On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Hamish Willee <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > Header looks good. I wonder if we can use a github "fork this repo" side > banner? e.g. as used on http://kripken.github.io/lua.vm.js/lua.vm.js.html Or > in some other way make it clear its linking to github. > > I thought the "Github Project" link at the top right of the main > navigation bar would be sufficient! Note that these buttons will be more > prominent in later iteration of CSS. > Or was it that you wanted a "fork me" link somewhere? > We could put something like this on the home page as well. I've added a > note to the home page text that additional highlighting of the Github > project is another signpost we might want. > > Well, my motivation is that the "fork me" banner or link+github logo is visually very obviously something that leads to github. Developers are very very familiar with the appearance of such links, so it's the fastest way for them to quickly (1) see that the project has its source available to them on the most familiar site, and (2) where on the page that link is, without scanning it to look. I agree "github project" has the same information, but the logo or the styled banner is just more effective, that's all. > > >Footer: > > * Copyright should be Emscripten Contributors (perhaps with a mention > "see AUTHORS.txt"). Speaking of which we should get you into there. > > Done - text changed and is now a link to the AUTHORS.txt > > > * I personally think we don't need "Core Team". > > I agree (removed). This was suggested in the earlier thread, but IMO not > needed if we're linking prominently to AUTHORs.text int he "Emscripten > Contributors" list. > > This might however make a good wiki topic if someone wants that. > > * "News" feels like it should be somewhere else than the footer? Perhaps > a section on the front page? > > News will definitely appear in some sort of signpost on the home page. > > I have removed it from the footer as I agree it is unlikely someone > wanting to see news would expect to see it here. Also because it doesn't > make sense based on my assumption below: > > *Assumption: You want to do news in the same way as currently* - just as > a set of links on the front page, with old news disappearing when you > update this signpost (the alternative is to have news more like a "blog" > with separate pages for each news items - ie news is actually maintained on > the site and searchable) > Yes, exactly. - Alon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "emscripten-discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
