We have tried to incorporate all the issues people have had with the
initial design into this updated design:
http://www.brucemartin.net/cayenne/
It achieves a few things:
* reduce the size of the left menu to not make it overwhelming
* increase the size of the left menu to give more choices (especially
as we add version 3.1, 4,0, etc)
* continue to have a site which degrades gracefully for old browsers,
lynx, etc. and also for accessibility
* conform to w3c standards
* make the introductory text snappier and more appealing
* give the news more prominence
* give the wordy Apache disclaimer less prominence (but still there)
* continue to have absolutely simple and clear html suitable for any
future restyling (please look at the html before even contemplating
any complaint about Javascript not working on your Amiga internet
browser).
Most importantly I believe the navigation is easy to use: it doesn't
force a user to click through many pages hunting for things. For
example, right from the front page it is clear that there is a
separate user guide for each of 1.2, 2.0 and 3.0. It makes it clear
which versions are stable and which are in development. It provides a
simple entry point for new users: "why Cayenne?" and "getting
started". It makes it quick for experienced users to go right to the
appropriate JavaDocs.
Over the next week I'll be experimenting on how to get this working
from within the Confluence wiki system. I'll report back on that
progress.
Ari Maniatis
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