On Thursday 31 January 2008 03:45:36 Frank Mau wrote: > Hello again, > a first view on the proposal is available at > http://download.openoffice.org/draft.html > > As you can see it's more or less a copy of the 2.3.1 download-page > (http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.1/index.html?focus=download). But > removed the wide-green range of ugly links. Instead of this a simple > link for the used platform and language is given. Below a general link > to all available downloads (should be extended by each language).
[..snip...] > > Try out and give me response, thank you > Frank Hi Frank, Excellent stuff, that is a vast improvement, I agree with sophie an extensions link directly would be a good addition. The vast majority that hit the home page looking for extensions will go directly via the Action statement Link. But a significant proportion will probably think about checking it out from the Download page. I like it a lot Cheers GL > > > > sophie schrieb: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Christian Lohmaier wrote: > >>> Hi *, > >>> and happy new year :-) > >> > >> and happy new year too :) > >> > >>> On Dec 21, 2007 4:04 PM, :murb: [maarten brouwers] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> wrote: > >>>>> Complicated business > >>>>> 5. You can go into enourmous detail with detecting, but how far do > >>>>> you want to go (RPM/DEB discussion) > >>>>> 6. The problem would be too hard if we want to tackle multiple > >>>>> languages > >>>>> at the same time, and we should tackle that, since otherwise they > >>>>> might simply leave > >>>> > >>>> The current idea is that the 'download button' is not always a direct > >>>> one-click download, but in case of linux may for example present the > >>>> user > >>>> with a new page, explaining the different options, including maybe > >>>> even a > >>>> recommendation of just trying to start Synaptic. > >>> > >>> OK, then all this fuzz was based on the assumpiion, that it should > >>> really be a one-click solution, as has been stressed multiple times. > >>> If it is not a one click solution but a step-by-step solution with a > >>> reduced set of options to choose from, based on the autodetection, > >>> then I'm far less reserved. > >> > >> Just jump here to give a input from what I see from moderated messages > >> > >> : most of the users don't understand that the large green area is in > >> > >> fact to be considered as a button that they have to click on to access > >> the download page in whatever OS they need. > >> They only see : > >> - the sentence : Download OpenOffice.org > >> - the link : Order OpenOffice.org on a CD > >> - the link : Download OpenOffice.org via P2P > >> So may be making the Download OpenOffice.org a real button or a real > >> link could help in a first step. > >> > >> Kind regards > >> Sophie > >> -- Graham Lauder, OpenOffice.org MarCon (Marketing Contact) NZ http://marketing.openoffice.org/contacts.html INGOTs Moderator New Zealand www.theingots.org.nz GET DRESSED : GET OOOGEAR Gear for the well dressed OOo Advocate www.ooogear.co.nz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
