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Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org
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Viktor Rosenfeld |
Subject: |
Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org |
Date: |
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:54:04 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
Hi Bastien,
Bastien wrote:
> > - The old screenshot conveyed what org-mode was all about. Outlining
> > and project planning. The new screenshots take a lot longer to load
> > and even if you click on them, their content is not always
> > accessible.
>
> I agree. Feel free to contribute to Worg with relevant screenshots
> that we can select as "featured on the index page." Also add title
> and caption for these screenshots.
I think the old screenshot was good enough. A link beneath it to the
screenshot page on Worg would be useful.
> > - I don't like this particular type writer font. On a Mac it's very thin
> > compared to the serifless font that makes up the normal text. But
> > that's just aesthetics.
> >
> > - I don't like the fixed top bar with the Org-Mode motto and the random
> > quote. It takes up about 20% of vertical screen space of my laptop. A
> > complete waste in my view. The black background also does not cover
> > the text behind it -- one or two pixel of the text are visible above
> > the bar.
>
> Can you make an alternate .css with non-fixed top bar and a better font?
Maybe on the weekend, but I can't promise anything.
> > - The old homepage had all the easily accessible information on one
> > page. So you could go to the homepage, search for "manual" or "mailing
> > list" and go on from there. (I sometimes work like that.) The new
> > homepage only contains screenshots (that don't convey a lot of
> > meaningful information) and the org-mode mission statement. Useful
> > information is available but the links are somewhat hidden in the
> > description of what org is about and some are hard to find. (E.g. the
> > manual is linked with the text "documented extensively".) I believe
> > that people quickly scan web pages for relevant information and the
> > current format makes that hard.
>
> I somehow agree that it was good to have everything in one page, but I
> don't think that page was *that* readable. In any case, you can always
> pull the website (it's just a git repository) and you have everything
> in "one directory".
I agree that the old page wasn't very readable as it did contain a lot
of information. I just don't feel that the new layout is better, on the
contrary.
Cheers,
Viktor
Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Viktor Rosenfeld, 2011/12/13
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Nick Dokos, 2011/12/13
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Bastien, 2011/12/13
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Eric S Fraga, 2011/12/14
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org,
Viktor Rosenfeld <=
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Bastien, 2011/12/14
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Bastien, 2011/12/14
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Viktor Rosenfeld, 2011/12/14
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Eric Schulte, 2011/12/14
Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Eric Schulte, 2011/12/13
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Bastien, 2011/12/14
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Eric Schulte, 2011/12/14
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Eric Schulte, 2011/12/14
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Bastien, 2011/12/15
- Re: [O] Refresh of http://orgmode.org, Eric Schulte, 2011/12/15