From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 1 11:24:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE68E16A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:24:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F4C743F93 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:24:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (acs-24-154-239-203.zoominternet.net [24.154.239.203]) by pittgoth.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id hB1JOJI3090105; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 14:24:19 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 14:24:16 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes To: Tillman Hodgson Message-Id: <20031201142416.4943ac20.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20031201185142.GM90713@seekingfire.com> References: <20031201133128.1eee8ecf.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <20031201185142.GM90713@seekingfire.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.6claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: Restructure of the front page X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:24:26 -0000 On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:51:42 -0600 Tillman Hodgson wrote: > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 01:31:28PM -0500, Tom Rhodes wrote: > > 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. > > I haven't been involved in any discussions around changing the front > page, but I'm really happy to see the direction that it's likely to go. > > I'll toss an idea in: Cleaning up the "Mailing lists" link under > "Documentation". It's two clicks away from a list of the available > lists, and three away from a subscribe/unsubcribe page. It also seems a > bit confusing ... multiple ways to get to archives (and what appears to > be two different archiving systems). A visitor sees non-English > language-specific lists before they see the topic-specific lists. > > The first link seems to be somewhat superfluous ... perhaps linking > directly to > /doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/eresources.html#ERESOURCES-MAIL and > migrating some of the information at the current link might help. I'll be hitting this up too. Changing the front page is a project that must be attacked in parts. The reason being is that so many people will have a wide variety of opinions on content. Doing it section by section will make the reviewing process easy, and get more opinions in several specific areas. -- Tom Rhodes