defiantly but, The site should have links to all those resources so that you know where they are. I think that's one of the major down falls of the current site.
On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 3:27 PM, The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:33:34 -0500 Nick Hughart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > babbled: > > > Ian Caldwell wrote: > > > Yup, I'd like to eliminate submenus completely One navigation on all > pages > > > that has links to pretty much everything. The goal of the new site is > make > > > it a lot more usable. With regularly updated news, and a lot of static > > > content around it. > > > > > This is bad design imo, it leads to overload. Having to dig through a > > ton of links to find the one you want is crazy, it's best to be able to > > filter towards your goal IMO. Much easier to filter then to try and > > find a link among many that sounds like what you want. This is how my > > brain works anyway. > > we don't need some new navigation system... we need to simplify content, > only > put up what we absolutely need on the e.org "brochure" site (it's meant to > be a > simple "couple of pages" brochure/flier like set of pages with just the > minimum > needed to find out what e is, who is involved, how/where to get it). > > the other bits (trac/bugzilla, wiki, docs etc. etc.) are what is intended > for > large-scale documentation and info - and those (the wiki especially) is > READILY > accessible to people to edit. > > > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Zachary Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > >> On 8/1/08, Ian Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> What would you like to see on the new website? What goals do you > think it > > >>> should have. > > >>> My personal views are this is what we need to see differently. Feel > free > > >>> > > >> to > > >> > > >>> chime in and add to what you'd like to see on the new site > > >>> > > >>> *1. Create links to all the software ( wiki, bug tracker, > forums, > > >>> source browser etc)* > > >>> > > >>> *2. Make the website more user oriented. A lot of the content > can > > >>> > > >> be > > >> > > >>> moved to the wiki. We need the website to be a lot more static. * > > >>> > > >>> *3. Separate developer sections from user.* > > >>> > > >>> *4. Create a feature list page in order to make E more of a > product > > >>> that we're trying to talk about* > > >>> > > >>> *5. weekly or biweekly articles* > > >>> > > >>> *a. We will have a submission article system in which we will > stack > > >>> > > >> up > > >> > > >>> articles and release one a week regarding E. * > > >>> > > >>> *b. This will allow users who aren't good at coding or able to > help > > >>> > > >> in > > >> > > >>> that way to keep track of what's happening and write articles > regarding > > >>> > > >> the > > >> > > >>> progress.* > > >>> > > >>> *c. This will also help people who are writing applications be > able > > >>> > > >> to > > >> > > >>> follow development and get inspiration from other application > > >>> > > >> developers.* > > >> > > >>> *d. Or just content such as user guides for different things* > > >>> > > >>> *6. Translations* > > >>> > > >>> *a. Allow people to have the website content translated into > > >>> > > >> multiple > > >> > > >>> languages.* > > >>> > > >>> *7. One login to rule them all* > > >>> > > >>> *a. Having 10 different logins for all the different software > isn't > > >>> working.... it would be really nice to see a lot of them consolidated > > >>> > > >> into a > > >> > > >>> login api such as openid or google accounts.* > > >>> All in all the website needs to me more of a pamphlet than a handbook > for > > >>> everything under the sun. > > >>> > > >>> *Note* Please do not start on any designs.... That will come later > and we > > >>> have plans for making prizes for it. Stay tuned. > > >>> --Ian "Inc" > > >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > >>> > > >> challenge > > >> > > >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great > > >>> > > >> prizes > > >> > > >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > > >>> > > >> world > > >> > > >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> enlightenment-devel mailing list > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> The current site has a huge usability problem : theres 3 menus and > > >> they're all in different styles and in different places. One > > >> navigation system which is obvious should be sufficient. > > >> > > >> -Zach > > >> > > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > > > prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere > in > > > the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > > enlightenment-devel mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ > > enlightenment-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > > > > > -- > ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- > The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
