On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Markus <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 19, 10:16 pm, The Editor <[email protected]> wrote: > > I made it a rule to always think about the context in which a link is > of interest. One always thinks that everything should be directly > accessible from everywhere. Which only causes pain and discomfort to > everyone visiting. Just compare how you feel in an Apple Store vs. > [fill in the blank].
I think this is wise, but it is also important to consider the kind of website you are operating. My site for example--something of a cross between a virtual school and a social networking site is very free flowing. Students log in, check their messages, do some class work, visit the forum, read the blog. Etc. It is not structured like a straightforward blog, or simple documentation. So I need to keep my navigation more prominent. I think it is important for people on my kind of site to be able to go anywhere from anywhere. Still I agree in principle. And I'm challenged to rethink things (again), and look for ways to achieve more simplicity. > Is the BoltWire story or the license page of interest if you are > browsing solutions? And so on. One could reduce brain overload > tremendously. As I said I am willing to sketch a proposal for a more > accessible BoltWire.com that might match the quality of BoltWire 4.0 > more closely. I would still be happy to receive a zipped BoltWire > field from you. It doesn't matter if it is only important stuff or > contains lots of garbage. I am quite sure that field should receive > spring cleaning anyways. There are so many details that new users > might notice much better than we do that proof one thing: The site has > been growing and growing and growing without adjusting. > > (I would even conserve the side bar.) I'm looking forward to this. And relieved the side bar has escaped the axe! But I must confess I like the default skin and the BoltWire site layout quite well. I think it is pretty simple and straightforward. And logical. So it might take some convincing before I'd be open to any radical changes. In other words, I'm eager for ideas, but I don't want you investing lot's of time when it may not result in major changes to the site. Also, I tend to work best on, let's fix one thing at a time, rather than let's completely swap one thing out for something else entirely. Like, what's the biggest thing we could improve right now. Let's focus on that... But of course a more radical proposal may be just what it takes to shake things loose a bit. :) Cheers, Dan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BoltWire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/boltwire?hl=en.
