Please don't hold back! Do all of these improvements immediately!
Don't forget that we have now two sites... The Tigris site for distribution
and communication from the development team to the world (and among
ourselves), and the users' site with Forum and Wiki for communication among
the users. I think the users' site should have a more prominent place also
on the tigris home pages but I am not sure how.
/Linus
2008/9/29 Christian López Espínola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > - the Java Web Start section should just be a big LAUNCH button, with
> > all the explanatory text off somewhere else on a page that linked to
> > by an "if this doesn't work" link or some such
> > - the download section should just be a big DOWNLOAD button if we can
> > use some JavaScript/browser magic to figure out the right platform.
> > Otherwise, separate links for each platform (Windows, Mac,
> > Linux/other). Unpacking instructions (if necessary), can go on a
> > separate page per platform so that the user only reads what's
> > appropriate for their platform
> >
> > Speaking of verbose and cluttered, none of the download options are
> > "above the fold" in my browser. I just downloaded Google's new Chrome
> > browser and the attached screenshot shows how the page renders at the
> > browser's default window size.
> >
> > - the source tree status should move to the developer's page (or only
> > be posted when it's not green)
> > - the download/launch button should be near the top and big enough to
> > immediately catch the user's eye
> > - the news widget should be above the documentation block since it
> > will be fresher (and fresh is good)
> > - the logo should move into the whitespace in the top right which is
> > currently wasted space
>
> Add to the list that we should link to ArgoEclipse too.
> I'm sure that most of ArgoUML users don't know yet that it exists.
>
> > Or even better -- just scrap all of the above suggestions and have a
> > real graphic artist design an appealing home page.
> >
> > Tom
> >
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> --
> Cheers,
>
> Christian López Espínola <penyaskito>
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