Re: to make newbie more comfortable and easier to glance: suggestion on change frontpage of gap

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On 10 Mai, 01:46, Lars Sonchocky-Helldorf <lars.sonchocky-
helld...@hamburg.de> wrote:
> Hi Riccardo,
>
> I second Zhang's view. A short description would give visitors - who  
> aren't gnustep old stagers - an idea what "GAP" and all the other  
> stuff on that page is about. Even if the frontpage is considered just  
> a quick acces page.
>
> I think it would also help with regard to search engines which then  
> would be able to display a short text in their search results.
>
> The non released project should get a label that says "coming soon"  
> or similar IMHO.
>
> Take for instance a website likehttp://unsanity.com/who also offer  
> (although commercial) software (this is only an example of how such a  
> page can be done, not an advertisement for them). They have a similar  
> setup like GAP. Their frontpage has a *detailed* 'news' section so  
> that regular visitors get a quick impression what happened. Their  
> 'products' pagehttp://www.unsanity.com/products/lists not only the  
> names of the apps they're selling, but also a short description of  
> those. Or would you have known what for instance their "silk" or  
> "mighty mouse" is for without having a *short* introduction first?

That reminds me what the GNUstep Software Index is showing as content
(in a different layout).

   http://www.gnustep.org/softwareindex/

Maybe, it should be more part of the GAP Web Page?

If it would help, we could add a database checkbox "GAP" so that it
shows only the GAP projects.

>
> regards,
>
>         Lars
>
> Am 06.05.2009 um 05:44 schrieb Riccardo Mottola:
>
> > Hi Zhang.
>
> > I occasionally dub as webmaster too. The team of active GAP  
> > developers has
> > shrunk a bit...
>
> > I understand what you want to change and appreciate your effort,  
> > but it is
> > confusing to me. I prefer without the descriptions. Furthermore,  
> > imagine
> > when new applications will be added! A real mess! In the future  
> > maybe some
> > kind of categorization will be needed.
>
> > The links on the fron tpage need to serve as quick-access to the  
> > sub-pages.
>
> > If you want a page that acts more of a guide with short  
> > descriptions, a page
> > were a whole "GAP based"  environment setup is descripbed is more
> > appropriate, so the user can read, pick what he needs and go in to  
> > deeper
> > details.
>
> > I also disagree with hiding non-released projects, they are maybe not
> > dormant, just unreleased. For example the Browser Vespucci had  
> > quite some
> > talk, so it should be correctly represented on the front page.
>
> > Actually, some of our projects miss a page and some screenshot,  
> > I'll work on
> > that.
>
> > Thanks in any case for your intrest in the GNustep Application  
> > Project.
> >   Riccardo
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Zhang Weiwu" <zhangwe...@realss.com>
> > To: "GNUstep general" <discuss-gnus...@gnu.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:21 PM
> > Subject: to make newbie more comfortable and easier to glance:  
> > suggestion on
> > change frontpage of gap
>
> >> I did not find how to contact the webmast in the gap website so I  
> >> just
> >> post it here. I'd propose small change on the index page to make  
> >> it less
> >> confusing for newbies like me.
>
> >> What I did is to add short description to alive projects and hide the
> >> hibernating projects. Maybe there should be a link to a special page
> >> where all hibernating projects are listed, but they should not be  
> >> on the
> >> front page to attract unnecessary attention.
>
> >> Before:
> >>http://emerson.realss.com/index.html
> >> After:
> >>http://emerson.realss.com/index:1.html
>
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