Re: [www-redesign] search and logo

[Chris Case]

I like this version much better. It's all coming together, and I give my
thumbs up for a release of this as soon as the minor bugs are worked out.
(Not like it matters, but as an average gentoo user, I applaud you, and
everyone else!)

Yes, let's see this before X-Mas 2005! It would be a nice X-mas present to
the community!

On 12/9/05, Curtis Napier <curtis119@g.o> wrote:
>
> I implemented the search today. The search box is back on the right hand
> side, it uses google.com to search all *.gentoo.org domains. This
> includes the forums, planet, documentation and dev space among others.
> The donate button was moved back to the ads column because of this.
>
> There are a few other minor changes as well. Link colors have been made
> more consistant: purple on white for content areas and white on purple
> in the menu bar. All links turn green on :hover. These color
> combinations pass the color-blind test, look really good and are
> consistant. All links except the grey menu bar are now underlined to be
> in-line with accessibility standards (the grey bar is an exception made
> for aesthetic reasons).
>
> The content area and ads column still need to be fixed. Currently they
> are in a table (I was testing it out in attempt to not use an absolute
> position css tag and it didn't do very well) and I need to put it back
> into divs.
>
> I'm trying to maximize the space in the purple boxes on the front page
> (this only appears on the front page). Those boxes are supposed to be
> used as advertisements promoting Gentoo. I just redid "Interact" and I
> still need some ideas for "Manage" and "Optimize". I want at least two
> links in all four of those boxes. They should convey a feeling of
> empowerment and community. Suggestions?
>
> The top level menu (main, planet, forums, etc...) had an issue. The
> green arrow designates which site you are on. If you are on
> planet.gentoo.org then PLANET would be first in line with the green
> arrow. I spaced the first word out more to make it more obvious. The
> link colors were changed to white with green hover to be consistant with
> the site-wide color scheme and also to pass the color blind test.
>
> print icon was moved to the right and an email to the docs-team icon
> added.
>
> There were a bunch of small details that were ironed out so the entire
> site is really looking very polished and professional and it's really
> coming together now. I've gotten lots of great feedback from the
> community that really helped, thanks everybody.
>
> One bit of feedback is still lingering. The new logo is being questioned
> and many people have voiced a desire to put it to a vote. Aaron Shi has
> agreed to make an alternate version and the project leads have consented
> to the Gentoo Developers voting in the normal fashion on which one will
> become the new Official Gentoo Logo.
>
> Aaron is presently in school taking his exams so don't expect to see the
> alternate version until after the $HOLIDAY. Once Aaron submits it I'll
> post it to the list and give everyone a chance to review it before we
> vote.
>
> I feel that this is 99% done. There are a few issues that neysx brought
> up that I need to address, I'll do that tomorrow. Once that's done I'm
> going to push for a release of this current layout ASAP. The logo can
> easily be changed if the current "infinity" logo is outvoted.
>
> ramereth, swift and klieber: what do you think? I would like to have
> this site up and running before christmas, is that feasible?
>
> neysx, do you see any technical bugs that need to be fixed (other than
> the stuff you linked to in your previous mail)?
> --
> www-redesign@g.o mailing list
>
>


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Christopher S. Case
SUNY Fredonia
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