Re: [boost] New boost webpage

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-10 12:48:35

Martin Bonner <martin.bonner_at_[hidden]> writes:

> ----Original Message----
> From: Andreas Huber [mailto:ahd6974-spamgroupstrap_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: 09 August 2005 21:24
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] New boost webpage
>
>> Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote:
>>> Beth Jacobson writes:
>>>> David Abrahams wrote:
>>>>> Beth, your proposals sound interesting... but they'd be a whole lot
>>>>> easier to evaluate if you'd just make up the page or CSS stuff
>>>>> required and post it where we can all get a look at it.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Done. The test page is up at http://bajac.com/boost/
>>> 
>>> Could we please, please get this rolled in 1.33? IMO this is a huge
>>> improvement in terms of the page readability.
>> 
>> That's also my opinion (I did like some tiny details of the old page
>> better but that could be taken care of for 1.34).
>> 
>> Regards,
>
> I really like the new link colouring.  

On my machine links are underlined until you hover over them, when the
underline disappears!  Is that intentional?  It's not bad, but a
little surprising to me.

> Final question: How do we go about establishing if we have a consensus or
> not so that we can at least update the main boost website?  (Even if we
> can't include in 1.33).

The usual Boost way would be to leave the person who volunteered
(Rene) in charge of making the call.  Usually that person will account
for the consensus as they see it and the valuable contributions of
others (like Beth).

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com