Re: Potential improvements to the homepage?

[David Kastrup]

Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> writes:

>>> Because the Web site looks like it has been left to decay since the
>>> time when that design style was current, viewers are inclined to
>>> think the software may be in a similar condition.
>> 
>> +1
>>
>> That’s definitely one reason — maybe the main one — but there are
>> many others, of course.
>> 
>> Independent of the precise design choices (e.g., colours, icons,
>> etc.), the website also potentially gives a “not very reassuring
>> welcome” due to the fact that it is only nominally
>> responsive. (n.b. To see this claim in action, put the URL in at
>> <http://mattkersley.com/responsive/>.) Navigating the site on a
>> mobile phone or tablet — the users of which represent a significant
>> portion of web traffic nowadays — is a frustrating experience (at
>> least in my experience).
>
> Improvements are highly welcome, especially from people who have
> experience with such issues!  However, we need support from persons
> who are willing to *maintain* a new design, this is, willing to
> implement user and developer wishes – which can be quite a tedious
> job.

It's also worth pointing out that as an _application_ on its own,
LilyPond is quite unsuited for mobile phones or tablets.  It might be
possible to tie it into frameworks, but anybody willing to do that will
most certainly not do the respective work on a phone or tablet either.

-- 
David Kastrup