1. Navigation
* I like "Home/Documentation/Downloads" split. I'd like to suggest
two more top-level sections: "Community" and "Development" (maybe
"Issue Tracking" as well??)
* I also think 3 sets of navigation are too much (shortcuts section
can be too limiting - there are more than two things users may want
to access quickly, I'd rather those are displayed prominently on the
documentation page).
* Side menu - maybe each second-level page will have its own small
side menu (if applicable), without duplicating the entire menu on
every page?
2. Home Page
* (taking this item from my other message) Need a small "latest news"
section, listing recent news titles (we can automate an update
process, using RSS, to avoid stale news).
* +1 for the modeler section with the screenshot.
* -1 on the supported DB section - maybe replace it with a quick
summary of features, with a link to a "feature overview" page.
3. Documentation Page
* Big +1 for current organization of the top-level documentation
topics (including splitting the user guide into installation/quick
start/user guide).
* Need a clear split between different versions of Cayenne
documentation (via side menu or tabs?) Side menu is probably more
scaleable.
Andrus
On Sep 9, 2006, at 1:41 PM, Aristedes Maniatis wrote:
On 09/09/2006, at 4:27 AM, Borut Bolčina wrote:
Hello,
have a look at http://svarog.homeip.net/cayenne/
Most work is to be invested in documentation section. Properly
divided
sections, PDF versions, ...
Also the right side is empty.
Suggestions welcome.
I think this is an improvement on the current site, but we could do
better in some ways:
* the design should be css based, not a table based design. This
will make it much easier to reskin and update in the future. It
also makes it easier to add content over time. A css based design
is better for accessibility reasons and better for printing.
* it shouldn't be done in Dreamweaver which leaves lots of ugly
javascript behind
* I don't like navigation which runs in several directions on the
site. Here we have primary navigation running across from the top
left, which is limiting in its ability to expand to add new items.
Then navigation at the top right which also runs across, but to the
left, and finally navigation on the right which runs vertically.
The problems I have are:
- why are there three sets of navigation?
- what happens as we want to add navigation to levels 2 and 3 and
they collide in the middle on small screens?
- what happens on small screens when you can't see the navigation
to the right?
I'd like to work with Borut and the advances he has made, and
furthermore to sponsor our graphic designer to work on the design
with us and the community. His work can be seen here: http://
www.brucemartin.net/
Cheers
Ari Maniatis
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