Rockbox General > Announcements
Redesign of the www.rockbox.org front page
cool_walking_:
That's quite nice. I like the menu a whole lot better than the previous one. One thing I don't like* is the fact that the menu items move when moused over.
EDIT: *Am not sure whether I like it or not.
DancemasterGlenn:
I agree, that new idea looks very nice. I also like the way the text box curves down at the end, but I would make it (and the quote box above it) end just before the end of the page, like the previous mockup (and the current rockbox site).
Further suggestions, which are just opinion, so everyone can feel more than welcome to add their two cents... I like his new mockup as well because of the single box of text (even though this may just have been the case for the mockup only), rather than the many that are on the current page (personal preference). What if the main page just displayed recent news (and I'm assuming sponsors)? I know there is hardly ever any recent news, but perhaps this would be a good place to say things about implementing album art, or the addition of cabbie2 as a auto-installed theme (which people should feel welcome to test, by the way!). Just stuff I see on the "major changes" page that I always think should be more openly talked about.
Of course, then there is the question of how people will browse wiki, svn and mail updates. I think it might work well to have them as separate clickable links along the bottom of the page (but before the sponsors), or perhaps an all-encompassing "recent activity" link on the side/bottom/wherever people think it would stand out (it should definitely stand out, because it would be an important button/link) that could take you to a similar page to the main page, sort of a combination of this new style and the multiple text boxes currently used to show wiki, subversion and mail.
Like I said, just throwing idea out there. What does everyone else think? The only reason I feel like one box of text is better is because I've always found the multiple boxes to be overly busy, and with one box it seems to look much sleeker. I do understand that the information I'm suggesting be moved to a separate page is essentially the bread and butter of rockbox, but people who are interested in these updates (people who check the site often) would know to click the big link that would take them to the activity page. That's my reasoning, anyway.
bzavala:
--- Quote from: cool_walking_ on January 29, 2008, 11:38:24 PM ---That's quite nice. I like the menu a whole lot better than the previous one. One thing I don't like* is the fact that the menu items move when moused over.
EDIT: *Am not sure whether I like it or not.
--- End quote ---
I agree... I like the look, just don't like the menu items changing when the mouse is moving over...
oh yeah... and don't like the top right rounded corner either...
other than that it's cool... simple and not too flashy...
Ben
cool_walking_:
--- Quote from: bzavala on January 30, 2008, 12:31:32 AM ---I agree... I like the look, just don't like the menu items changing when the mouse is moving over...
--- End quote ---
Well actually I like the bitmap on mouseover, just not the text movement.
LinusN:
I like the latest suggestion, but I think it's a little dark for my taste. I'd like to see brighter, "happier" colors. Also, I think the test in the top right corner ("Rockbox is an open source firmware...") should be further to the left.
Apart from that, it's really nice!
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