin syntax: \[[!progress done=50]] +Of course, `done` argument is integer from 0 to 100. + A here is its HTML result:
50%
-Of course, `done` argument is integer from 0 to 100. +Note: I was trying with `` 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 `
` 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 `
` tag is deprecated, but that's not the big one. +>> I can't see how to place text next to an `
` 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 `
` tag. -- [[Will]] Default CSS styles for the plugin can be like below: @@ -39,3 +80,53 @@ You can use alternative, commented CSS code for `div.progress` if you dislike padding around done strip. 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: + + \[[!progress totalpages="bugs/* and backlink(milestoneB)" donepages="bugs/* and backlink(milestoneB) and !link(bugs/done)"]] + +> 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]]