Re: [boost] [1.34] Feature Freeze

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-12 18:06:36

Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> I don't really understand what that entails.  Don't we already have
>> website content?
>
> The current website content is not fully translated to the new website 
> structure. Some one needs to go in and take the various documents, not 
> the library docs, 

Meaning, e.g., the contents of the more/ directory?

> and find a place for them in the new structure. 

By "a place" you mean a directory path?

> Then redact into XHTML (with the help of HTMLtidy) 

Easy, I guess?

> fixing any errors

Doesn't Tidy do that for me?

> and possibly rewrite some, etc. 

Why is rewriting part of this job?

> I've done that for some of the documents.  But I just don't have the
> free time to do it for all of them in the next few weeks, or even
> months, to get the new site ready for the release.

I'd be happy to volunteer if I can really understand what it means.

BTW, the new website design suffers a bit from a lack of structure.
Lines or colored panels used to separate the main text columns might
be helpful.  When I look at the front page at a natural window size, I
see something like this:

    #########################
    #########################
    #########################

    ********
    *************     +----+
    ******************+----+
    ******************|    |
    ******************+----+
    ******************
    ****************
    **************
    **** ******
    **** ****
    **** *
    ****
    ****
    #########################
    #########################
    #########################
    #########################
    #########################

On the "Introduction" page the effect is less pronounced, but on the
front page that search box seems to float disturbingly without
any achor.

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