Hi everyone, The look of the new OpenOffice.org homepage is currently being worked on (a good indication of where it's headed can be seen at www.patentpending.co.nz/openoffice). This is based on the action statements approach that was discussed on this list in December, and the main goal of this new homepage is to increase downloads.
When an action statement is clicked, additional content with links to relevant pages will appear under it, and all other content below it will slide further down. This has not been implemented yet, but you can get an idea of what it will look like here: http://moofx.mad4milk.net/ The only exception to this rule might be "I want to learn more about OpenOffice.org", which could jump straight to why.openoffice.org (by the way, what is the status on the new design for why.openoffice.org?- I think it would be great if it could be launched with the new design). Here is where your input is needed - the wording of all the content. Which links should go in the navigation bar? How much content should go in the footer? What text should go below "I need help with my OpenOffice.org"? What links should be displayed (i.e. forum, documentation, etc) when it is clicked, and how should it be worded? Because the action statements are more verbose, the content could follow a similar approach. Instead of a simple bulleted list appearing under "I want to participate in OpenOffice.org" with these options - file bug report - donate - join projects, each of these links could be accompanied by 1 or 2 friendly, informative sentences explaining each link. A wiki page has been set up for this: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Website/Content or, you could continue the discussion here. We are aiming to launch this month, so your input would be appreciated. Thanks, Ivan. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
