Forum:Fluid layout preparation thread

As I'm sure you've noticed by way of the notification window, Fluid layout is being rolled-out to all wikis in about 2 weeks. The purpose of this discussion is to highlight possible problems we could experience once we transition to Fluid Layout, as well as possible ways to avoid problems. This section will also serve as a location to discuss problems once the layout has been implemented.

I've chosen to start this thread rather than create a section on the development portal talk page, so that users can be more comfortable bringing up their issues here. When the time comes and Fluid Layout is implemented, we can direct all "problem reports" and issues to one centralized location - this thread.

In the meantime, there are a few things to consider with regards to Fluid Layout.

First, because the width of the content space will vary depending on the size of each reader's display, that means the width of items set by percentage will also vary. However, widths set by number of pixels (e.g. 250px) will not change no matter how large or small a display is. This may have a negative effect on several notable templates. For sake of reference, I've started a section listing which templates use pixel width instead of percentage width; please add any additional templates to that list. Because of the nature of fluid layout, these templates will likely need to be edited to make their widths dynamic as well. This will have to be settled on a more individual basis, most likely.

The template width issue is the only major one that comes to mind at the moment, but I'm sure there are other problems that need to be addressed. Please help me identify those issues. --  LostInRiverview talk ~ blog 04:31, November 19, 2013 (UTC)

Pre-implementation discussion
Alright, in addition to this central thread, I've started a couple other discussions related to specific problems. Please see here and here to help figure this out. --  LostInRiverview talk ~ blog 05:00, November 19, 2013 (UTC)
 * I should've paid attention to these technical changes earlier, and I think this one change is really bad this time... I haven't joined the wiki when it still used MonoBook style, but I still remembered how it looked, and I think it required a lot of work to change it to Oasis. And now comes Fluid layout.


 * I'm pretty sure that most infobox templates will be affected by this. Do you think it's not a good idea to keep these infoboxes with fixed widths? Personally, I think these infoboxes should be kept that way, because that's how they were designed (consistent widths for Sim's headshots (250px), for example). This isn't the same case as Pagecover though. I'm not really sure with that one.  Nikel  Talk  –  Vote!  16:02, December 2, 2013 (UTC)

Templates known to use pixel widths instead of percentage widths

 * Pagecover
 * Sim
 * FamilyInfobox
 * Game
 * NeighborhoodInfobox