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Redesign of the www.rockbox.org front page

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Llorean:
Also, bear in mind you can get clever and make the page different based on user agent, or other criterion. For example, look at the page the forums present to those accessing it via (certain) cellphones: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?wap2

Accessibility can then be more or less tweaked based on what users come to it with.

Angyman:
Uff i really would like to make an offer also but due my work i got no chance at the moment... Anyway, some thoughts i have and maybe are woth a discussion.

1) I would really concentrate on the front page and would especially work out more the section for newcomers on the very top and give a broader explanation about rockbox (and yes also would use there more images). Javascript would do a great job for that. I am always thinking about the people which are not so much into computer stuff and they need a much cleaner and simpler explanation about rockbox with less links to deeper pages and more images.

2) Maybe some deeper there could be a by-user configurable layout. I was thinking of portlets which can be dragged and dropped. That would be quite an easy task with the ExtJS library which can be used free if its aimed for an open source project (by the way: i love ExtJS ;-)) With portlets user could arrange the frontpage like they want it, with the stuff they are most interested in. Imagine sticking Flyspray threads your interested in on the front page.

3) I also thought about color schemes but hey... every designer out there will commit that the yellow (logo) and blue combination is perfect!

4) I wouldnt touch to much of  the current layout to avoid irritating users which are used to the current page. Changes should be made softly like small graphical round ups and functionality boosts in already given areas (e.g. only javascript in the newcomers section at the top)

5) I would make use of RSS for the things which happened most recently in SVN.

6) Theres definetly more in my mind... but i think thats enough ;-)
 

Llorean:
http://cia.vc/stats/project/rockbox/.rss

Angyman:
Why isnt it public... I will bookmark this immediatly  :D

ok so the magic word is "unobstrusive javascript"...

So forget about ExtJs... but maybe the use of javascript and a fallback solution for Non-javascript users  ;)

Maybe i should have given a better example. But i really like the idea which many pages are using that you can provide more information whithout diggin to deep into a page (avoiding page reloads) An example could be: http://www.flock.com/
I really dont like this site... but you can see what i mean if you click on the items "Welcome. people n the browser" and so on...  No "page reloads" just switching contents (i think i can provide a script and noscipt solution to demonstrate what i mean for the upper-newcomer-part in the next few days)

psycho_maniac:
I really like that link now wih the links in it. Maybe try with the color scheme that the site already has? I also like the flock.com idea with pages not reloading the same images....unless thats javascript...is it?

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