Re: [Marketing] new download page (again)
I've just noticed something else. The "Select your operating system" dropdown list includes FreeBSD, but if I go to the System Requirements page, http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/sys_reqs_20.html, there is nothing listed there for FreeBSD. --Jean - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Marketing] new download page
On 3/8/06, Bruce Byfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For that matter, people whom I've urged to try OOo have asked me what > "JRE" means.marketing.openoffice.org > How about a separate link to Java? No "with or without JRE". -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ http://www.whatisopenoffice.org/ Because everyone loves free software!
Re: [Marketing] new download page
On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 06:39 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > However, I still have one problem with the dropdown lists in the > expanded "Download OpenOffice.org" section of the page. The > choices for Windows are "Windows (incl. JRE)" and "Windows > (without JRE)". (And similar choices for Linux, etc.) It is not > clear to me, and I'm sure it will be equally unclear to the > average user, which one of these should be chosen if I already > have JRE installed on my computer. Does "(incl. JRE)" mean the > download includes JRE, or the download is for a Windows system > that already has JRE on it? For that matter, people whom I've urged to try OOo have asked me what "JRE" means. -- Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177 Burnaby, BC, Canada http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield "If they ask you did I crawl You may say that I was riding." -Bill Caddick and John Tams, "The Old Man's Song" - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Marketing] new download page
Chad Smith wrote: (a) incl. JRE means the download includes the JRE - therefore, if you do not have the JRE - this is the one you choose. Without JRE means the download is without a JRE - therefore, if you already have (or do not want) the JRE - this is the one you choose. Maybe we could change it to be: Windows (JRE included) Windows or Windows (with JRE) Windows (without JRE) or would we still run into the same problem? Anytime you say something as short as possible - you leave yourself open for misunderstanding, especially when you get in to implied negatives, double negatives, many ways to look at it, etc. No? I think "Windows (with JRE)" and "Windows (without JRE)" would be just as confusing: do you mean the package includes the JRE, or is it for Windows already running the JRE? The Windows (JRE included)" is a good improvement, I think. I'd also like to see some upgrade information on the installation (or even download) page. For instance, can I just install the new version over 2.0.1, or do I need to uninstall/reinstall? -- Steven Shelton Twilight Media & Design www.TwilightMD.com www.GLOAMING.us - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Marketing] new download page
On 3/8/06, Jean Hollis Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Please (a) tell me the answer, and (b) add something to the page > to make it unambiguous. (a) incl. JRE means the download includes the JRE - therefore, if you do not have the JRE - this is the one you choose. Without JRE means the download is without a JRE - therefore, if you already have (or do not want) the JRE - this is the one you choose. Maybe we could change it to be: Windows (JRE included) Windows or Windows (with JRE) Windows (without JRE) or would we still run into the same problem? Anytime you say something as short as possible - you leave yourself open for misunderstanding, especially when you get in to implied negatives, double negatives, many ways to look at it, etc. No? -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ http://www.whatisopenoffice.org/ Because everyone loves free software!
Re: [Marketing] new download page
Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: If you've tried to download OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 (you know, the one with the magical dictionaries), you may have noticed a new download page. And if you did, you'll have noticed how clean, how nice, how usable it is. [snip] We'll continue to update and enhance it as needed Indeed, that page is a huge improvement. My thanks also to all who worked on it. However, I still have one problem with the dropdown lists in the expanded "Download OpenOffice.org" section of the page. The choices for Windows are "Windows (incl. JRE)" and "Windows (without JRE)". (And similar choices for Linux, etc.) It is not clear to me, and I'm sure it will be equally unclear to the average user, which one of these should be chosen if I already have JRE installed on my computer. Does "(incl. JRE)" mean the download includes JRE, or the download is for a Windows system that already has JRE on it? Please (a) tell me the answer, and (b) add something to the page to make it unambiguous. Trivial copy-editing note: there are spaces missing after two of the commas in the second paragraph. --Jean - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Marketing] new download page
On Thursday 09 March 2006 06:31, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: > All, > > If you've tried to download OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 (you know, the one > with the magical dictionaries), you may have noticed a new download > page. And if you did, you'll have noticed how clean, how nice, how > usable it is. Hi Louis, Just had a look. The british English (English English?) download page has at least three spelling errors. How do I help by correcting this type of thing on the web site? Mike Williams - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Marketing] new download page
All, If you've tried to download OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 (you know, the one with the magical dictionaries), you may have noticed a new download page. And if you did, you'll have noticed how clean, how nice, how usable it is. Our thanks must go to Maarten Brouwers, who in the space of about two days designed it. Sure, he had lots of help from the website team, including Chad Smith, Kay Schenk, Christian Lohmaier, Dough Thompson, and James, of 8daysaweek, but he's the one who mainly did it. Thanks. We'll continue to update and enhance it as needed, including adding the German project's server randomizer. Meanwhile Thanks to the developers and many, many other contributors who have made OpenOffice.org 2.0.2 great. My own personal thanks to Éric Bachard and the Mac OS X team for the fantastic and really beautiful Mac OS X (X11) version. It's super. Cheers, Louis smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
