Re: Re: Help with the snaps site
| From: | John Mertic | Date: | Sat, 26 May 2007 04:05:02 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: Help with the snaps site | ||
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Hi Chris,
I can see where you are coming from. I put together another version of
this that entirely uses the PHP CSS templates:
http://files.edin.dk/php/installer/snaps-html/index-phptemplate.html
It looks and feels more like the main PHP.net site. I also went ahead
and changed the branch names to PHP 4, PHP 5, and PHP 6, instead of
4.4.x-dev, etc.
I'm curious now which one everyone prefers, the previous one (
http://files.edin.dk/php/installer/snaps-html/index.html ) or the one
listed above.
John
On 5/25/07, Christopher Jones <christopher.jones@oracle.com> wrote:
On reflection, now I've had lunch, the intent/risks of the snapshots isn't so clear. Maybe a simple change such as making the headings "4.4 Development" spelling out "Development" (no need for the ".x" anyway), or maybe a brief paragraph description is needed. Also adding a link to http://www.php.net/downloads somewhere might help the googler who lands on the snaps page but wants something stable to use. A problem even with the current snaps page is that the PHP logo doesn't link to php.net. And I'd prefer the snap page had the stand php.net header links. Chris John Mertic wrote: Thanks for the compliments and the suggestion. I've made the whole section underneath each branch in the light blue highlighted color. I agree it makes it much easier to read now. John On 5/25/07, Christopher Jones <christopher.jones@oracle.com> wrote:-- -- John Mertic "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you jmertic@gmail.com understand it better, but the frog dies in the process." -Mark Twain-- Christopher Jones, OracleJohn Mertic wrote:Below is a link to my take on the redesign: http://files.edin.dk/php/installer/snaps-html/index.html (Warning - none of the links on the page go to anywhere) My thinking is keep one set of builds on the main page and then provide a link to previous builds, which we can give an ftp-style listing or make the nicer looking page like above. This keeps the snaps page cleaner since I would think most people would be looking for the latest snap and not necessarily one of the previous 4 ones. Let me know if my approach and design sounds reasonable.Looks really nice. I like the next snap column on the LH side. My only improvement would be to change the horizontal background shading so it encompasses the heading of each section as well as the content, and/or encompasses the "Previous Builds" line. When I look into the middle section of the page my eyes read from the top of each color band, e.g. I see Previous Builds 5.2.x-dev Source Distribution. Chris -- Christopher Jones, OracleEmail: Christopher.Jones@oracle.com Tel: +1 650 506 8630Blog: http://blogs.oracle.com/opal/ Book: http://tinyurl.com/f8jadEmail: Christopher.Jones@oracle.com Tel: +1 650 506 8630Blog: http://blogs.oracle.com/opal/ Book: http://tinyurl.com/f8jad