As followup to last month` Show time.. discussion: → http://fossilslideshow.tmp.include-once.org/
(Take in mind this ain't a mockup yet; just as example.) Why oh why? =========== Our current homepage is a bit wall of textish / too bland I'd think. While it already gets all interesting features across, it's not likely enticing to new users. And such a slideshow (colors do draw eyes) would more easily showcase the advantages of Fossil. Pros & Cons =========== Apart from really matching it up with the default theme, all the usual drawbacks of a homepage slideshow apply: · It's somewhat of a generic fad (every other pet project homepage has one these days) · Makes it harder to follow each point (slide timing…) · Needs more trimming down of slides + repeating some links in the doc section. · Images might be quite large (→ static files). · "CGI" is already too abstract for a concrete pictogram. · I feel it's slightly betraying the documentation-nature of the Fossil homepage. · And if implemented, people would want to have it with their own Fossil setup (= must to be slim enough to be embedded with one of the skins). On the other hand it's a cheap feature: · No jQuery necessary (there's even CSS-only slideshows) · Kept the HTML list with minor adaptions · Looks ok in w3m or dillo still. · I don't think we'd even need to hire a graphics people to design something neat here. · Allows for less shy comparisons with Git/Hub/Lab. · With all the work and features that went into Fossil, it's perfectly warranted to show off a bit. Discussion ========== Is this something the Fossil homepage should have? Any strong opinions or thoughts on image bloat? Who would want to partake / design one of the slideshow images? (archeology-themed for obvious reasons!) Cutting down on intro text / feature points. → How much is too much? → Or add *more* links even? Can we also expand the homepage documentation list into e.g. a three pane list (like the Apache manual): → users, → developers, → quick overview sections? Rephrasing ========== (This is going to become the lengthier discussion…) There's a few headlines and key points which could be adapted IMO (without overzealous hype/marketing). For instance "mature + robust". Or "unobtrusive" in comparison to Git. And "fully customizable" instead of just themeable (because we have TH1, and a JSON API, not just the skins). One thing I'd also like to see more prominently are links to Hydra, ChiselApp, or even fossilrepos.sourceforge.net perhaps. Technical minutae ================= Back to the example //fossilslideshow.tmp.include-once.org/ A few thoughts on simplifying: · The img tags could be slashed by using background-image and no-repeat instead. · With transform and @keyframe, one could get rid of the JavaScript entirely · Not sure if back/forward buttons make sense. But a :hover stop of the slides would make sense at least. · If anyone is already using a simpler JS-snippet, please.. · Not sure if embedding SVG makes sense. · I'd prefer the quick links floater to stay / not sure if the logo needs to remain. _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
