www.squeak.org finally updated

karl karl.ramberg at chello.se
Sat Jul 2 18:12:06 UTC 2005


Avi Bryant wrote:

> On Jul 2, 2005, at 3:32 PM, Josh Gargus wrote:
>
>
>> I think that Martin raises some good points.  A few small changes  
>> can go a long way.
>>
>> - The list 'Hot Sites' probably shouldn't be on the front page, for  
>> all of the reasons that Martin lists.  It would be more appropriate  
>> to add a 'Links' or 'Hot Sites' or 'Projects using Squeak' link to  
>> the navigation bar on the left.
>>
>> - The order of the links in the navigation bar makes no sense.   
>> 'Seaside' comes before 'Documentation'?!?  Seaside is very cool,  but 
>> it does not define Squeak, and probably shouldn't be in the  
>> navigation bar at all (just put it under 'Links'/'Hot  
>> Sites'/'Projects using Squeak').
>>
>> - If the 'Hot Sites' list is moved from the front page, we need to  
>> put more stuff to replace it.  I suggest adapting the opening text  
>> from the 'About' link:
>>
>> Squeak  is an open, highly portable Smalltalk implementation with  
>> powerful multimedia facilities.  Squeak is the vehicle of a wide  
>> range of projects, ranging from education platforms to commercial  
>> web application development and beyond.  <'beyond' could link to  
>> 'Hot Sites' page>  Squeak runs on a virtual machine that is written  
>> entirely in Smalltalk, making it easy to debug, analyze, change,  and 
>> port to new platforms.
>>
>> Squeak is available for free via the Internet.  Each release  
>> includes complete source code, and has platform-independent support  
>> for color, sound, network access, and more.  A more complete  
>> description of what Squeak is and what makes it uniquely powerful  
>> can be found here <'here' links to 'About' page>
>>
>>
>> - The 'Get the Squeak CD or the Squeak DVD distributions' line  might 
>> go in another green box under 'Download' on the right.  After  all, 
>> they are just other ways of getting Squeak.
>>
>> - The 'Documentation' section should prominently list the Squeak  
>> Swiki at Georgia Tech.  SmallWiki documentation does not belong in  
>> the documentation section.  Perhaps add a new link at the end of  the 
>> navigation bar on the left ('This Website'?).
>>
>
> Josh,
>
> Agreed on all counts.  I just went in and made a number of these  
> changes - I hope the website team doesn't mind, but if they do, hey,  
> that's why it's a wiki...
>
> I also did a little cleanup of English grammar and usage, but there's  
> still more that could be done there.  I don't mind doing another pass  
> at that later.
>
> The front page does feel a little short and empty now, though.  We  
> may want to have a "featured project" or something rather than just  
> the list of "hot sites". 

It looks nice. The text could be a little beefier
And some pictures to maybe
Karl




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