Christian Lohmaier wrote: > > 3. The primary objective of *any* product page is let the user grab it. > > Do you relly thing that this cannot be accomplished with a box that > reads "Download"?
Not if it's hidden. > But it isn't hidden at all! I looked for it and couldn't find it. > > This is a general principle. Download goes > > first, and encouraging the user to click on it is second. > > Nah, the big "goal" should be to attract contributors (but before you > respond: I know this is not possible with a front-page) No. You are thinking about *your* goals. You should be thinking about the visitor's goals. That's the problem with the current page. > The now "something". Right. But this "something" is very unclear. They > don't always know that this is an Office Suite. Notice that I don't propose that the page be devoid of explanatory material. Explantory material should be present and easy to find, but in appropriate measure. It should be second to the download. Matthew's page has very clear and prominent info material (6 directly related links and a couple less-related ones; all located in prominent locaitons). > > The current page lacks OOo information, but we shouldn'g to go the > > opposite extreme either. See Matthew's page. The about-ooo links are more > > prominent and clickable, and it would easily accomodate a 1-2 sentence > > description. > > Just tried it. It took me quite long to identify this link in the mass > of other links. 1) Maybe we need to remove other links. 2) Which link exactly could you not find? There are 8 links about OOo. One says "about us", another "about the product", and 5 cover individual components, and one says "information" and it's right in the middle of the page, inside the big green square with the download button. You could not see a single one of them? > > Reporting a bug is not getting help. > > So what? Where's the problem if it doesn't fit the heading 100%? There is a big problem with a illogically organized website. Reporting a bug is not even remotely related to getting help. > I get the impression that you want links to almost everything on the > front page. NO!!! Did you see the changes I made to the page? Do you realize I cut the links by about half? Do you realize that people are asking for links and I'm trying to accomodate them as I can without wrecking the page? A page jam-packed with links is bad. A page that's dead-empty is bad. We need a balance. > The left navbar in Matthews design already contains 13 Links to choose > from. > IMHO this already is too much. This is fine for the developer pages, > but too much for the front page. I am happy reducing that number. -- Daniel Carrera | There is no urge so great as for one man to Join OOoAuthors today! | edit another man's work. http://www.oooauthors.org | -- Mark Twain --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
