Bernhard, On Oct 12, 2010, at 6:22 PM, Bernhard Dippold wrote:
> Hi Per, all, > > sorry for stepping in so late, but this community is evolving so quickly that > you can't keep in track even with the most important tasks. > > Per Eriksson schrieb: >> >> Hi everybody, >> >> I was looking at the Fedora project and how nicely they have integrated >> their normal website with their wiki. The navigation between the sites >> works seamlessly, and they look very much the same. > > I would like to see even more integration. > > Why do we need a visible distinction between wiki and website? > > It would be sufficient (in my eyes) to differ between static and modifiable > content. > > If the URL shows /wiki/ or not is quite irrelevant for the user, if he reads > "static content|proposals for improvement" (linking to the same webpage as > wiki page hosting ideas for improvement and a discussion page) or the wiki > navigation with "Page|Discussion|Read|Edit|View history". > > (I don't see a reason for a "Page" and a "Read" tab in the wiki, but I'm not > very deeply involved in wikis). > > I'd add these tabs as a second level of tabs just below the main navigation > (if this is possible) and keep the wiki tabs (perhaps just a few main > expandable entries) on the static webpages too. > > With integrated search functionality over both areas this might improve > user's experience with our site... > > I don't know if I can come up with a mockup during the next days, but I hope > you understand what I mean. These seem like great points. Have you had the chance to think them over further, or to create a mockup yet? I agree that the distinction between site and wiki is probably meaningless and confusing to a normal user, though maybe less so if the wiki is used just as a community tool and the website fully covers end-user needs. -Ben Benjamin Horst [email protected] 646-464-2314 (Eastern) www.solidoffice.com -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/website/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
