Re: [phoenix-dev] Homepage Prototypes

[Denis Roy <denis.roy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for your feedback, Nick.

Indeed, a link from the homepage screenshot to a Screenshots page would 
be useful.

Wayne is currently working on a screenshots page - 
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=12669

Denis


Nick Boldt wrote:
> I agree - the new prototypes are nice. Not sure which I prefer, but I like
> the layout and pillar/role idea. As to the screenshot... a couple ideas for
> your consideration:
>
> a) animate it to cycle through a series of images showing a few snapshots
> (no more than 3)
> b) link it to a wiki/static page with larger versions and perhaps even
> explanatory captions/download links. Could also be useful to show snaps of
> the pillars/roles in action.
>
> Oh, and I'm not yet a developer on Phoenix, just a lurker/bug-opener, so
> feel free to ignore me. ;-)
>
> Cheers,
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> Tuesday, September 12, 2006 4:58 PM
> To: "For developers on the new Eclipse.org website project."
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> cc:
> From: Denis Roy <denis.roy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [phoenix-dev] Homepage Prototypes
>
>
> Nathan,
>
> These look real good.  Here are some thoughts:
>
> - I agree with Mike that the screenshots are small, but I disagree that
> they aren't useful. Can we have only one screenshot, but bigger? Perhaps
>   one screenshot that is the height of both combined?
>
> - I sort of prefer the Roles page, as it contains fewer choices.
> However, it leads to more clicks.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Denis
>
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> Mike Taylor wrote:
> > Hi Nathan,
> > My two cents (keeping in mind I have no homepage design expertise) ;-)...
> >
> > Overall, I like the clean look. Navigation is much improved.
> >
> > I feel that there's a lack of visibility/navigation for EPIC on both
> > prototypes. I'd like to see it as easy to get to as the download.
> >
> > I really like both sets of roles. Ideally there would be a way to make
> > them all visible on the homepage, retaining their individual
> > organizational integrity.
> >
> > The EPIC survey indicates a strong desire for direct access to "eclipse
> > stuff", but less interest in "news stuff"...maybe we should take that
> > into account for the homepage.
> >
> > The double screenshot on both samples seems like wasted space, too small
> > to really be useful, not flashy enough to be really visually
> > interesting...put the EPIC button there ;-)
> >
> > MikeT
> >
> >
> > At 2:05 PM -0400 9/12/06, Nathan Gervais wrote:
> > > Good Afternoon Phoenix committers,
> > >
> > > I've been banging away on the new prototypes for the www.eclipse.org
> > > <http://www.eclipse.org/> homepage and have produced two version for
> > > your feedback.
> > >
> > > This is the Pillars / Zones / Tracks / Communities implementation
> > > http://phoenix.eclipse.org/homepage/
> > >
> > > And this is the Roles implementation
> > > http://phoenix.eclipse.org/homepage/roles.php
> > >
> > > At this point we need to decide which of these versions we will move
> > > forward with.
> > >
> > > Please reply to the list with any feedback / suggestions / ideas you
> > > may have.
> > >
> > >
> > > Nathan Gervais
> > > Web Developer
> > > Eclipse Foundation
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