Note, the boxinfo (now changed to blockquote) fonts are only a problem
in IE -- they look fine in Firefox and Chrome -- not sure what IE is
doing differently.

On Oct 13, 5:38 am, ra3don <ra3do...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "* 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.comappearto 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- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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