On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 12:28 PM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10 October 2011 09:09, Christian Grobmeier <grobme...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:58 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On 10 October 2011 02:02, David Crossley <cross...@apache.org> wrote: >>>> sebb wrote: >>>>> Christian Grobmeier wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've not started looking at generating projects/index.xml yet. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Reading the past mails shows me you are +1 to commit the layout >>>>> >>> changes. You are already working on the next steps :-) >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I'm not keen on losing the RH podling list, if that's what you mean; I >>>>> >> think it's useful. >>>>> > >>>>> > You was the only one who said so so far. WIth the bootstrap layout the >>>>> > project/index.html is even more readable than before. >>>> >>>> I reckon that it is important that the list of >>>> current podlings continues to be prominently displayed. >>>> Go to separate tables for further information. >> >> But not on every page. >> It is acceptable to have such a list on the front page, but please not >> on every single page. And if it is on the front page, then not as a >> third, tiny column messing up everything. > > In what way does it mess up everything currently? > > Can you post a screenshot somewhere we can inspect?
I meant the website which is currently online. Its functional, but it is ugly and confusing. This is taste of course, but for me it looks like a mess, here are some reasons: - 95+ visible links on a webpage visible navigation is a mess for me. - The list of projects is nothing else than a menu which is opened by default. Two different standard ways (projects/index.html and sidebar) lead to the same information - it is a duplicate navigation. This is a mess to, at least what I have learned about web navigation. Hard to navigate, except you learned it. - Instead we should provide one standard navigation way (as many other websites) and a new idea, we should provide breadcrumbs. - There is even more I would change, now thinking about it: - Entry Guides has just one item: Proposal Guide. proposal guide should be the main item, Entry guides need to be removed. - Entry guides link to http://incubator.apache.org/guides/index.html, which duplicates navigation from the main left. - The "other guides" navigation item is named "General Incubator Guides" at the http://incubator.apache.org/guides/index.html site. - Alternative: Entry guides can stay as table of content for guides and the "podling guides" navigation and the "Other guides" navigation must disappear. - "Status of the Clutch" and the sub item "Current Podling Status" links to the same page. Make only one item, everything else is confusing. Thats exactly what I mean with a mess. Hope it clarifies a bit, b/c I thought about it a pretty long time. Cheers, Christian --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
