Re: [gentoo-project] Re: Website Reorganisation Ideas

[AllenJB]

Steve Long wrote:
> Petteri Räty wrote:
>
>> AllenJB wrote:
>>> I was thinking about the Gentoo website, and how it can actually be
>>> quite hard to navigate if you don't know where things are. I'd like to
>>> suggest making it better through some simple restructuring of the
>>> hierarchy of pages. The following list contains all the navigation links
>>> on the current website, just rearranged.
>>>
>> Yeah the pages in general could use some work. The problem will probably
>> just be finding someone to do the work.
>>
> Er I think he was volunteering; I am sure enough forum users will support
> his endeavour and help in turn.
>
> AllenJB: I take it you're going to implement the proof-of-concept elsewhere?
> (It will need testing etc.) Are you planning to mirror the Gentoo site and
> then lay it out differently, or what? beandog's packages site is a good
> example of the process that could be used; might want to forum msg/email
> him about it (if you haven't already.) Dunno if he reads -project, and I
> don't see him on IRC that often, fwtw.

I am definitely volunteering to look at making these changes, but don't
have the time immediately.

I intend to look at this over Xmas / January and hope to submit some
patches. I've done some work with the GuideXML stuff used in the Gentoo
docs and site before, and I know where the items I want to change are
through some asking around.

My plan was to implement a public copy of my proposed changes on my own
server and submit patches to Bugzilla.

I was going to take the changes in bite-size chunks - so first I'd
simply redo the menus (without changing the actual site structure where
possible - which it should be I believe).

I'd then look at the extra pages I suggested after that.

I'll take a look at beandogs packages site to see what he's done -
thanks for the pointer.

AllenJB