I agree, the website needs a lot of work. I'd be willing to help as well. Are the jsp scripts that generate the site available?
by grace alone, Don A. Elbourne Jr. http://elbourne.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Renz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "sword-devel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:01 PM Subject: [sword-devel] Website structure > I've been thinking about the Sword website for a while now. I feel it > has a number of deficiencies that need to be worked on. A few ideas > for improvements (these are just examples to illustrate why I feel > there is a need): > > - Front page: less room for news, more room for clear links to > downloads, support etc. > > - Sub pages: The links on the left side are not so easy to find (lack > of contrast?). It is a bit weird to have just a few sentences in the > main content field and then loads of links on the left that don't > really stand out (e.g. volunteers' section). > > - New "FAQ" and "HowTo" sections that have explanations for e.g. "How > to create a module", "How to translate the sword interface". Use > Faq-o-matic or something similar? > > - Unify module and copyright section. Right now it is _hard_ to find > the copyright information. > > - More content for publisher and volunteer section. > > - Improve stylesheet (especially font sizes!). > > Thanks for reading all this :). I know that a lot of the information > is already in the wiki, the mailing list archive etc., but we need to > have it in a place where people can see it easily. > > Note that I am not criticising only, I am also volunteering to help > out. However, I don't want to step on anybody's toes and I definitely > don't want to impose my own ideas and structure on this. > > So I am proposing: If people generally feel the same way (not about my > examples, but about the fact that improving the website is necessary), > let's discuss the ideas on list. Then, those that are interested in > working on it develop a prototype. If the powers that be approve, we > implement it step by step. > > Greetings, > Christian > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.web42.com/crenz/ - http://www.web42.com/ > > "Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite > importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important." > -- C.S. Lewis > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
