Hi Guillaume,

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 13:31, Guillaume Lerouge <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Caty,
>
> I like it overall, with a number of caveats (from top to bottom looking at
> the interface):
>
>   - The orange color of the top banner is a bit too dark. Also, why not
>   use a gradient image like on the newer 3.5 color themes?
>   - The download button is not very visible anymore in the menu
>   - I don't like the "dotted" background of the carousel. Again, I find it
>   a bit too dark
>   - I'm not really convinced by the usage of cubes to represent the
>   relationship between various XWiki projects. On slide 1, it makes it look
>   like Manager is 10 times larger than the core, when in fact the opposite
> is
>   true. On slide 3, the list of cubes on the left isn't very readable
> either.
>   - When hovering the mouse over the menu / carousel I sometimes see some
>   diagonal stripes flickering over the screen (I'm trying to provide the
>   steps to reproduce)
>
> Now what I like:
>
>   - I like the second slide of the carousel :-)
>   - I like the fact that fresh information appears on the homepage. One
>   way to solve the large screen issues could be to make the "References"
>   column a bit wider and the "Blog" one thinner.
>   - I like the footer. Indeed, making it generic would be interesting.
>

The footer is supposed to be on all pages, not just the homepage.

Regarding the other mentions: colors, cubes, background - I think is a
matter of taste, I personally like them.
Thanks Guillaume,
Caty



>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Guillaume
>
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Fabio Mancinelli <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Very nice Caty!
> >
> > I have some remarks though...
> >
> > * Shouldn't there be a prominent and always visibile "Download XWiki"
> > button somewhere?
> >
> > * I've noticed that all the current blog posts are really just release
> > announcements... As Paul said, it's a bit monothematic. I am not sure
> > that such a big space should be dedicated to this kind information. If
> > it's just release announcements we might find a better way to use this
> > space.
> >
> > * I also agree with Paul and Sorin about the fact that's a bit
> > overcrowded and fonts are too small (which goes a bit against the
> > "mainstream" way for building sites, i.e., with big fonts, buttons and
> > minimal text). Keep in mind that I am on 1920x1080 as well.
> >
> > -Fabio
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Hi devs,
> > >
> > > I've been working for a new XWiki.org homepage. You can find it live at
> > > http://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/XWikiOrgCode/WebHome
> > >
> > > Static screenshots at:
> > > Slide1<
> >
> http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/XWikiOrgHomepage/WebHomeV3S1.png
> > >,
> > > Slide2<
> >
> http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/XWikiOrgHomepage/WebHomeV3S2.png
> > >,
> > > Slide3<
> >
> http://incubator.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Improvements/XWikiOrgHomepage/WebHomeV3S3.png
> > >
> > >
> > > Any feedback regarding this work is welcomed.
> > >
> > > I'm asking for your vote to make this proposal the default homepage for
> > > XWiki.org.
> > > This is my +1.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Caty
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