21.03.2011, 19:11, "Elad" <[email protected]>: > On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Elad <[email protected]>; wrote: > >> Hello everyone. >> Currently, start.fpo looks like this [1]. I don't like that all >> controls are in one line, So I made this[2]. >> I told about it to another Fedora user, and he suggested that we add >> an option to search in Fedora Package Database and Fedora wiki. I've >> implemented this. screenshot [3]. >> Please note that in the third screenshot, the header height is 146px, >> and there is a reason for that: Jef said he wanted the header size to >> be the same in all fedora website. In fp.o, the header is 116px high, >> and the menu is 30px high, and looks like part of the header. In >> start.fpo there is no menu, so the header height can be 116+30, and it >> still looks constant when going from start.fpo to fp.o. >> >> More screenshots: Hover over the search button[4], Package Database is >> selected[5]. >> >> What do you think? any suggestions/ideas for more improvements? >> >> [1] http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo.now.png >> [2] http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo.png >> [3] http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-wiki-and-pkgdb.png >> [4] http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-search-hover.png >> [5] http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-pkgdb-selected.png >> -- >> -Elad. > > New mockup [1], Because I think start.fpo is too messy right now. We > need to reduce visual clutter. My mockup is largely based on this one > [2]. > Those "help pandas" ☺ are mainly intended for new users. The first > thing users usually does after installing Fedora is opening the web > browser, and those pandas are there to welcome them in a friendly way. > I forgot to add it to the mockup, but we could provide a small X > button that will hide them if the user no longer need them (who would > want to do that?!). I think the pandas are awesome, but we could > replace them with a "Help" link in the top (next to wiki | planet | > documentation) if you don't agree with me. > > The pkgdb/wiki search is already implemented in my computer, but I'm > not pushing it because it will make even more visual clutter, and I > think we need to keep things clean and simple. > Anyway it will need some server-side python "magic" to work without JS. > > [1] http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-mockup-elad.png > [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/File:Vinz-startfedoraproject-v3.png
I think Fedora logo is way too large. But I like the rest of it. :) -- Best regards, Misha Shnurapet, Fedora Project Contributor https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Shnurapet shnurapet AT fedoraproject.org, GPG: 00217306 -- websites mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/websites
