Thank you for your feedback. Firstly, I'd just like to say that my
proposal was inspired almost entirely by the current site. I'm happy
to adapt any ideas/comments/feedback or even consider a different
approach.
> There was another proposal and discussion about redesign in December and the
> idea to spend effort on this wasn't too well-received... :-\
Apart from feedback, the effort required would be almost entirely
donated by me. This includes development, installation of content and
packaging so it can be quickly uploaded and installed. I will also be
available to provide maintenance and updates post-launch if necessary.
> Yet I dare to add my comments:
>
> * I would refrain from using dull MS default fonts, please! The
> MingW site referred to doesn't use the omnipresent non-font, either.
I can't imagine "Arial" not being considered omnipresent, but if you
prefer system default fonts, that would simply be a matter of editing
a single line in the CSS file (which I have done on the demo site to
show you how it will look - reminder: clear cache).
The "logo" is simply text generated by the browser (ie: no images have
been used). I tried to match the graphic on the current site.
> * I would rather not include obscure JavaScript snipplets pointing
> to google-analytics or doing some other "page tracking".
This has only been added for my own tracking purposes and wouldn't be
included in the production site.
> * To keep maintenance easy, layout should be strictly separated from
> existing contents (as I tried to demonstrate myself in the
> December dicsussion). This seems to be the case with the current
> proposal.
Yes, the layout (form) has been separated from the content.
Other features you may or may not have noticed:
* An HTML5 doctype
* Almost no graphics, fast loading
* Modular - PHP "includes" used for easy editing.
Header/Navigation/Right Column/Footer all in separate files. (PHP
doesn't have to be used of course, it was just a personal preference)
* An (optional) .htaccess file included to remove the extension
(".php") from the URIs, eg: cygwin.com/community instead of
cygwin.com/community.php
* Some CSS3 properties have been used to generate rounded corners and
text shadow effects in the header (Firefox/Safari/Chrome browsers
only)
* All sizing in "em"s - The layout will be maintained if the user
changes the font size.
The MinGW-W64 website also displays a live feed from the SourceForge
project page. This can be included if you like.
Looking forward to further feedback.
Cheers,
Brent
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