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Bug 327007

Summary:	New website design feedback
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Equinox	Reporter:	DJ Houghton <dj.houghton>
Component:	Website	Assignee:	equinox.website-inbox <equinox.website-inbox>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	irbull, jeffmcaffer
Version:	3.7
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Mac OS X - Carbon (unsup.)
Whiteboard:	stalebug

Description DJ Houghton

2010-10-05 09:53:22 EDT

Here is some feedback on the new website design. We have already discussed some of this but I'll put it in writing. In general the new design is good, a nice refresh which doesn't look outdated like our old format. The addition of the RSS feed is good, and keeps the page feeling updated.

- in the left nav column the word "Components" already has another meaning in the Equinox context. (discussed replacing it with "Work Areas")
- it is good to be able to expand/collapse the sections. Need to make the link stand out more though... maybe an indent and prefixed with +/-?
- we should be able to click on the "repo.gif" and have a definition pop up
- we should be able to click on the "egg.gif" and have it take us to the incubator
- need a legend for the gifs
- not sure about the green dot for the md5, only because green is similar to green light, test results, etc. Are there security-related pics that we can use?
- would be good to add (p2) after the "Provisioning" title
- title is Provisioning Bundles but they are zips of apps rather than individual bundles like the add-ons, etc.
- need some sort of separator (hyphen? colon?) between the API Tooling title/links and their description.

As for the buttons/links in the banner, I like the ones that you list. It is just a matter of getting good content behind it. :-)

Comment 1 Jeff McAffer

2010-10-05 15:30:45 EDT

> - in the left nav column the word "Components" already has another meaning in
> the Equinox context. (discussed replacing it with "Work Areas")

Done

> - it is good to be able to expand/collapse the sections. Need to make the link
> stand out more though... maybe an indent and prefixed with +/-?

Added an animated twisty on the left of the headers.  Perhaps not 100% obvious.  suggestions for improvements there would be appreciated.

> - we should be able to click on the "repo.gif" and have a definition pop up

You really want a popup? or just navigate to a page that explains what a repo is?  I'd prefer the latter and in particular, pointing to somewhere in the wiki.  Note that we don't currently do anything on this icon

> - we should be able to click on the "egg.gif" and have it take us to the
> incubator

Not really sure where to link to as the various egg things can come from different parts of the incubator.

> - need a legend for the gifs

Added at the bottom

> - not sure about the green dot for the md5, only because green is similar to
> green light, test results, etc. Are there security-related pics that we can
> use?

I looked around for images but did not find any.  I evne tried to make some but the space is quite small so went just with colored dots.  The colors have been updated to something random but not red, yellow/oragne or green.

> - would be good to add (p2) after the "Provisioning" title

Added p2 before Provisioning

> - title is Provisioning Bundles but they are zips of apps rather than
> individual bundles like the add-ons, etc.

Changed to p2 Provisioning Tools

> - need some sort of separator (hyphen? colon?) between the API Tooling
> title/links and their description.

Done

> As for the buttons/links in the banner, I like the ones that you list. It is
> just a matter of getting good content behind it. :-)

Yeah, just.

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2019-08-31 13:25:50 EDT

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