[Webteam] Whaff?

[Jason Rogers]

It was just a test.  Thanks all for the feedback.  I will revert the
style sheet changes when I get a chance (still on vacation).

On 11/11/05, goran at krampe.se <goran at krampe.se> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> karl <karl.ramberg at chello.se> wrote:
> > The problem was that short pages clipped off the background ballon image.
> > Like the Community/SqueakersDVD page. Some changes were made to sthe
> > stylescript to
> > force the page to be a certain height but at the cost of having the
> > scrollbar
> > Karl
>
> Mmm, well - I understand that we seek various solutions to various
> problems. And people sure have different opinions about "well behaved"
> web pages. For example, some people think that limiting width and using
> no resizing behaviour is quite fine - but I detest it. :)
>
> Now, back to the issues at hand, my opinion is:
>
> 1. Skip the scrollbox. It annoys way too much.
> 2. Fix the base issue instead. I don't really think the balloon is done
> justice in the current layout - unless you already know it IS a balloon
> you can't really tell - it looks like some random noise behind the
> navigation box. And I just noticed it actually hides the bread crumbs!
>
> I really like the stylish balloon. I would like to give it a more
> prominent position.
>
> Ok, here is a proposition for brain food:
>
> 1. Let's be radical and move all "boxlets" to the left side! Nav on top,
> then download, then the links section. This will buy us width and thus
> also height because text will need fewer lines. So it actually makes
> lots of sense. And I always find the "dual side bar" approach slightly
> cluttered anyway.
>
> 2. Ok, where to put the balloon... Hmmmm, what about simply using it as
> either a picture embedded in the text (smaller and with text flowing
> around it) or a background faint "watermark" on the front page inside
> the text area?
>
> In fact, I think at least one or two small images could work inside the
> introduction text - one could be a nice screenshot and the other could
> be the futuristic balloon.
>
> Another approach is using it on the /Download page - to the left of the
> virtual machine bullet list - lots of space there, and that page is sure
> to be a prime visit for many people.
>
> regards, Göran
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Jason Rogers

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the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
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