Lester Isn't a) the welcome box and b) the Learn more/About page a -lot- better on explaining what OSM is about than anything you could find within one click (if at all) on the old site?
I really fail to see what you believe was better about the old layout, maybe if you could give an example? Simon Am 30.11.2013 15:41, schrieb Lester Caine: > Rob Nickerson wrote: >> Hi Lester, >> >> If you are after a full screen map for your website, it is very easy >> to create >> one with a simple html page that links to Leaflet (the tool for >> providing pan >> and zoom, etc) and the tiles server at OSM. I've attached something I >> was able >> to get up and running quite quickly. My web developer skills are near >> zero :-) > > You are missing the point Rob ... > > People are used to clicking on 'View larger map' and getting to Google > Maps. The OLD website while not the prettiest was more in the style of > what people are used to getting. I want to promote OSM and so I need > something that is on the OSM side that is uasable. I've just switched > all of the promotional links from openstreetmap.org to > wiki.openstreetmap.org as THAT is a lot more informative than where > people are ending currently! > > The new front end has a place, but THAT is probably at > map.openstreetmap.org rather than the main front page. Even if I was > seaching for OSM cold I think I'd feel 'What the f**k' when confronted > simply with a map and a few strange links. Being forced to log in just > to get to something usable information wise is just not right. None of > the first clicks give any sensible support for a new user even if they > ARE looking for contributing. > > If OSM is not going to provide a usable set of pages, then I will roll > my own. I do already have that running, but it's OSM's site that needs > to be linked to directly to promote it! > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
