UW Common Look &
Feel in Applications
UW Web Steering Committee
1 April 2005
Andrea Chappell, IST
The situation
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CL&F guidelines had in mind web
pages created in an editor
Some web sites have key pages
delivered from within applications
Examples:
– PeopleSoft apps (Quest, myHRinfo)
– UW-ACE
– DE course-on-CD (export from UW-ACE)
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The issue to consider
The Steering Committee should be aware:
 Groups working within the confines of these
applications may not gain the benefits.
Not to say that the CL&F should not apply!
 There should be a balance struck between
the required effort and adherence to the
guidelines.
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UW-ACE login page
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(Almost) out-of-the-box login page:
http://jackdaw.ads.uwaterloo.ca/Angel
56/
Current login page:
http://uwace.uwaterloo.ca
Experimental CL&F login page:
https://uwangeldev.uwaterloo.ca/uwan
geldev61/
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UW-ACE effort to conform
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Limited tailoring opportunity built-in.
Small effort: Login page footer, and
importing the UW banner image.
Major effort: Modify three of vendor
scripts, add one of our own scripts.
2-3 days the first time.
– Locating code, determining how works.
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PeopleSoft: Quest, myHR
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An original PeopleSoft login page:
https://sidley.uwaterloo.ca:11929/LSUG/sign
on.html
MyHRinfo (removed lang., changed images)
https://myhrinfo.uwaterloo.ca/PSHRMS/sign
on.html
"Login to Quest" (modified)
https://uni.quest.uwaterloo.ca/servlets/iclien
tservlet/SA/?cmd=login
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PeopleSoft effort to
conform
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Limited flexibility to change L&F.
Small effort: Change logo (global).
Larger effort: Create external web
page (such as Quest login) and
change internal signon to pick up this
page. Also, login must point back in to
actual Quest login.
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DE CD-on-Course
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Over to Cathy!
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Applying CL&F intent to
application environ. …
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Evolution of web page creation tools
– Doesn’t really apply to within apps
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Emerging accessibility standards
– Depend upon apps to build in
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Simpler web page creation and update
– Not using the CSS so don’t gain benefits
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Applying CL&F principles
to application environ. …
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Separating the content from the design;
– Not using framework, so opportunity may not apply.
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Sharing a common, professional UW look and feel;
– Yes, but with efforts!
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Supporting accessibility by embracing W3C
standards;
– Need to be provided by application.
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Easing the job of content providers;
– Generally more effort.
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Move UW-wide web changes into place more easily.
– Doesn’t apply in application environment.
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Summary
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Same good reasons to have prominent
application web pages conform.
Need to balance with efforts required,
esp. given CL&F intended benefits not
gained.
More experience as we go.
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