Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:31:28 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Cc: Mark Linimon <linimon@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RFC: Restructure of the front page Message-ID: <20031201133128.1eee8ecf.trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
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Grettings,
Thanks to Mark Linimon who provided a starting point for this, I've
produced a patch for the front page. This patch just makes a few
simple 'structure' changes to hopefully allow users to find their
information faster.
Main changes include:
o Removing the 'News' section. Most of the information there is
repeated on the right bar.
o Adding a supported platforms section (replaces the above). This
will help users locate information on arch support without going
through a maze of links.
o As per PR www/59853, add a 'Crafting Bug Reports' link to the
problem reports article.
Other possible changes could be:
Under Development, remove the Release Engineering link (we have
a section on it already). Perhaps replace it with a link to
Threads and other development areas. This may increase exposure
for those projects and ultimately increase support, patches, and
development in those areas.
Comments, suggestions, and even a new patch (not a patch to this
patch though) are very welcome. Thank you.
--
Tom Rhodes
--- index.xsl.old Mon Dec 1 12:53:03 2003
+++ index.xsl Mon Dec 1 13:06:33 2003
@@ -94,13 +94,16 @@
bgcolor="#ffcc66" width="100%">
<tr>
<td>
- <p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>News</b></font>
-
-
- <small><br/>
- · <a href="news/newsflash.html">Announcements</a><br/>
- · <a href="news/press.html">In the Press</a><br/>
- · <a href="news/index.html">More ...</a>
+ <p>
+ <a href="platforms/index.html">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Platform Support:</b></font>
+ </a><small><br/>
+ · <a href="smp/index.html">i386/SMP</a><br/>
+ · <a href="platforms/alpha.html">Alpha</a><br/>
+ · <a href="platforms/ia64.html">IA64</a><br/>
+ · <a href="platforms/ppc.html">Power PC</a><br/>
+ · <a href="platforms/sparc.html">Sparc</a><br/>
+ · <a href="platforms/index.html">More?</a><br/>
</small></p>
<p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Software</b></font>
@@ -110,48 +113,52 @@
· <a href="{$base}/ports/index.html">Ported Applications</a><br/>
</small></p>
- <p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Documentation</b></font>
-
- <small><br/>
- · <a href="projects/newbies.html">For Newbies</a><br/>
- · <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html">Handbook</a><br/>
+ <p>
+ <a href="docs.html">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Documentation</b></font>
+ </a><small><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html">FAQ</a><br/>
+ · <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html">Handbook</a><br/>
· <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi">Manual pages</a><br/>
+ · <a href="projects/newbies.html">For Newbies</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/docproj/index.html">Doc. Project</a><br/>
- · <a href="docs.html">More...</a><br/>
</small></p>
- <p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Support</b></font>
-
- <small><br/>
+ <p>
+ <a href="support.html">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Support</b></font>
+ </a><small><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/support.html#mailing-list">Mailing lists</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/support.html#newsgroups">Newsgroups</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/support.html#user">User Groups</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/support.html#web">Web Resources</a><br/>
· <a href="security/index.html">Security</a><br/>
- · <a href="{$base}/events/events.html">Events</a><br/>
- · <a href="{$base}/support.html">More...</a>
</small></p>
- <p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Bug Reports</b></font>
- <small><br/>
+ <p>
+ <a href="{$base}/support.html#gnats">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Bug Reports</b></font>
+ </a><small><br/>
+ · <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?query">Search</a><br/>;
+ · <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi">View one bug report</a><br/>
+ · <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi">View all bug reports</a><br/>
· <a href="send-pr.html">Send a bug report</a><br/>
- · <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi">View open reports</a><br/>
- · <a href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi">Search by bug ID</a><br/>
- · <a href="{$base}/support.html#gnats">More...</a><br/>
+ · <a href="doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/problem-reports/article.html">Crafting Bug Reports</a><br/>
</small></p>
- <p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Development</b></font>
-
- <small><br/>
- · <a href="projects/index.html">Projects</a><br/>
- · <a href="releng/index.html">Release Engineering</a><br/>
+ <p>
+ <a href="projects/index.html">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Development</b></font>
+ </a><small><br/>
+ · <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook">Developer's Handbook</a><br/>
+ · <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook">Porter's Handbook</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/support.html#cvs">CVS Repository</a><br/>
+ · <a href="releng/index.html">Release Engineering</a><br/>
+ · <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributing/index.html">Contributing to FreeBSD</a><br/>
</small></p>
<p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Vendors</b></font>
-
<small><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/commercial/software_bycat.html">Software</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/commercial/hardware.html">Hardware</a><br/>
@@ -165,15 +172,28 @@
· <a href="{$base}/donations/donors.html">Current Donations</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/donations/wantlist.html">List of needs</a><br/>
</small></p>
-
- <p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>This Site</b></font>
-
- <small><br/>
- · <a href="{$base}/search/index-site.html">Site Map</a><br/>
- · <a href="{$base}/search/search.html">Search</a><br/>
- · <a href="internal/index.html">More ...</a><br/>
- </small></p>
-
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="{$base}/search/index-site.html">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>This Site</b></font>
+ </a><small><br/>
+ · <a href="{$base}/search/search.html#web">Search Website</a><br/>
+ · <a href="{$base}/search/search.html#mailinglists">Search Mailing Lists</a><br/>
+ · <a href="{$base}/search/search.html">Search All</a><br/>
+ </small></p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="mailto.html">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Contacting FreeBSD</b></font>
+ </a>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <a href="copyright/index.html">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>The BSD Copyright</b></font>
+ </a>
+ </p>
+
<form action="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/search.cgi" method="get">
<small>Search for:<br/>
<input type="text" name="words" size="10"/>
@@ -302,9 +322,10 @@
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0"
bgcolor="#ffcc66" width="100%">
<tr>
- <td valign="top"><p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>New Technology Release:
- <xsl:value-of select="$rel.current"/></b></font><br/>
-
+ <td valign="top"><p>
+ <a href="{$u.rel.early}">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>New Technology Release:
+ <xsl:value-of select="$rel.current"/></b></font></a><br/>
<small>· <a href="{$u.rel.announce}">Announcement</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">Installation Guide</a><br/>
· <a href="{$u.rel.notes}">Release Notes</a><br/>
@@ -312,8 +333,10 @@
· <a href="{$u.rel.errata}">Errata</a><br/>
· <a href="{$u.rel.early}">Early Adopter's Guide</a></small></p>
- <p><font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Production Release:
- <xsl:value-of select="$rel2.current"/></b></font><br/>
+ <p>
+ <a href="{$u.rel2.announce}">
+ <font size="+1" color="#990000"><b>Production Release:
+ <xsl:value-of select="$rel2.current"/></b></font></a><br/>
<small>· <a href="{$u.rel2.announce}">Announcement</a><br/>
· <a href="{$base}/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">Installation Guide</a><br/>
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