I think the point of having D is so our current
pages that use that layout are still going to function after an upgrade of the
skin.
I’m all for having new and fancy
layouts that don’t involve 3 or 4 columns.
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[mailto:phoenix-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bjorn Freeman-Benson
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:08
PM
To: For
developers on the new Eclipse.org website project.
Subject: Re: [phoenix-dev] New
website design: a call for participation
Well, I think if you apply too many constraints, we
won't get the innovation and clean new look we desire.
d.. visual representation of the existing site
elements must remain
-- 3-column page elements: Left Nav, right-side "boxes", center
column 'content boxes' like on http://www.eclipse.org/webtools/
-- 4-column page elements: Left Nav, right-side "boxes", center
column 'content boxes' like on http://www.eclipse.org/phoenix/
The visual appearance of all these elements can be altered and modernized, but
the elements themselves must be present.
For example, consider these websites: none of them
have three or four columns:
http://www.37signals.com/
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/?from=getfirefox
http://www.netbeans.org/
http://www.wesabe.com/
http://twitter.com/
...etc...
Why don't we try for a really good modern look instead of staying with the
big-company-esque overly busy look of the past?
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/browse/linux/?c=serversintro&n=Linux2001&t=ad
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/bb964355.aspx
...
