Hi All
I think Aleksa's content for an intro page is excellent. It does not need to
be part of a CMS - can just be static pages, linking to documentation, wiki.
There is also the issue of downloading 'help' for Windows users: the html or
the chm version, or whether to always look at online help. Also, I think that
win7/vista users need a Microsoft download to run the chm version.
best wishes
Mike
> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:49:56 +0100
> From: Aleksa Todorovic <alexi...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Lazarus] Reconstructing Lazarus Website 2: the content
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> Several things which should be easily visible/accessible to anyone who
> comes for the first time, or wants to get started with Lazarus:
>
> "What is it?" - explaining in short what is Lazarus, LCL, FPC, Lazarus-CCR
> "How does it look like?" - screenshots of Lazarus on different
> platforms, different Lazarus windows/dialogs, examples of applications
> made with Lazarus
> "Tell me more!" - up-to-date (as much as possible) list of Lazarus features
> "Why should I use it?" - explaining why is Lazarus so great tool,
> comparison to Delphi, comparison to other IDE tools, list of features
> which were available in Lazarus before Delphi (Graeme started this, if
> I remember correctly)
> "Who is using it?" - list of projects/applications made using Lazarus
> "How do I get/install it?" - with information and link to
> download/install instructions
> "How do I use it?" - basic tutorial for Hello World
> "Where can I get help?" - this page can list help sources (forum,
> Wiki, mailing lists, irc, whatever there is) with direct links helpful
> wiki pages
>
> There should probably be a section with these information on the first
> page. The first page should primarily be for those who come for the
> first time - to attract them, and show them what Lazarus really is.
>
> For users which already tried Lazarus, these informations are useful:
>
> "I have a problem! What now?" - instructions how to search wiki,
> forum, mailing list, how to report issue to bug tracker
> "What I already have?" - list of packages (with explanation) which
> come with Lazarus
> "Where can I find ...?" - list of components (CCR), links to external
> useful stuff
> "How can I help?" - for new possible contributor/developer/whatever...
>
> These two sections should be clearly separated. In addition to them,
> there should probably be some section about FPC (which should contain
> links to important products connected to FPC).
>
> There should, of course, be much more, but these are just some
> preliminary thoughts.
>
>
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