[Webdev] linux.ie site design

[Guest, Ken]

#-----Original Message-----
#From: Ross Lynch [mailto:kernel at student.nuigalway.ie]
#Sent: 08 November 2000 11:59
#To: Guest, Ken
#Cc: 'webdev at linux.ie'
#Subject: Re: [Webdev] linux.ie site design
#
#
#On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Guest, Ken wrote:
#
#> None taken, but yearly changes of design just for the sake of it?
#> Tweaking the current design is open to discussion, changing it
#> completely is not. (I don't see the point in creating loadsa
#> work to do just for the sake of it.)
#
#The current design is dire. As for changing it completely, 
#well maybe not
#completely, but people have volunteered to do the work...

This sounds familiar to the last time, so forgive me for being
cynical but previously people did volunteer to help (about 10)
and in actual fact did sweet bugger all. In hindsight it seems
all they volunteered for was to get a @linux.ie email address.

 
#> I will certainly veto any ideas to put in client side scripting,
#> frames or cute little animations.
#
#Good veto.
# 
#> Ever since I started doing work on the ILUG website it's been with 
#> one main principle in mind:
#> 
#> * Any browser on any OS should be able to render the pages in
#>   a consistent manner making it easy for people to read the
#>   content rather than frustrated with having to download yet more
#>   plugins.
#
#It could still be made nicer/more accessible w/o the use of 
#extra plugins.
#
#> For example:
#> 
#> Home
#> Articles
#> Documentation
#> Community
#> Mailing Lists
#> Activities
#> Files
#> 
#> Contact Us
#> 
#> Search
#> [BOX]
#
#This sounds better... more structured.
# 
#> Directly linked pages might have a sitemap of the relevant 
#section. The link
#
#Sort of like a Midnight Commander/Explorer left-pane type thing?
# 
<snip>
<question re color schemes on new-www...>
#Neither. Use outlines and stuff to divide the current page 
#into clear-cut
#sections. Just slapping different colours on the sections looks cheap.

Noted. Thanks for the honest opinion.

#> Just to clarify on this point, there won't be any color coding to 
#> identify where you are in the site (as that wouldn't help much
#> for people reading via lynx of their favourite pda net browser.
#
#I understand and agree with lynx/whatever compatibilty. 
#However, there's a
#difference between having the site readable/usable in lynx and bringing
#the potential of every other browser down to the level of lynx.
#
#Willing to help...
#
#Yours constructively and non-offensively,

thanks

Ken