About www.squeak.org web page

Darius Clarke DClarke at fadal.com
Thu Jun 12 20:09:50 UTC 2003


I like the old SqueakDoc page:

http://web.archive.org/web/20020525053537/http://www.squeakdoc.org/
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But...

I really think that the site should roughly simulate the appearance of
the Squeak desktop environment (734 pixels wide) with Diego visual
enhancements. This quickly moves them psychologically from site visitor
to Squeak User. For example:

* Navigation menus that look like Morphic menus w/little icons. 
* Links to new pages look like collapsed window handles.
* Text content appears to be in a PluggableText morph window.
* Visual "flaps" would link to another page that, when opened, would
appear to have the flap out. 
* The flap labeled Squeak to have overview info icons. 
* The flap labeled Navigator allows publishing visitor feedback and a
link to the Super Swiki project page. 
* The widgets and supplies flaps and Object Catalog bring up a graphic
representation of those flaps and catalog window.
* The Browser icon brings up a window, that looks like the System
Browser, that allows you to scroll through the class categories of
Squeak 3.5. 
* Scamper icon, also labeled "Squeak Documentation", brings up a new
Internet browser window showing the Squeak Swiki homepage. 
* If they have JVM let them see a graphic representation (layered <div>)
of a morph showing the halo that they can rotate (only).
* Show prominently how to download the Squeakland Plug-in so they can
load in a project that mirrors the Squeak.org site, which in turn links
to other popular project files online that they can open.

Cheers,
Darius


-----Original Message-----
From: Brent Vukmer
[mailto:squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of
Brent Vukmer
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 04:52 PM
To: The general-purpose Squeak developers list
Subject: RE: About www.squeak.org web page



I really like the design for Ian Piumarta's Squeak website:

http://www-sor.inria.fr/~piumarta/squeak/

Clean, simple, informative and attractive.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Derek Brans [mailto:brans at nerdonawire.com]
Sent:	Wed 6/11/2003 7:15 PM
To:	The general-purpose Squeak developers list
Cc:	
Subject:	Re: About www.squeak.org web page
Hi Stef,

The easiest thing to do for a design is to describe one based on other
sites
on the web.  


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