Re: [www-redesign] status of http://wwwredesign.gentoo.org

[Chris Case]

Looks fine in IE 6.0 and Firefox.

It pretty much looks fine in konqueror, however if the default background is
set to any other color, the background under the ads, and the bottom of the
page is that color, instead of white. (Say I put it to black... that would
be rather disorienting)

Also, comparing Aaron's site to this one, I must say I agree with most of
the comments. This one has waaaay too much whitespace, and I think the text
is a bit to large. Aaron's site is more more 'tight' and feels a good deal
more profesional, and cleaner. It also takes up less space, making it easy
for me to find what I'm looking for at a glance, instead of scrolling. Just
my $.02.

--Chris

On 11/21/05, Daniel Wahlgren <daniel@××××××××××.com> wrote:
>
> Looks fine in Firefox 1.5 RC2 on Windows XP.
> Looks fine in IE 6.0 on Windows XP.
>
> One thing that feels odd is the Big Flashy Button Things ("Portage<http://wwwredesign.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1>:
> an easy to use world-class package management solution.", " Over 8,000
> packages <http://packages.gentoo.org> + in-depth documentation<http://wwwredesign.gentoo.org/doc/en/list.xml>= unlimited potential." etc) does not apear on every page. I understand they
> take space, but it looks odd.
>
> Very good, and keep up the good work!
> /Daniel Wahlgren
> Aridhol
>
> Curtis Napier wrote:
>
> This has been cross posted to gentoo-dev and www-redesign.
>
> http://wwwredesign.gentoo.org
>
> After receiving a ton of very useful feedback from the developer community
> I have updated the redesign. It should now be closer to 100% accessible and
> it should (hopefully) render perfectly in all browsers including text only
> browsers. It now passes XHTML and CSS validation tests.
>
> I'm asking for everyone (developers and users alike) to please have a look
> at the updated site and send any feedback you may have. I'm especially
> interested in feedback from anyone who uses accessibilty programs such as
> screen readers or if you are color blind or have any other accessibilty
> issues.
>
> Also, I only use GNU/Linux and I have only tested on the following
> browsers:
>
> Mozilla-1.7
> firefox-1.0
> Opera-8.5
> Internet Explorer-6 under CrossOver Office
> Epiphany-1.8.2
> Links-2.1 in text mode and graphics mode.
>
> If you have access to a Macintosh, Windows, *BSD or any other OS or
> Browser please test the site and include your OS and the browser version in
> your feedback. I haven't received feedback from Konqueror or Safari so
> feedback from those browsers would be much appreciated.
>
> The only major outstanding issue is the contents of the menu in the grey
> bar at the top and what should appear in the 5 purple boxes directly under
> them. Currently I have that menu listed in order of what a new Gentoo user
> would need to access first. If you have a better idea of what should be
> included in this menu or think something important is being left out please
> send that in your feedback as well.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Curtis
>
>
>


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Christopher S. Case
SUNY Fredonia
Computer Science / Computer Engineering
macguyvok@×××××.com
(509) 432 - 4725 (Cellphone)
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