Re: [boost] New home page: please comment

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-02 15:33:11

At 03:05 PM 11/2/2001, Douglas Gregor wrote:
 >> - 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

Decisions, decisions.  I'll have to think about the left vs right 
issue.  But I think I like Ed's right side design, even it is a bit 
unconventional.  Totally conventional web sites are boring, anyhow:-)

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

On my "to do" list.

Thanks,

--Beman