I like the layout, but I'm wondering: * who is this page aimed at * what do we want them to do as a result of reading it * what reasons do we give them for doing so
If we can answer these, I think we can sharpen the page up a bit. John -- John McCreesh - Marketing Project Lead - OpenOffice.org Developers - join us! see http://council.openoffice.org/developers.html On Tue, July 14, 2009 12:31, Per Eriksson wrote: > Hello Bernhard, Cor, > > I have focused the first headline on that it's free and has been created > for everybody. > > I have added info about the file format, many languages and platforms > under tha last headline. > > The Read more links provide a flap function that displays the longer > version of each headline. It is not the correct implementation to do it > (for users without javascript). That'll be fixed later. > > I added links to the features page. > > By the way, isn't "dev_docs" a bad URL for this key page? > http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/3.1/index.html > > What's wrong with this URL? :-) > http://www.openoffice.org/features/3.1/ > > Do we need it to be under dev_docs that looks like a place for drafts? :-) > > I know it's our folder for development related documents. But think > about the URL as they are very important and well displayed to the user. > I would move this document. > > I added system requirements and release notes, as it looks very nice to > have it at hand. It's the least important information though, that's why > i placed it last. But business users might be interested in these links. > > I have also designed it a little bit, but most design work is still left. > > I will work on the page today and the next couple of days. > > Feel free to comment on this work. > > Per > > > Bernhard Dippold skrev: >> Hi Per, all, >> >> Per Eriksson wrote: >>> John McCreesh skrev: >>>> On Mon, July 13, 2009 19:03, Per Eriksson wrote: >>>> [snip] >>>>> I would start an effort to make the why site much simpler. More like >>>>> a >>>>> guide. If you are a specific role this is covered on different more >>>>> in-depth pages. >>>>> >>>>> John, I'd be happy to provide a sketch with my ideas for the why >>>>> site. >>>> >>>> Go for it. [...] >>> http://erinet.se/why/ >>> >>> Okay here is my quick outline. [...] >> >> I like it (and support Andy's point about "coolness"). >> >> But I'm not quite sure if the four points mentioned (and the ranking >> among them) will be the most attractive reasons for not yet convinced >> new users for OpenOffice.org. >> >> What about >> "Future proof file format" or something like that? >> >> Are new features really our top-level reason to use OOo? >> >> For me personally the existing features, covering all necessary tasks, >> are more important. >> >> The second point would be extensions, after that new features. >> >> Then security, file format and openness. >> >> But these are just my personal thoughts - not necessarily more >> valuable than any other ... >> >> Best regards >> >> Bernhard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
