Latest updates available, based on all your feedback: http://people.apache.org/~bhavanki/accumulo-bootstrapped/
- The nav bar is now fixed to the top of the page despite scrolling. - There is a sidebar! The logo is there, plus some other stuff. - External links in the nav menu have a little icon now. Just noticed I put them to the right, not left. My bad. Easy to switch 'em. The features page is still not all that great. I agree with Josh it needs something, maybe conversion to tables. I did experiment with changing the whole page content to a set of tabs, which looks keen but makes the markup more complex, and less Markdown, so there's a tension there. I think people should just start playing with it. :) On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Christopher <[email protected]> wrote: > I solicited some ideas from a colleague, and he recommended maybe > putting the Accumulo logo in the menu, or maybe an alternate version, > without the surrounding boxes. > > He also recommended utilizing the scrolling nav bar (especially for > long pages), as on http://getbootstrap.com/components/ > > It would also be good to add icons to the left of menu items, > especially to denote external links, vs. navigation within the > Accumulo pages. > > We can also consider fixing the top nav bar to the top of the page > when scrolling (for large enough screen sizes). > > -- > Christopher L Tubbs II > http://gravatar.com/ctubbsii > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Josh Elser <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice, that helps a little. > > > > Totally agree on avoiding the dotted lines -- what you added definitely > > helps. I tend to always prefer typographical changes over explicit > breaks. > > > > The features page is a little easier on the eyes now. I think changing > the > > sub-headers (the h3's, e.g. "Iterators", "Cell Labels", "Constraints", > etc) > > from h3's to h4's would help a bit. Adding some sort of distinction > between > > categories would help too -- additional margin, different type or color, > or > > something else I haven't put my finger on. > > > > Perhaps a slight darker header would help distinguish it against the main > > content too. > > > > ps. sorry i'm not just playing with this myself and sending you a patch > :) > > > > > > On 3/26/14, 7:25 AM, Bill Havanki wrote: > >> > >> I updated to include a modest margin on either side of the body content. > >> The margins are present on larger displays, but on smaller displays > (e.g., > >> phone, tablet) they disappear so the content spans the whole page. You > can > >> see the behavior by adjusting the width of your browser to skinny and > back > >> again. If the margins don't appear at all, try doing a force reload in > >> your > >> browser. > >> > >> I added bottom margins to some headers, and a faint gray bottom border > to > >> h2 headers, which tend to be used for main page sections. I think the > >> spacing is much nicer. I'm no fan of the old dotted lines. :) > >> > >> Some side column content ideas: > >> - latest Accumulo news > >> - current Accumulo versions > >> - links to related projects > >> - download button, of course :) > >> - upcoming meetup / conference schedule > >> - link to featured blog post o' the month > >> - social network links / buttons > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Josh Elser <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> Agreed on the width of the main page content. > >>> > >>> Additionally, I think the (sub)headers took a step back in terms of > >>> readability. The new stuff tends to run together without an emphasis on > >>> the > >>> individual sections. The old CSS rules added some underlining beneath > >>> header elements IIRC. > >>> > >>> Compare http://people.apache.org/~bhavanki/accumulo- > >>> bootstrapped/notable_features.html to http://accumulo.apache.org/ > >>> notable_features.html > >>> > >>> Doing something to better separate the sections would be good. Not > >>> entirely sure I want to suggest going back the long stippled lines, but > >>> they certainly did make the separation easier to process. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 3/25/14, 12:37 PM, Bill Havanki wrote: > >>> > >>>> That's easy to do, yes. Bootstrap uses a 12-column grid system, so we > >>>> can > >>>> squeeze the body into a smaller portion of that grid. We can also set > >>>> margins. > >>>> > >>>> Another idea, of course, is to use some of that horizontal space for > >>>> side > >>>> column content. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Mike Drob <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Is there an easy (and global) way to shrink the width? Long lines of > >>>> text > >>>>> > >>>>> are difficult to read. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Bill Havanki > >>>>> <[email protected] > >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Greetings all, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The reworked / Twitter Bootstrap version of our site is now > viewable: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://people.apache.org/~bhavanki/accumulo-bootstrapped/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The site is built from the Subversion branch: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/accumulo/site/branches/redesign14/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Now is a great time for anyone who wants to pitch in to get started. > >>>>>> Some > >>>>>> ideas: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> - Check that the pages still look decent after the conversion. > >>>>>> - Ensure that all pages can still be navigated to and from > correctly. > >>>>>> - Rework a page with some Bootstrap enhancements, or to just look > >>>>>> better. > >>>>>> - Update a page to account for changes to the live site since the > >>>>>> branch > >>>>>> was created. (Of course we'll sync up just before switching.) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> As long as you save changes to Subversion, I can update my hosted > copy > >>>>>> to > >>>>>> reflect them. Or, set up the ASF CMS in your own environment for > quick > >>>>>> testing. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> We are definitely on target for releasing this site update with the > >>>>>> 1.6.0 > >>>>>> release. Thanks again for your past and future feedback. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Bill H > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Bill Havanki < > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The new branch is: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/accumulo/site/branches/redesign14/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Bill Havanki < > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks Al! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I managed to set up the CMS tool in a VM and use it to build our > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> current > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> site, as Josh suggested. If anyone else wants to do the same, these > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> instructions should work for installing the CMS - I found the > README > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> to > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> be > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> a bit lacking. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> http://www.apache.org/dev/cmsref.html#local-build > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I worked around the issue of there being lots of absolute URLs in > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>> site by running this in the generated content dir and navigating > to > >>>>>>>> localhost:8000 in the browser: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> python -m SimpleHTTPServer > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Unless I hear any objections, I'll create a branch for the > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> bootstrapped > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> version of the site, and I'll kick it off with my prototype stuff. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 6:11 PM, Al Krinker <[email protected] > > > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I am using Twitter Bootstrap at work for about 2 years now... it > >>>>>>>> is > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> nice > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> and gives you lots of nice things. However, we ran into issues at > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> work > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> where we were implementing custom js scripts and got into > conflicts > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> with > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Twitter Bootstrap. The site is not js heavy, so Twitter Bootstrap > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> would > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> be > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> a nice addition to it. Let me know if you need help. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Josh Elser <[email protected] > > > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> My comment was in context of maintaining a separate branch that > >>>>>>>>> we > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> could > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> work on and have staged separately to avoid holding the > production > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> site in > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> stasis while we work on this. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On 3/6/14, 2:24 PM, Keith Turner wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Josh > >>>>>>>>>> Elser<[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> >I'm not aware of anything that gives you the nice WYSIWYG > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> interface. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I use the bookmarklet to edit pages in my web browser. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> https://cms.apache.org/#bookmark > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> // Bill Havanki > >>>>>>>> // Solutions Architect, Cloudera Govt Solutions > >>>>>>>> // 443.686.9283 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> // Bill Havanki > >>>>>>> // Solutions Architect, Cloudera Govt Solutions > >>>>>>> // 443.686.9283 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> // Bill Havanki > >>>>>> // Solutions Architect, Cloudera Govt Solutions > >>>>>> // 443.686.9283 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > > -- // Bill Havanki // Solutions Architect, Cloudera Govt Solutions // 443.686.9283
