[OSM-talk] Latest changes on main page
Hi, I think the last change about the map key on the osm.org main page is a bad idea. The Map Key link is now at first position (more prominent) This gives the impression that the first service provided by OSM is the online map (and its map key). I don't want to discuss again the opportunity to show or not the slippy map itself. But the links on the right side should be in the same priorities/order as the project is : the database (e.g. a page explaining the planet extracts and the different formats), then the community, the help and finally - the map keys of one of the maps produced with OSM data (which is empty at the moment when we select one of the non-standard map but that's another point). Pieren ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Latest changes on main page
On 14/03/12 11:04, Pieren wrote: I think the last change about the map key on the osm.org main page is a bad idea. The Map Key link is now at first position (more prominent) This gives the impression that the first service provided by OSM is the online map (and its map key). I don't want to discuss again the opportunity to show or not the slippy map itself. But the links on the right side should be in the same priorities/order as the project is : the database (e.g. a page explaining the planet extracts and the different formats), then the community, the help and finally - the map keys of one of the maps produced with OSM data (which is empty at the moment when we select one of the non-standard map but that's another point). We recognise that the map key link is not ideal there, and it is not likely to stay there long term. You can see the discussion that led to that commit here: https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/pull/31 Note Tom MacWright's comment Map Key needs to move out, onto the map, and probably be rethought entirely, but that can be a separate push. Tom -- Tom Hughes (t...@compton.nu) http://compton.nu/ ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
Re: [OSM-talk] Latest changes on main page
This seems to be the right thread for another issue with the links on the left: What about giving the wiki more prominence? I'm also not arguing about the slippy map on the front page, but I think the wiki is now almost hidden (small link documentation, while the main wiki page is actually a kind of front page which could (IMHO should) be the main link on the slippy map. It explains the project (Welcome to OpenStreetMap, the project that creates and provides free geographic data and mapping to anyone who wants it. We started it because most maps you think of as free actually have legal or technical restrictions on their use, holding back people from using them in creative, productive, or unexpected ways.) and features a calendar, news and links to the major categories. cheers, Martin ___ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
