Ian Caldwell wrote: > Yup, I'd like to eliminate submenus completely One navigation on all pages > that has links to pretty much everything. The goal of the new site is make > it a lot more usable. With regularly updated news, and a lot of static > content around it. > This is bad design imo, it leads to overload. Having to dig through a ton of links to find the one you want is crazy, it's best to be able to filter towards your goal IMO. Much easier to filter then to try and find a link among many that sounds like what you want. This is how my brain works anyway. > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Zachary Goldberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > >> On 8/1/08, Ian Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> What would you like to see on the new website? What goals do you think it >>> should have. >>> My personal views are this is what we need to see differently. Feel free >>> >> to >> >>> chime in and add to what you'd like to see on the new site >>> >>> *1. Create links to all the software ( wiki, bug tracker, forums, >>> source browser etc)* >>> >>> *2. Make the website more user oriented. A lot of the content can >>> >> be >> >>> moved to the wiki. We need the website to be a lot more static. * >>> >>> *3. Separate developer sections from user.* >>> >>> *4. Create a feature list page in order to make E more of a product >>> that we're trying to talk about* >>> >>> *5. weekly or biweekly articles* >>> >>> *a. We will have a submission article system in which we will stack >>> >> up >> >>> articles and release one a week regarding E. * >>> >>> *b. This will allow users who aren't good at coding or able to help >>> >> in >> >>> that way to keep track of what's happening and write articles regarding >>> >> the >> >>> progress.* >>> >>> *c. This will also help people who are writing applications be able >>> >> to >> >>> follow development and get inspiration from other application >>> >> developers.* >> >>> *d. Or just content such as user guides for different things* >>> >>> *6. Translations* >>> >>> *a. Allow people to have the website content translated into >>> >> multiple >> >>> languages.* >>> >>> *7. One login to rule them all* >>> >>> *a. Having 10 different logins for all the different software isn't >>> working.... it would be really nice to see a lot of them consolidated >>> >> into a >> >>> login api such as openid or google accounts.* >>> All in all the website needs to me more of a pamphlet than a handbook for >>> everything under the sun. >>> >>> *Note* Please do not start on any designs.... That will come later and we >>> have plans for making prizes for it. Stay tuned. >>> --Ian "Inc" >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's >>> >> challenge >> >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >>> >> prizes >> >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the >>> >> world >> >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> enlightenment-devel mailing list >>> enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel >>> >>> >> >> The current site has a huge usability problem : theres 3 menus and >> they're all in different styles and in different places. One >> navigation system which is obvious should be sufficient. >> >> -Zach >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel >
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