Redesign of the www.rockbox.org front page

[psycho_maniac]

I am probably an average joe but i still like looking at the     recent svn changes.  I dont   really care for the wiki and mailing list on the main page as i usually click those links on the side bar anyways.  I also like project news.

[DancemasterGlenn]

Optimally, if it could be implemented, it could be designed so that along the top of the text box there are tab-looking buttons. They could say things like "recent news", "svn news", "wiki news", "mail", etc. Clicking those would take you to essentially the exact same page as the main page, but with those respective pieces of text taking up the full page of space. By making them into tabs they won't be ignored, and by making all the pages still look the same it wouldn't feel so much like navigating away from the main page, but simply showing another feature of it.

[psycho_maniac]

I still think it belongs there. Also maybe a gray for the background or the same color background as the new soon to be default theme Cabbie 2.0.

[terrence1019]

One recommendation: just as when the volume limit exceeds 0 and the icon turns red, the battery icon should turn red when it reaches a critical point.

[terrence1019]

One recommendation: an appendix for terms used on the website and and explanation for them

[AlexP]

1)  Please do not double post

2)  How do you have an appendix on a webpage?

[MarcGuay]

One recommendation: an appendix for terms used on the website and and explanation for them

I think you're looking for the glossary.  Search el wiki.  (And your aim was a bit off with the post about the Cabbie theme, in case you didn't notice.)

[crzyboyster]

I am loving this version : http://www.sanusart.com/rocksite/rock/st.php

The only thing missing is the recent wiki, svn and mailing list activity. I think that the best idea is to just keep what the current front page has and just refine it (as to not lose anything on it right now).

[terrence1019]

lol yes i know   can someone delete the Cabbie post remark?

[MarcGuay]

lol yes i know   can someone delete the Cabbie post remark?

You should be able to.  It's next to the "modify" button.  (Or maybe not.  Seems like it's disabled in the Accouncements forum.)

[sanusart]

Do we want the "wiki", "svn" and "mail" on the front page, or maybe we want a "news" page with all three of them in it?
I think first page of the site should concentrate on the "product" for the newcomers and not on the recent news and additions to the product. So if you're new user coming to this site - you want to know "what is this all about", "do I need it", "why would I need it" -  and not what has changed at the SVN and what problems others have. Current users who interested in additions of SVN can read it from other location like other page or RSS/XML/ATOM...

Opinions?

[Mikerman]

I think it's great to offer something for potential new users, but as a current user, I like the instant access to SVN changes on the front page.  And I think that this also is good "publicity" as to Rockbox's constant improvements, including for potential new users.

[AlexP]

SVN on the front page - it is essentially a change log for many people, and whilst it is nice to welcome new people, it should also be for existing users (and even developers!)

Edit: IMO

[crash91]

If theres a coder out there, i can do graphics for you, I can do HTML and CSS, but my skills are limited and I dont know how to automatically update the svn/wiki etc. Maybe if someone helps me out with that i could make another design for the front page. (Note it will not be in php/asp/whatever else as i only know HTML and CSS).

 
Going to work on it now, Ill see how it turns out.

PS: Maybe i could get a newsticker that reads rasher's newly set up RSS feed for majorchanges, and possibly if he could set up others, those as well. If I do, it would most probably be restricting by having to give credit to the maker in source (I dont know Javascript/AJAX either )

[Angyman]

Hmm... i think a design proposal would be sufficient to the devs here so html and CSS is enough...  Dont worry about the server side things because it comes after the design...