On Tue, 7 Mar 2006 2:45, Chad Smith wrote:
Hi everyone,
As a part of the recent page updates post, I've taken a look at several of
the CD-ROM / ISO related pages.
I've created a mock-up of what I'd like the new CD-ROM download page to
look like. There are still a few problems with the page I made, and any
advice on how to proceed would be helpful.
Let me start by saying I have no idea who designed or maintains the CD-ROM
distributors page,
That would be (largely) me, with some assistance from Daniel (the Javascript
among other things).
and I do not have the rights or permissions to change
it. This is just my suggestion - I can't make it happen without someone
telling me how and/or giving me access rights to do so.
Simplest way would be to download the page from CVS (you can do that without
extra privileges), and create a diff with your proposal, which I could then
apply and upload to a test page
Here's my proposed site:
http://ooocdrom.blogspot.com/
The changes are mostly cosmetic, but I think it cleans up the resulting
look and feel quite a bit. There's not as much yelling at the user. No
reds, no huge buttons that have nothing to do with buying a CD. Just
simple instructions and a few links.
:) I wasn't overly rapt in the buttons, but the general idea there was to make
it easier for people to find the downloads and distributor info...
Like I said, it still needs work. Like, for example, the drop-down menu
doesn't work, but the drop down menu on the current site doesn't work (I
just copied and pasted).
The drop-down functions perfectly as far as I can see (just went there and
checked). You do have Javascript enabled? and which browser did you use? Are
you using a private CSS (the drop-down relies on a combination of JS and
div tags/CSS).
Ultimately, I'd like the hide the parts of the chart that don't matter to
the user - either buy some sort of Javascript -
That is precisely what the drop-down and JS is designed for. It works fine in
Firefox and (last I checked) in Opera 5 minutes ago.
or by breaking the chart
onto a different page - or different pages. In this AJAX Web 2.0 world we
live in - multiple pages seem a bit extreme. But having this huge gangly
chart load every time someone visits the page also seems extreme.
Perhaps if I changed the drop-down to have the default entry point to an empty
div, the page would then come up with only the tops info section and the
drop-down Not being a JS guru, I'm not sure if that would work, but it is
certainly worth a try. Any pointers from JS experts is welcome (although
perhaps this discussion should be moved to the CD ROM list).
Advice is welcome. What do you think?
It has possibilities (although I do want to keep the disclaimer in red.
perhaps a smaller font would help).
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Alex Fisher
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OpenOffice.org Marketing
Community Contact
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