:O no ASP.NET? You have to demonstrate your own technology! Surely you have a C# based content management system behind the site ;)
Further than that, really kewl site! (And a really nice color for "Contributing to Mono!", the entire streets here currently have that color, because we are going to win the European Championship soccer title :) ) I believe the most important thing for now is that users quickly can find the information they need, which was a bitch at the old site. Greetz, -- Rob. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Maurer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 4:34 AM > To: Erik Dasque > Cc: Mono List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mono-list] New web site up > > On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 18:25, Ben Maurer wrote: > > Ok, I think that's all for now! > > Ok, here are some nitpicking comments: > > http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mono- > project.com%2Fabout%2Findex.html > > > > #bodyContent { > > font: 11px san-serif, arial; > > w3's validator suggests `You are encouraged to offer a generic family as a > last alternative' > > net Magazine > May 31st, 2003 > CLI integration. > > -- This is a 404 > > http://www.mono-project.com/contributing/asp-net.html > Link is a 404 > > (you need a link checker ;-) > > http://www.go-mono.com/images/beta2.gif > http://www.mono-project.com/img/xml.gif > Missing `alt' tag on these images. > > You are missing `height' and `width' tags on alot of images. This would > help the layout on the first load. > > `search' button should not use javascript, cant use it from lynx etc. > > The Mono logo at the top is not centered in the image. There are 18 px > of padding on the top but 20 px on the bottom. > > http://www.mono-project.com/about/rationale.html has the same <title> as > the home page, but different content. This is confusing. Also, there is > no way to get to that page except for the text link in the main body. It > should be in the nav bar. > > I think the search area should look like this: > > +-----------------------+ +----+ > | Enter search term | | Go | > +-----------------------+ +----+ > > You should use some JS magic to have it so that when you click inside > the text box, the text goes away. There are a few advantages to this > layout: > > * You save space (no header, button is on same line) > * The search can be more subtle and elegant. > > An example of how this has been done successfully is > http://sparknotes.com/. > > On the Contact/Downloads/etc bar at the top there is room for another > link. IMHO we should use it. Personally, I would vote for either > `Blogs', `Bugs' or `Mailing lists'. > > The buttons at the top (tabs, contact links) should have rollovers. > > You should apply Fitts' law to the news stories on the home page: make > the clickable area as large as possible. Right now you can only click > the date of the article (I tried to click the title at first). Really, > you should just be able to click anywhere in the `box' around the > article (sorta like the menu items) > > The `Mono Status' sidebar does not seem right. The different colors > because of linking makes it very weird. > > When I open a page such as > http://www.mono-project.com/contributing/index.html the menu `flashes' > open. It should not flash on first load. > > When you click About Mono / Using Mono / Contributing to Mono, the title > of the page that is opened should be the same as the link you pressed > (it is not for the first two) > > The use of of > as a bullet is very weird. On my box, the gt sign is > too long for this purpose. Really you should use one of the CSS list > types, or your own custom image. > > Thats all for now! > > -- Ben > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list