[PLUG] Calling all editors; final site draft

[Isaac Lewis]

Looks really nice. A major improvement over the last one...

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Dale Snell <ddsnell at verizon.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:07:12 -0700
> <nathan at nathanewilliams.com> wrote:
>
> > greetings and salutations!
> >
> > At this point, a semi-final review is requested for the proposed new
> > PLUG website; i'm taking all critiques, be it spelling, technique,
> > aesthetics, broken links, etc.
> >
> > Proposed site viewable at:
> > http://nathanewilliams.com/projects/pdxlinux/
> >
> > If you can find the time, try to get comments in by Tuesday, so I'll
> > have time to implement suggestions prior to launch.
> >
> > One note I'll make is that the favicon of the bee is /not/ going to
> > be on the live site, that's pulling across from another favicon for a
> > different site sharing this hosting space. the favicon will continue
> > to be the tux w/ umbrella that's now on the current site.
> >
> > thanks folks!
> >
> > nathan
>
> I like the new look, very clean and spiffy.  I do have some nits to
> pick, mostly with the navigation bar.
>
> 1)  The "Wiki" button is directly below the "About" button -- I suspect
> that it's supposed to be at the far right end of the bar, but for some
> reason it's not.  It doesn't seem to be related to the width of the
> browser window.  I have a wide screen monitor, and can stretch the
> window out quite a lot.  FWIW, I'm running FireFox v3.5.10.
>
> 2)  The button leading back to the home page should be labeled "Home"
> instead of "About".  "About" or "About Us" (etc.) is usually a separate
> page in those websites that actually have such a thing.  It took me a
> bit to realize that "About" led to "Home".  The alt-text for the
> buttons was the key.  :-)
>
> 3)  As someone pointed out earlier, it would be nice if the buttons were
> the full height of the bar.  It would be even nicer if they responded
> to a mouseover.  I do like the alt-text for the buttons; it's a nice
> touch.
>
> 4)  The FAQ buttons are hard to read.  (Old eyes don't work so well any
> more. :-) )  It's the 3D rounded effect that does it; the text tends to
> get lost in the gradient.  Also, the rounding makes the two multi-line
> buttons stand out from the others.  If a 3D effect is really wanted, I
> think a simple beveled box would be nicer.
>
> 4.5)  The use of the "window shade" effect for the FAQ looks nice except
> for one thing: it makes the scroll bar on the browser come and go.  This
> leads to a rather disconcerting sideways jerk when the buttons are
> clicked.  I know that the scroll bar's actions are part of the browser's
> design, and not the web site's, but it's still somewhat jarring.
>
> 5)  I think somebody mentioned it already, but that map link for the
> PSU meeting room is broken.  It should be
>
> <http://pdxlinux.org/campus_map.jpg>
>
> Other than those things, the web site looks really nice.  A modern and
> professional looking site.  Well done!
>
> --Dale
>
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