| AliTabuger7 | newz2000, I believe you wanted my help on something about the new Ubuntu website, but you never emailed me back. Just reminding you, if you still would like help. | 02:54 |
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| newz2000 | AliTabuger7: I think we're stuck for the moment | 02:54 |
| AliTabuger7 | In what way? | 02:55 |
| newz2000 | The feature tour is going to stay like it is with updated images, the start page is under discussion amongst people with strong opinions. | 02:55 |
| newz2000 | I think we'll have to resume more team activities after the release | 02:56 |
| AliTabuger7 | So there's nothing you need aside from a decision/consensus? | 02:57 |
| newz2000 | not at the moment | 02:57 |
| newz2000 | there's a chance the start page will need some effort but I won't know until the last minute | 02:57 |
| AliTabuger7 | ok. Well if you need any lat minute help, I'm usually free. | 02:58 |
| newz2000 | ok, thanks AliTabuger7 | 02:58 |
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| newz2000 | Hi mpt, I'd love your feedback on the download stuff if you get a chance | 15:25 |
| mpt | newz2000, ok | 15:45 |
| mpt | I have a mountainous Inbox | 15:45 |
| newz2000 | hre, I'll save you the trouble of reading through the incredibly long thread | 15:46 |
| newz2000 | mpt: http://people.ubuntu.com/~mnuzum/tmp/downloadpage.html and http://people.ubuntu.com/~mnuzum/tmp/downloadpage2.html | 15:46 |
| newz2000 | I think I'll use the shorter tabs off the 2nd one regardless of the end result | 15:46 |
| newz2000 | also alternate cd will be removed from the options | 15:47 |
| mpt | oh, definitely the smaller tabs | 15:47 |
| newz2000 | also will play with the colors, they confuse some people about which tab is active | 15:47 |
| mpt | Yes, I was just in the middle of typing that "Server Edition" looks much much more important | 15:48 |
| mpt | "Use this page to" -> "" | 15:48 |
| newz2000 | mpt: no paragraph eh? | 15:48 |
| mpt | oh, "click the button below"? | 15:48 |
| mpt | Actually I just had my eye on the "Use this page to" phrase, but ... yes, I confidently predict that paragraph won't help anyone | 15:49 |
| mpt | Can you imagine someone reading that paragraph and then successfully using the form, who wouldn't have successfully used it without the paragraph? | 15:49 |
| newz2000 | yeah, probably one of those things that's only purpose in life is to point to and say, "see, the instructions are right here" after they've already failed | 15:50 |
| mpt | The goal is percentage success, not righteous defense :-) | 15:51 |
| newz2000 | Somethign I'm trying to do better is to indicate that they're going to be downloading a CD (vs. the firefox homepage where you get to install right away) and also that there is more help on the subsequent page | 15:51 |
| mpt | hm | 15:51 |
| mpt | Maybe the system requirements should be squarely above the download options then | 15:51 |
| mpt | though that increases the below-the-fold problem | 15:51 |
| mpt | One big step towards bringing the Download button above the fold would be nuking that "Get Ubuntu - Get Certified Ubuntu Training" banner | 15:52 |
| mpt | It almost looks as if we're so poor we're running banner ads on our own site :-) | 15:52 |
| newz2000 | I'm not ready to make that big of a change yet, but when we staff up the art dept later this year I'm going to propose a redesign that uses a minimal header | 15:53 |
| mpt | "Use the list below..." is another not-particularly-useful paragaraph | 15:55 |
| mpt | excuse my mistyping, I need sleep | 15:55 |
| newz2000 | hey, this is IRC | 15:55 |
| newz2000 | axing those two paragraphs may get the button up to or at least near the fold | 15:55 |
| newz2000 | and you're right, I think people will understand what to do based on the headings | 15:55 |
| newz2000 | (btw, the orange dotted line is the fold) | 15:56 |
| mpt | yes | 15:56 |
| mpt | That's all from me I think | 15:57 |
| newz2000 | ok, tahnks for your feedback, awesome stuff | 15:57 |
| newz2000 | I'm already hearing stuff trickle in from the gnome conf, sounds like you guys had a good meetup | 15:57 |
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