Agree with Glen but with some modifications, 1. Each navigation option should have a cool tooltip which uses jQuery describing or intro to its actual content. 2. "Samples" would be replace with a better word, e.g. "See in Action" , "Cool Samples"... , it should have a version of jquery and plugins combined indicated or perhaps better a downloadable link and llso, all ready-to-run source code in zip file is a plus. 3. Each Plugin should also indicate to what revision of jQuery they run and tested. Maybe some end user have downloaded some other plugins which uses a different revision number of jQuery which we don't want to keep them mixing and fixing this/that...etc... 4. In the default homepage, better if it has the cool Web 2.0 noticeable logo / taglines in bold ... 5. Last and most important, please don't put the menu/options/navigation at the BOTTOM in frontpage(like the current [EMAIL PROTECTED])...it's less usable having to scrolldown and see what lies/options ahead that the end user may see...btw, my current resolution is only [EMAIL PROTECTED] and using FF2
Hear ye, hear ye...let's spread the jQuery news... Cheers, cdelfino Glen Lipka wrote: > Suggestions from the information architect in me: > > 1. Get a global navigation, The links at the bottom are not natural. At > the top, in big buttons horizontal. > a. Home > b. Samples > c. Plugins > d. Support > e. Download > f. Blog > > a. Home > This page should say what it is and have a quick example or two. > Also, it's > cool to put sites up that use it. Reduces the guinea pig factor. The > current page might be too long. One of the things I thought was REALLY > compelling was the "every other row a different color" comparrison chart. > Maybe have a link on the homepage saying, "See how jQuery stands up to > other > frameworks". > > b. Samples > These should have LOTS of samples. Lots and lots of examples, > organized into > different categories. Samples make adopting a framework much easier. > Maybe > make a sample search. Each sample should say which version of > jQuery/plugins it uses. > > c. Plugins. Take a page from Mozilla in how they handle plugins. Each > plugin has a standard page. The big long list was good for a while, but > jQuery has outgrown it. Move to a bigger architecture for it. > > d. Support > Documentation, FAQ's, Mailing List, Nabble Links etc etc etc. > > e. Download > The download tool and subversion and all the plugins. It is really > important to have simple and clear changelogs for all the software > organized > well with version numbers. > > Taglines are good, but nothing beats Information Architecture to get > people > to understand. I do this sort of thing for a living, so this isn't > preference or opinion. Additionally, a visual design update would make > jQuery look a little more buttoned up. > > Hope this helps > Glen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > jQuery mailing list > discuss@jquery.com > http://jquery.com/discuss/ > _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
