Ahhh ... that's where it came from. Aside from the content, the layout is virtually identical between the two projects (Apache CouchDB <http://couchdb.apache.org/> and Apache HAWQ <http://hawq.apache.org/>)!
-=e On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Greg Chase <[email protected]> wrote: > Having helped create the initial HAWQ design, the basic format was lifted > from the CouchDB site. For the "More" section, we removed redundant or > unneeded links, and just left some of the Apache related information. > > Other than the incubator logo and message, I don't know what else is > "required" to keep. However I think they are all "nice to have". > > They don't need to be in their own section. You can always move them to > another part oft he page. > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 7:20 AM, Ed Espino <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yandong, > > > > Thanks for moving this to the dev list for discussion. Any chance Tim is > > a member of the HAWQ dev community? If not, any chance we can invite him > to > > the discussion. He's one extremely valuable and knowledgeable individual > ( > > https://medium.com/tradecraft-traction/64-people-you- > > should-know-in-design-f28cf3c2cfaa#.gjrsa3av7)! > > > > Again, I do not have much context on the design decisions of the current > > HAWQ website so I might be a bit off with my responses to your three > items. > > > > 1) Remove 'More...' link and corresponding section > > > > I don't like the idea of removing the "More" section completely. The > > section points to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) links. Many other > > Apache projects have similar sections. However, they are named > something a > > bit more appropriately than "More". Here are a few examples. > > > > - Menu name: "Apache" (right most top-level menu item) - > > http://cloudstack.apache.org/ <http://cloudstack.apache.org/> > > - Menu name: "Apache Software Foundation" (right most top-level menu > > item) - https://accumulo.apache.org/ > > > > Feel free to review additional Apache project home pages ( > > https://projects.apache.org/projects.html) to get a feel for the > > significance of having ASF links (many forms: nav bar, drop-down list, > > footer links, etc). > > > > Option: I'd suggest we rename the section from "More" to "Apache" and > > leave it at the far right end. > > > > 2) Move 'Doc' link to the end of the tab list > > > > If it is moved, I would move it to the menu section just to the left of > > the "More" (hopefully renamed) menu item. > > > > 3) Change 'Source' in download section to a link, instead of using a big > > blue button. > > > > Even though we have a single download at the current time, as the project > > starts releasing more artifacts (source and binary), it will be important > > for visitors to select different release versions. I believe the page is > > designed to support multiple download pages. I'm in favor of leaving it > as > > is for the time being. > > > > Additional considerations: > > > > - The top-level menu item changes to a drop down menu as the web page > > is resized (mobile device support). If we rename/reposition items, > this > > would have to be taken into account. See attached screenshots for > nav bar > > and drop-down menu reference. > > - Similarly, the page flow is consistent with the nav bar menu item > > flow. The page may have to be adjusted to account for this. > > > > Regards, > > -=e > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 11:51 PM, Yandong Yao <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> +dev@hawq for broader discussion > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Ed Espino <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Probably helpful to push this to the dev list for discussion on a new > >>> thread. I don't have much if any context on the current layout but > other > >>> dev members might. > >>> > >>> I need to remind myself all the time ... we are growing a "dev > >>> community" ... "dev community" ... "dev community" ... "dev community". > >>> Especially as you listed "who could help to make those changes"? I > believe > >>> any committer in the community is capable of performing this work ( > >>> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-hawq-site.git). > >>> > >>> -=e > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 11:23 PM, Yandong Yao <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> A few comments > >>>> about HAWQ home page > >>>> after talked with Tim > >>>> who is experienced UX guy > >>>> : > >>>> > >>>> 1) Remove 'More...' link and corresponding section > >>>> 2) Move 'Doc' link to the end of the tab list > >>>> 3) Change 'Source' in download section to a link, instead of using a > >>>> big blue button. > >>>> > >>>> Who could help to make those changes? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > > > > > -- > > *Ed Espino* > > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > > > -- *Ed Espino* *[email protected] <[email protected]>*
