On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Misha Shnurapet <zayzayats(a)yandex.ru> wrote:
21.03.2011, 19:11, "Elad" <el.il(a)doom.co.il>:
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Elad <el.il(a)doom.co.il>; wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone.
>> Currently, start.fpo looks like this [1]. I don't like that all
>> controls are in one line, So I made this[2].
>> I told about it to another Fedora user, and he suggested that we add
>> an option to search in Fedora Package Database and Fedora wiki. I've
>> implemented this. screenshot [3].
>> Please note that in the third screenshot, the header height is 146px,
>> and there is a reason for that: Jef said he wanted the header size to
>> be the same in all fedora website. In fp.o, the header is 116px high,
>> and the menu is 30px high, and looks like part of the header. In
>> start.fpo there is no menu, so the header height can be 116+30, and it
>> still looks constant when going from start.fpo to fp.o.
>>
>> More screenshots: Hover over the search button[4], Package Database is
>> selected[5].
>>
>> What do you think? any suggestions/ideas for more improvements?
>>
>> [1]
http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo.now.png
>> [2]
http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo.png
>> [3]
http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-wiki-and-pkgdb.png
>> [4]
http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-search-hover.png
>> [5]
http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-pkgdb-selected.png
>> --
>> -Elad.
>
> New mockup [1], Because I think start.fpo is too messy right now. We
> need to reduce visual clutter. My mockup is largely based on this one
> [2].
> Those "help pandas" ☺ are mainly intended for new users. The first
> thing users usually does after installing Fedora is opening the web
> browser, and those pandas are there to welcome them in a friendly way.
> I forgot to add it to the mockup, but we could provide a small X
> button that will hide them if the user no longer need them (who would
> want to do that?!). I think the pandas are awesome, but we could
> replace them with a "Help" link in the top (next to wiki | planet |
> documentation) if you don't agree with me.
>
> The pkgdb/wiki search is already implemented in my computer, but I'm
> not pushing it because it will make even more visual clutter, and I
> think we need to keep things clean and simple.
> Anyway it will need some server-side python "magic" to work without JS.
>
> [1]
http://elad.fedorapeople.org/start.fpo-mockup-elad.png
> [2]
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/File:Vinz-startfedoraproject-v3.png
I think Fedora logo is way too large. But I like the rest of it. :)
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Thanks, but it seems to me that that's not the direction we are going to go in.
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