Re: [boost] New home page: please comment

From: Douglas Gregor (gregod_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-02 15:05:30

> - Replace the nested tables with a single table just for the link box, and
> set the link box to float on the right.  This will allow the page text to
> go under the box, which provides more of a publishing-quality appearance. 
> Finally, add 'style="margin: 1em"' to the table tag for breathing room.

Isn't it a bit unconventional to have the link box on the right? I can't say 
I've seen it all that often, and I personally tend to look left for web page 
navigation.

I toyed around with your version a bit to throw a little more chaos into the 
mix. The changes are:

  - Moved the link box to the left
  - Removed the top navigation bar (it's redundant)
  - Shrunk the C++ Boost graphic and stuck it at the top of the link box
  - Moved "Mailing Lists" up under "Libraries" (generally more important than 
bug tracking/feature requests, IMHO)
  - Reordered mailing lists in order of usefulness for users: announcements, 
then users, then developers. 
  - Added "People" and "More..." links to the "Other Resources" section (to 
make the top navigation bar redundant).

It's available at: http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost.html

It seems that the more/mailing_lists.htm and more/moderators.htm pages are 
not yet in CVS...

        Doug