On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, Jason van Zyl wrote: > On Sun, 2005-10-16 at 18:56 +0200, Kenney Westerhof wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, Jason van Zyl wrote: > > > > -1: > > Definitely all points to take into consideration but a -1? A veto is > generally used in extreme cases and is not something to be used lightly. > Everything looks reasonable and a -0 would do in this case. I will > certainly fix most things listed but please consider removing the veto > as some points are subjective and I would not like to be restricted from > publishing the site because of one persons objections. I would like to > gather input from a wider audience and makes improvements as seen fit by > the users as a whole.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize -1 was a veto! I just meant it as a 'No' :) I'm adjusting my vote to -0. > > > 1) The left box should be a little wider so 'Project Documentation' > > isn't wrapped. (this is also a problem with the current site - didn't > > notice that earlier). > > It's not wrapped in Firefox, it appears fine to me. Are you using IE? No, firefox, even on 1600x1200 fullscreen it's still wrapped. Default text size. > > > 2) > > > > General Information > > For Maven 1.0 Users > > > > looks like 1 item to me, although they are actually 2. Maybe add > > > or bullets, or a little more whitespace between the lines? > > Ok. Generally the > indicates a sub menu. Well actually that'd be a filled >, like |> :) > > 3) The items under 'installing' don't all have to do with the > > installation. Usually max 7 items should be shown, each with their > > own submenu (unfold?) that are NOT related - related items should > > be grouped in submenus or something. > > Sure. > > > 4) The most visited links are I think: 'Project descriptor' and > > 'Settings descriptor'. I can't find them (within 30 seconds). > > Possibly. But easy enough to add back into the main navigation. Ofcourse, although I think they're too specific to be put on the main site; they're not meant to be in the guides either. Maybe just a 'Reference' link to a page containing pom.xml, settings.xml, and the lifecycle phases? > > 5) Project Documentation -> not really docs, just reports. But that's a > > problem of the site:site plugin. > > I would agree and can be fixed. > > > 6) 'Introduction' and 'About maven' are the same page. > > I agree that should be fixed too. > Allright! :) Sorry about the -1! Definitely a +100 for the guides part! -- Kenney > > Otherwise: +1 reduction of the amount of menu items shown - it was > > very hard to find stuff - not sure this is the way to go though; > > grouping guides is fine, but some info has gone from the main page and it > > isn't clear to me where it can be found now. > > > > -- Kenney > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Just wanted offer out the new site layout for a vote before publishing > > > it to the main site: > > > > > > http://www.codehaus.org/~jvanzyl/maven2/ > > > > > > You'll notice I've reduced the navigation on the left and placed all the > > > documentation here: > > > > > > http://www.codehaus.org/~jvanzyl/maven2/guides/index.html > > > > > > There are still some documents that need some work but I think this will > > > do for the release and I'll keep working on things. > > > > > > I'd also like to thank David Jackman, Bob Allison, Raphael Pieroni and > > > Jay Hartley for their contributions on the documentation front. Much > > > appreciated. > > > > > > -- > > > jvz. > > > > > > Jason van Zyl > > > jason at maven.org > > > http://maven.apache.org > > > > > > Simplex sigillum veri. (Simplicity is the seal of truth.) > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > > Kenney Westerhof > > http://www.neonics.com > > GPG public key: http://www.gods.nl/~forge/kenneyw.key > > > -- > jvz. > > Jason van Zyl > jason at maven.org > http://maven.apache.org > > We know what we are, but know not what we may be. > > -- Shakespeare > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Kenney Westerhof http://www.neonics.com GPG public key: http://www.gods.nl/~forge/kenneyw.key --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
