"* At least in my browser, the fonts used in the boxinfo class appear a bit unclear (i.e., jagged/blocky rather than smooth). "
That was going to be my suggestion as well. On Oct 9, 9:54 pm, Anthony <av201...@yahoo.com> wrote: > First, let me say this is excellent work and much appreciated. Along > with the new scaffolding app, web2py is really looking very polished > now. Thanks for your work Bruno, Martin, and Jose (and anyone else > involved). > > Now for some feedback... > > Regarding the new logo, although it does indeed look very cool, I'm > not sure it quite fits with the web2py "brand identity." To me, the > logo looks a bit stark, ominous, almost goth -- sort of saying, > "web2py, the bad boy of Python frameworks." But when I think of web2py > and its community, I think "professional", "mature", "open", > "welcoming", even "friendly". Perhaps the old logo could use some > updating, but to me it did a better job of capturing the web2py > identity. If we want to stick with the new logo, perhaps it could at > least be softened a bit (as is, it reminds me of a bat with its wings > spread open). Also, this isn't as big a deal, but the header/footer > color is perhaps a bit too desaturated/washed-out (which contributes > to the "darkness" evoked by the logo). > > Here are some other observations (note, I'm viewing via IE8 on Windows > 7): > > * Fixed header: I'm on the fence about this -- on some pages, it's > nice, but especially when viewing the code on the examples page, you > start wishing you had that extra vertical space to see more of the > code without scrolling. If I had to choose, I think I'd say let the > header scroll instead of keeping it fixed. > > * In the top nav, maybe move Documentation immediately to the right > (or even left) of Download, instead of at the end. Also, maybe change > "Staff" to "Contributors" (seems more descriptive of what's on that > page). > > * The list of items down the right side (starting with User Groups) > seems to be in a somewhat random order. Maybe they could be at least > roughly grouped -- something like user community (User Groups, Live > Chat, User Voice, Twitter), learning/documentation (Interactive Demo, > FAQ, Videos, Quick Examples, web2py Slices), and applications/plugins. > > * At least in my browser, the fonts used in the boxinfo class appear a > bit unclear (i.e., jagged/blocky rather than smooth). > > * On the home page, the Visitor locations map is showing visitors to > mdp.cti.depaul.edu, not web2py.com (and the graphic isn't too > attractive). Also, the Support web2py widget is cut off at the bottom, > so I don't see any button to click to donate. Also, I'm not sure we > want to show the amount raised so far. > > * On the home page, it would be nice if the "Recent development" and > "Latest posts" boxes showed the dates (and maybe times) -- this would > show the high activity of development and of the user community (e.g., > 3 commits in the last 2 days; 5 posts in the last hour). > > * On the examples page, the row of links at the top (i.e., simple | > session |...| auth) now wraps to a second line, which doesn't look so > good. > > * In the affiliated companies list,www.brainyone.com,www.star-nix.com, > andwww.easytouch-edv.comappear to be dead links. Also, the > Hipercenter link has "</la>" instead of "</a>" -- at least in IE, this > causes the following item (Brainyone) to be rendered improperly. > > * The documentation page should probably also include links to the > examples, videos, and FAQ -- so we'll have one page with links to ALL > relevant learning/documentation resources. > > Finally, this probably isn't the time, but for the next revision, we > might think about re-organizing things a bit. For example, maybe the > top nav should include a Community link, an Applications/Plugins link, > etc. Also, as previously discussed, ultimately we could use an > improved "powered by web2py" list, linking the handful of _best_ > examples plus maybe project descriptions and/or names of companies > using web2py for non-public web apps. It would also be great to > integrate and standardize the look and feel of currently disparate > resources (e.g., appliances, plugins, slices, FAQ, etc.). > > Anyway, I hope I don't sound too critical. I really think the new site > is fantastic and a much needed improvement. Great work everyone! > > Best Regards, > Anthony > > On Oct 9, 4:07 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > > > New web2py layout: > > > http://web2py.com > > > Thanks Bruno and Martin > > > New demo_admin: > > > http://web2py.com/demo_admin > > > Massimo
