Hello, On 18 February 2015 at 00:43, Richard Hipp <d...@sqlite.org> wrote: > > I think the next step of the ongoing Fossil makeover should be to > improve the homepage: > https://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki > > Suggestions and especially mockups of how this front page should look > are welcomed. > > What are the most important features of Fossil that should be > front-and-center on the homepage? I feel like the front page is > providing Too Much Information and that eyes gloss over when > first-time readers see all that text. (Maybe I'm wrong - let me > know!) So what information can be removed from the front-page and > what are the essential elements that need to be retained?
To reduce text with minimal effort, perhaps - move the "Links For Fossil Developer" section into the "Hacker How-To" page, - move the current "Why use Fossil?" section into its own page, and keep a more minimal version of it on the main page, with for each feature/bulletpoint a 1-sentence description and a link (to an anchor?) to the original "Why use Fossil?" section/page. - merge 'Change Log' and "Recent changes" right-hand menu items (perhaps a link to the timeline at the top of the changelog-page?), and name it "Recent changes" - for novices there is perhaps no obvious difference between the two. IMHO the "Links for Fossil users" section on the home-page is just fine, as it serves as a place to put arbitrary often-used links in one list (duh :-) Talking of documentation, and just out of curiosity: does anyone know if there are plans to update Jim Schimp's Fossil book (by himself or anyone else)? I'm somehow comparing this to the FreeBSD Handbook w.r.t. FreeBSD project. Michai _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
