1. Navigation
* I like "Home/Documentation/Downloads" split. I'd like to suggest
two more top-level sections: "Community" and "Development" (maybe
"Issue Tracking" as well??)
* I also think 3 sets of navigation are too much (shortcuts section
can be too limiting - there are more than two things users may want
to access quickly, I'd rather those are displayed prominently on the
documentation page).
* Side menu - maybe each second-level page will have its own small
side menu (if applicable), without duplicating the entire menu on
every page?
2. Home Page
* (taking this item from my other message) Need a small "latest news"
section, listing recent news titles (we can automate an update
process, using RSS, to avoid stale news).
* +1 for the modeler section with the screenshot.
* -1 on the supported DB section - maybe replace it with a quick
summary of features, with a link to a "feature overview" page.
3. Documentation Page
* Big +1 for current organization of the top-level documentation
topics (including splitting the user guide into installation/quick
start/user guide).
* Need a clear split between different versions of Cayenne
documentation (via side menu or tabs?) Side menu is probably more
scaleable.
Andrus
On Sep 9, 2006, at 1:41 PM, Aristedes Maniatis wrote:
> On 09/09/2006, at 4:27 AM, Borut Bolčina wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> have a look at http://svarog.homeip.net/cayenne/
>>
>> Most work is to be invested in documentation section. Properly
>> divided
>> sections, PDF versions, ...
>> Also the right side is empty.
>>
>> Suggestions welcome.
>
> I think this is an improvement on the current site, but we could do
> better in some ways:
>
> * the design should be css based, not a table based design. This
> will make it much easier to reskin and update in the future. It
> also makes it easier to add content over time. A css based design
> is better for accessibility reasons and better for printing.
>
> * it shouldn't be done in Dreamweaver which leaves lots of ugly
> javascript behind
>
> * I don't like navigation which runs in several directions on the
> site. Here we have primary navigation running across from the top
> left, which is limiting in its ability to expand to add new items.
> Then navigation at the top right which also runs across, but to the
> left, and finally navigation on the right which runs vertically.
> The problems I have are:
>
> - why are there three sets of navigation?
> - what happens as we want to add navigation to levels 2 and 3 and
> they collide in the middle on small screens?
> - what happens on small screens when you can't see the navigation
> to the right?
>
>
> I'd like to work with Borut and the advances he has made, and
> furthermore to sponsor our graphic designer to work on the design
> with us and the community. His work can be seen here: http://
> www.brucemartin.net/
>
>
> Cheers
> Ari Maniatis
>
>
>
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