CLF definition sub-group
Meeting
Date: February 5, 2008 Time: 1pm-2pm, Location: MC 2009
Attendees: Guillermo Fuentes, Glenn Anderson, Megan McDermott, Kevin Paxman, Heather Wey, Pat Lafranier, Andrew Smith, Jason Greatrex, Paul Snyder, Eva Grabinski, Isaac Morland, Kelley Teahen
Regrets: Alan Kirker, Matt Regehr
Agenda:
- Continued discussion of Web Advisory Committee CLF Sub-Group Report - Draft
Discussion
- Recommended changes and additions made to the Web Advisory Committee CLF Sub-Group Report (attachment below).
- Discussion continued from "Footer Elements" to the "Additional Items - Item: Browsers render differently ....".
Footer elements
- Official Unit Address Including University of Waterloo Campus Location | Observation | Added: inconsistency across sites with the type of information being displayed
- Official Unit Address Including University of Waterloo Campus Location | Recommend | Changed: full unit address
- Official Unit Address Including University of Waterloo Campus Location | Future Consideration| Added: mandatory address parts needs to be discussed - building? room number? mailing address?; should phone number and ext be included with address?; space may be an issue
- Campaign Waterloo Promotional Logo | CLF Standard | Reworded #4: logo’s default links
- Campaign Waterloo Promotional Logo | Observation | Added: not all sites are following the standard
- Campaign Waterloo Promotional Logo | Future Consideration | Added: space allocated for central university promotional material
- three key links | Observation | Added: some links have not changed from the default.
- three key links | Recommend | Reworded to: 1.“mailto” links should be avoided because mail clients on public computers not configured 2.Clarify each setting: a. Recommend “Contact Us” link should link to a page of contacts with various methods of contact (phone, fax,..) b. Recommend “Web site feedback “be a link to a form or web page containing contact information. The contact should be the appropriate person or group responsible for website maintenance.c. Faculty of …. should be a link to the unit home and the link should be the home page URL
- Department/Unit Logo | Observation | Added: exist on some web sites and its physical position varies (in the footer or on the banner)
- Department/Unit Logo | Recommend | Reworded: 1.dimension is no larger than Waterloo Promotional logo; 2.positioned to the left of the unit address in the footer; 3. logo links to unit home; 4. only one logo allowed; 5.not a promotional logo but a unit /department logo
- Department/Unit Campaign Logo | Observation | Added: clarification needed due to various degrees of non-compliance
- Department/Unit Campaign Logo | Future Consideration | Added: recommend the Campaign Waterloo Committee advise
- Copyright Text and Symbol | Observation | Added: some sites have added copyright text and symbol in footer
- Copyright Text and Symbol | Recommend | Reworded: 1. not required 3. If not linked elsewhere, recommend ...
- Copyright Text and Symbol | Future Considerations | Added: as stated by the University's Copyright Officer
Template
- Screen width | Observation | Added: standards for screen width have changed from the original design of 800 x 600 to both larger standard sizes and smaller for mobile devices. Some sites have gone beyond the standard’s defined fixed width: larger fixed width, 100% width, liquid.
- Screen width | Recommend | Added: if implementing variable or greater fixed screen width you must ensure design integrity (ie. collage)
- Screen width | Future Considerations | Reworded: consider offering alternatives to the fixed width keeping flexibility in mind that will allow an easier adaptation to evolving technology
- Waterloo CLF HTML template | Observation | Added: often code within the template is not transitional
- Waterloo CLF HTML template | Future Considerations | Reworded:need to investigate what code is best
- template code references | Observation | Added: remove or update these references in the template
- Dreamweaver template only provided | Observation | Added: approximately 25% of campus sites have implemented the CLF using other solutions.
- Dreamweaver template only provided | Future Considerations | Reworded: 1.more flexibility by providing different templates. These templates need to be consistent and point to the central CSS
- Dreamweaver template only provided | Future Considerations | Added: 4.provide links to externally created templates and twiki/wordpress skins in a central repository
- Discussion ended at "Additional Items - Browsers render differently when implementing CSS".
Next meeting
- scheduled in Bookit: Thursday, February 14 at 3pm-4:15pm in MC 2009
Minutes by:
-- PatLafranier - 06 Feb 2008