hi, On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Thomas Hruska <thru...@cubiclesoft.com> wrote:
> Fixing the Windows binary download page so that it is USABLE by the average > user should be priority #1. > Here are the specific issues with the Windows binary download page: > > * The "Which version do I choose?" box is confusing, out of date, doesn't > actually address all the real questions users will have, and most users will > just give up before getting to that box. Even if they do get to the box, > the end result will be an even more confused/confounded user. The box > should, at the very least, explain in clear English the difference between > the Non-Thread Safe and Thread Safe builds. Also, assume that most users > won't even know what Visual Studio even is. Hold the user's hand here and > you'll have less cruft on the mailing lists later. Right VC6 could be removed. However I kept it so that users still downloading older PHP 5.2 or 5.3 still needs this notice, it has been proven to be useful. > * The ordering of the downloads seems backwards. But until you get the > "Which version do I choose?" box fixed, I won't be able to determine this. > > * The "Select an option to direct access..." dropdown is completely useless. Right, now that we have only two kind of binaries, NTS (fastcgi) or TS (apache SAPIs and co). But in a few months, that wil change again with the re introduciton of the x64 binaries. > * The previous page says "Windows binaries and installers". In that > context, the user mentally asks: "Why is there source code on the next > page? And why is source code listed first if I'm after binaries?" The box, clearly visible, contains the binary. We can indeed move the src link down the box. > And, last, but HARDLY least. Listed last because this item requires > rethinking and redesigning the entire Windows binary download page: Feel free to provide a patch for a wizard. btw, I, for one, am not BLIND. Thanks. Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
