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[David Mayo <address@concealed>]

Hi guys,

Can I get some clarification about how CSS files are handled in Sympa.

When I upgraded from 5.2.4 to 5.3b.4 the process created a new directory,
static_content, that had not been there in the previous version. Within
that directory is a new file, style.css. Suddenly the CSS stopped working
and I had to play around to get it back again. I settled on creating a
symlink to the directory from Apache's DocumentRoot to the relevant place
in the Sympa tree.

I do not have a customised version of css.tt2, however this is something I
want to start looking at.

From the Colours Admin page, Sympa claims I have css_path and css_rul
defined:

* The css_path parameter is defined, value is
/home/sympa/static_content/css/
* the current definition for css location (css_url parameter) is /css .

I assume these are system defaults. These options are not specified in
sympa.conf, wwsympa.conf or robot.conf .

My questions are:

- What file should I be editing to make changes to my CSS?
- The button 'install static css' - does this simply take the relevant
css.tt2 for that robot and turn it into a static version?
- Will I be 'penalised' for just editing the static style.css file without
using the ccs.tt2 file? ie. will it lead to unexpected changes the next
time I upgrade? Will it harm my ability to integrate with new planned
features like stylesheets and icons? Or should I be editing css.tt2 and
generating a static version each time?

Regards,


Dave.

David Mayo
Networks/Systems Administrator
University of Bath Computing Services