> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Troy Laurin > Sent: maandag 14 maart 2005 3:50 > To: Gert Driesen > Cc: nant-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [nant-dev] Redesigned homepage > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:54:54 +0100, Gert Driesen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've attached a raw proposal for a redesigned home page for > NAnt (I renamed > > the extension from "zip" to "zap" as SF no longer allow zip files). > > > > Note: links will not be working and its lacking content in > the right pane, > > but its just to give you an impression. > > > > What do you think, should we use this one ? > > > > Is there anyone with more web design skills that wants to > tackle this ? > > > > Any feedback is welcome. > > > > Gert > > > > PS. The code for the JavaScript tree was written by > Jean-Claude Manoli, and > > some ideas for the content of the tree come from the Ant website. > > > > Definitely agree with getting the hierarchical menus working in > browsers other than IE. Hierarchical menus are a little bit of a > love-hate thing... There's no better mechanism (that I know of) for > rapidly accessing pages from anywhere, if you know where you are > going. Then again, it means more to download (The entire navigation > tree for every page on the site?), and it's not always obvious where > you actually want to go from the _current_ context, if you're always > looking at a global navigation view. In response to that last, if the > global navigation view is good enough that you never need to follow > "sideways" links (ie- you can always get straight to where you want to > be), then it's probably not so much of an issue. > > Functionally, I'd suggest moving the Contributing section below the > Nightly Builds section, which probably better reflects usage patterns > (imho). Also, it's currently impossible to tell which entries are > links and which are just "holders" for child items, without waving the > mouse over each item... eg, Documentation and Contributing aren't > links, but Releases and Nightly Builds are. Modifying the styles so > links are more obvious is definitely (again imho) a must.
Feel free to provide a proposal. GUI/Web design isn't really my cup of tea. > > Also, the default size of the menu on the left is taller than the page > itself! If using a similar menu system to this, it might be worth > collapsing the user manual section by default, and also to combine > Releases and Nightly Builds into a single Downloads section, also > collapsed by default. The Release and Nightly Builds section do not just provide downloads. They also contain links to the docs matching each release/nightly build. > For the non-javascript people, the Downloads > link would replace the Releases and Nightly Builds links, since they > go to the same page anyway. That was a mistake in my proposal. The Nightly Builds item should have no link, or have the same links as the Archive section. > Then again, it might just be an excuse to > put more content in the front page. Guess I'd prefer a good menu and more content ;-) > Actually, the Contributing section perhaps should change names, or the > Mailing Lists section perhaps be moved to the bottom of the > Documentation section? Th documentation section is already quite large (definitely in the last update, see below), but I agree that there are matches of naming and content :-) > > Finally, wrt the header blurb... is it worth extending it slightly, to > something like "In practice it's a lot like Ant, with expressions and > scripting support"? I think NAnt is firmly coming into its own from > its Ant roots. :-) I agree. I'll modify it (if I don't forget). > As a first cut, it certainly feels more functional (and professional > :-) than the current page. I think it's certainly worth ironing out > any issues and updating the site with a trendy new look. For now, I'm only updating the home page itself. We'll need to look into modifying the other pages, while keeping it maintainable. > > Let me know if you want a hand with the script behind the hierarchical > menus, I'm not exactly a web designer, but I've done my dash with > javascript (including *shiver* cross-browser support) and would be > willing to look at any issues. Have a look at the "update" I sent as reply to Orion's feedback. Gert ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ nant-developers mailing list nant-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
