On 2011-03-08 18:09, Hinerangi Courtenay wrote:
Hi,
Those are tabs for a content slider, which encompasses the banner image and the buttons/tabs. The idea is that when you click the tabs the entire content of that banner changes to display relevant content, a very popular and common feature on modern websites. This has not yet been finished because I need some help as to what text and buttons to put in there - I'm not such a great copywriter :-). The overview section is meant to show new users particularly, what Inkscape is, what it can do, and lead them to either learn more or download directly. The other tabs will have similar stuff appropriate to their titles and descriptions.
I got that, but the problem is that they don't look like that. They look like ordinary buttons meant for navigation. My recommendation would be to make some minor changes in order to avoid such confusion (I gave a few examples, but I'm sure there are more ways).
Help concerning all content writing is most certainly welcome - much of the text on the new pages was written by me in my mockups, and duly transferred to the working version. Other parts (mostly for existing pages) were brought over directly from the current website, and more yet written by the great dudes doing the development. It could use some good tidying up in places, and other parts have no content at all for now...
I saw a few concrete suggestions/wishes in some other mails, but I have no idea of how to add content. No need for a complete manual or something, but a few pointers would be nice. Am I supposed to check out the "code"? If so, what do I get and how do I edit it?
I'm also still hoping some lovely people will record their screens while making art for me, so as to use it in the overview video on the About page. All participants will be credited. Anyone who wants to participate in this short video can contact me directly. Unfortunately if no one is willing to participate, the video will feature mostly my own work (not a desirable situation when we have such a large community), and a fantastic timelapse video sent to me by a Spanish artist named "Arwassa": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gRoxyu-zsc. A google doc detailing specifics can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1QDTbDv7SGZIyrBUvSoraC_587ROY49l-bVl...
Perhaps you can find material (or someone can suggest material) from a previous LGM (Libre Graphics Meeting) for the community stuff (at the last LGM an Inkscape workshop was held for example).
Cheers, Hinerangi Courtenay (duckgoesoink)
On Mar 8, 2011, at 5:41 PM, Jasper van de Gronde wrote:
Looks great! And thanks for your (ongoing) efforts. I'd love to contribute at least a few hours, but am unsure of what exactly is needed, perhaps you could be more specific? (In terms of what content is needed at this stage and instructions on how to add/modify it.)
One minor issue with the site I ran into: Below the main banner you have four "button-like" things (saying Overview, Features, Gallery and Learning Resources). It is not immediately obvious what these do, and if they are the first things people try on the site (as I did) the site feels dead (as in, not operational). The problem is that the left-most button doesn't appear to do anything and the other buttons "just" switch the main banner (which initially feels like it might have just been coincidentally). I can think of a number of possible (partial) solutions:
- Make the buttons into links (so you don't have to click on another button to go where you actually want to go)
- Don't make them clickable, just switch when hovering over them.
- Make them look like "tabs" instead of "buttons"
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