The Sims Wiki talk:Project Message template standardization/Manual of style
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Discussion aspects
Add aspects of the layout under Heading 3 here eg. width, border etc.
Width
In order to maintain a sleek design, I think the width of the entire message should be relatively small. It should also be dynamic to scale with the many different user resolutions available. Here's some suggestions:
- Full page message at the top before other content: 60%
- Messages used alongside text and images: 40%
- Very small info messages: No restriction
Duskey(talk)(blog) 08:47, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
Image(s)
I think we should add one image or icon to all messages. It'll help users identify messages more quickly and adds a level of customization to the wiki. Images should be kept small though as not to draw too much attention to themselves, the user came to the page to look at the content. Images should also, whereever possible, be from The Sims, which keep the messages unique to this wiki. The exception to this should probably be warnings, which often notify of stuff not related to the sims. We shouldn't plaster the message in images of course, which distracts more than it informs. Duskey(talk)(blog) 08:47, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
Contributions
This is where we post, experiment and discuss the future base template. Any contributions should be under a Heading 3 (===) with your username. Please add some initial comments from yourself as to why you think your contribution is good and how it fulfills the goal of this project. If you're going to post additional contributions in different varieties or as response to feedback, please mark these under a Heading 4, so contributions are listed by User and then varieties. If you have any comments for other contributions, please add them and don't forget to sign your posts. You are fully allowed to copy others contributions, edit them and post them as your own contributions. It's all CC-BY-SA licensing.
I'm hoping for this to be a constructive debate where we can come as close to the goal of this project as possible. Duskey(talk)(blog) 03:07, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
Duskey
- Example
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- Reasons why I like it
Appearance
- Easy on the eye: It is slim with smooth edges which makes it appear more plesant than standard brightly colored messages and square edges.
- The image has a 1:1 size ratio and is set at a 32px width which is the double of a file icon in older Windows versions. This also promotes being easy on the eye.
- Uses the wikipedia standard of a very light grey background color (#EEEEEE) which helps users to identify this as a wiki message.
- Uses small text so it can easily be dismissed by users who are already aware of the notification.
- Has a dynamic 60% width to accomodate most user screen resolutions.
- The image and the color of the border states the nature of the warning even for users who have not read the text.
- Retains individuality to The Sims Wiki by using an icon from the sims games and by using a unique shaped and colored border, which is different than standard wiki format.
- The seperation of the image, the text and the boldness of the title, caused by the table, helps the user to quickly identify the nature of the message.
Practicality
- The light background color can hide some residual pixels from turning an image with a colored background into a gif or png with a transparent background.
- The relatively small (32px) width of the image helps not to distort ingame icons from the sims games, which can sometimes be hard to find in bigger resolutions.
- Easy customizeable features include the color of the border & background, the image and the title of the message, making this an easy-to-use template for a standardized collection of messages.
Notes
- My intent is that the background color should be kept at the very light grey #EEEEEE unless it's specifically an important warning or fits very nicely with the theme of the page.
- More examples
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