Hi all, In response to a request for assistance on the -users list, I have made the attached patch for the web site.
The problem is that the user had a hard time finding and downloading the right file to use Gnucash on his platform. The solution I'm proposing has two parts: 1. Change the menu.phtml page on the site to have a simple link titled "Get Gnucash (Recommended)" that takes users directly to the "gnucash (stable)" package at sourceforge.net. Most users will never need the (unstable) package or the standalone docs package. Underneath there is an "Experts Only" link that allows users to choose the package they want just in case the user knows what he is doing. 2. The sourceforge project admin should follow these simple directions: http://alexandria.wiki.sourceforge.net/File+Release+System+-+Offering +Files+for+Download#page . When this process is complete, users who follow the "Get Gnucash (Recommended)" link will automatically be redirected to the right file for their platform. Comments? Cheers, Eric P.S. Please CC me on all replies to this message as I'm not subscribed to the list.
--- 1/menu.phtml 2009-01-17 18:53:13.000000000 -0700
+++ 2/menu.phtml 2009-01-17 19:05:18.000000000 -0700
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
<b><?=_("Downloads")?></b>
</span>
<ul>
- <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192";><?= _("Source code, Windows binary");?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192&package_id=202";><?= _("Get Gnucash (Recommended)");?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192";><?= _("Experts Only");?></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/sources/stable/";><?= _("Source code only (USA)");?></a></li>
<li><a href="http://ftp.at.gnucash.org/pub/gnucash/gnucash/sources/stable/";><?= _("Source code only (Europe)");?></a></li>
</ul>
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