Skin Features Table

As part of the discussion on ConsolidateFunctionalityFromSkins, MartinCleaver has produced the following comparison of features provided by various skins. Please update this table if you observe any short comings. -- ThomasWeigert - 09 May 2004

The table: (if TWiki.org has the edittable plugin...)

• Rows will list functionality (or design points that should be implemented by all skins)
• Columns will list skins (abbreviating the text)
• When adding a skin, just add a column in the header
• Values to of the feature can be:
  • y = Yes, there
  • Y = Yes, and coded in a way that could be / had been retrofitted to standard TWiki or other skins
  • n = Not there, may be added
  • N = Not there, and the author do not want to add it for specific reasons
  • p = Partially implemented (temporarily), or an alternate form
  • P = Partially implemented, but will not be developed further, or an alternate form
  • * = Special case (see footnote after the table)
  • ? = not sure what this mean

EditTablePluginExpanseVars.patch on EditTablePluginDev, see: http://koala.ilog.fr/wiki/bin/view/Koala_Skin/ExampleOfEditingTable

This would give:

Feature	Tiger	See	Koala	CCat	Photon	Void	Flexible	GnuSkin	Pattern	Simple	Caboteria	Default (twiki)	Ambar
abbrev	T	S	K	C	P	V	F	G	Pt	I	Cab	D	A
Uses CSS (1=CSS1, 2=CSS2)		2	1	1	n	2	2		2	n	2		1
SavemultiCgiScript	n	y	Y		*	n	n		n	n	n	n	Y
Uses other scripts in bin	?		y		y			y					n
Uses code in a plugin	y				y				y				N
Uses code in javascript	y				y				n				Y
AccessKeys	n	y	y		n	n	n		n	n	n	n	y
PhotonSearch	n	y	n		y	n	n		n	n	n	n	n
Direct access to printview	y	y	y		n	y	y	y	y	y	n	n	N
Edit at top and bottom	n		y		y	n	y	n	y	n	n	n	Y
Spell check button on edit			n		n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n
Checkpoint button on edit		y	Y		y	n	n		n		n	y	n
Direct save on edit	y	y	y	n	y	n	n	y	n	n	n	n	Y
User managed layout		*		n	n		y		N	N	n	n	N
"Create new topic" template		n		n	n				y	?	n	y	n
Underscore Wiki links		n		n	n				y	n	y	n	?
Parent-child navigation	y				n				y	y	broken	y	Y
View topic's parent in "More"	y				n				y	n	n	y	n
ShorterURLs					n						n	n	n
Option to hide edit features	y				n					Y	n	n	n
Support LogicallyNestedWebs	Y				n								n

*) SeeSkin uses an INLINESTYLE preference variable which can be used for local or personal css overrides

Feature	Tiger	See	Koala	CCat	Photon	Void	Flexible	GnuSkin	Pattern	Simple	Caboteria	Default (twiki)	Ambar
# Default view controls					~30			15		0..12		24	?
# templates (out of 66)		11										66

The "# templates" row indicates how many of the total templates have been skinned. Many skins only do view, some more do edit too, and a few do view, edit, attach and maybe a couple more like rdiff. I don't think any are comprehensive.

Q: What is the "# default view controls" about?

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MartinCleaver, ThomasWeigert, MattWilkie

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