[opensuse-wiki] Web design consolidation - please comment
Hi, at the moment we have got four main openSUSE webserver http://<LANG>.opensuse.org/ (Wikis) http://build.opensuse.org/ (Build Service) http://download.opensuse.org/ (Download Distribution) http://software.opensuse.org/ (Repositories) and http://www.opensuse.org/ as a splash screen for the wikis. Unfortunately the web servers have no common design (Wikis, Build Service) or no design at all ;-) (Download, Repositories). We would like to harmonize the design of all these web servers, so it is always very clear that one is surfing on an openSUSE page - regardless of what server is visited. We would also like to make http://www.opensuse.org/ the single entry point for all openSUSE web servers, not only for the Wiki. A web design that can be used on all openSUSE servers has to be very flexible. Our designer Robert Lihm has made a proposal that we would like to discuss with you: http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/ This directory contains two mockups (Wiki home page, Wiki content page) and a color palette. We chose the wiki as a base because this is the web server you are probably most familiar with. Nevertheless, this is no final proposal how the wiki should look like in the future (this will be subject of further discussions), but rather a presentation of the concept in a familiar context. So, for now, we would like to discuss the overall concept and not the context or whether the wiki links should be on top or at the bottom of the page ;-)). The proposal basically only consists of different boxes, being the building blocks in a construction set. Such a concept offers us the flexibility we need to use it for all openSUSE servers (this is especially true for the Build Service). So, please tell us whether you like it or not, whether you have got suggestions for improvement, or ... . Thanks Frank -- Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nürnberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane (Dogbert) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
We would like to harmonize the design of all these web servers, so it is
and all what you show looks really pretty :-) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Le manuel d'optique de Lucien Dodin http://lesprismes.free.fr/optique/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Hi! Monday 12 February 2007 16:56, Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
A web design that can be used on all openSUSE servers has to be very flexible. Our designer Robert Lihm has made a proposal that we would like to discuss with you:
http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/
This directory contains two mockups (Wiki home page, Wiki content page) and a color palette.
I like it, yet there is a lot of green used and text in bright orange, does this work for colour-blind (red/green) people? There are just drawn icons on the website, would there be a way to intorduce some kind of background-photo to make the site look less wiki-like? Those rounded edges will be made using background images, right? If border-radius as of CSS3 would work in koqnueror et.al. it would be better, yet that is another matter. Sven --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Sven Burmeister wrote:
I like it, yet there is a lot of green used and text in bright orange, does this work for colour-blind (red/green) people?
converted to grey it's still very readable. don't know if this answer you (very good) question jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Le manuel d'optique de Lucien Dodin http://lesprismes.free.fr/optique/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 04:56:42PM +0100, Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
So, please tell us whether you like it or not, whether you have got suggestions for improvement, or ... .
Minor nitpicking: the home page example has two different language selectors, upper right and lower left. One should be enough, and lower left is mediawiki standard, so probably the menu thingie is not necessary. The home page example does not offer the same amount of space for information blocks as the current portal style does. The current wiki start page has one menu column and two columns for content boxes (one wide, one small). This was agreed upon after quite a long and tedious list discussion ;-) -- and it offers more room for content on the start page as the most important entry point into the wiki. Your example goes back to two menu and one content columns, which was what we started with back when opensuse.org launched, and which didn't really work in practice IIRC. The yellow/orange is almost unreadable on my monitor (you're welcome to have a look at it in my office ;-)), apart from that the style looks not bad, though I have to admit I like the current boxy design of the wiki start page too. Have you tried with different font sizes, and could you maybe post a screen shot with a bigger font? Good start. Thanks for the work, and for starting the discussion! cheers, Sonja -- Sonja Krause-Harder (skh@suse.de) SUSE Research & Development ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE Linux Products GmbH GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Sonja Krause-Harder wrote:
Minor nitpicking: the home page example has two different language selectors, upper right and lower left. One should be enough, and lower left is mediawiki standard, so probably the menu thingie is not necessary.
right. However, seeing the number of wikis, now, a drop donwn list is a good idea
The home page example does not offer the same amount of space for information blocks as the current portal style does. The current wiki start page has one menu column and two columns for content boxes (one wide, one small). This was agreed upon after quite a long and tedious list discussion ;-) -- and it offers more room for content on the start page as the most important entry point into the wiki. Your example goes back to two menu and one content columns, which was what we started with back when opensuse.org launched, and which didn't really work in practice IIRC.
I don't understand that. I see exactly the present page here http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/draft_home.png (just lacks some parts: the "hat" about Novell, new/events/milestones and the welcome title) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Le manuel d'optique de Lucien Dodin http://lesprismes.free.fr/optique/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 12 February 2007 11:03, jdd wrote:
Sonja Krause-Harder wrote:
Minor nitpicking: the home page example has two different language selectors, upper right and lower left. One should be enough, and lower left is mediawiki standard, so probably the menu thingie is not necessary.
right. However, seeing the number of wikis, now, a drop donwn list is a good idea
Agree, however, it would be nice to have that box on left hand side, instead of list of languages. That will save some space. -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 12 February 2007 17:46, Sonja Krause-Harder wrote: Hi,
On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 04:56:42PM +0100, Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
So, please tell us whether you like it or not, whether you have got suggestions for improvement, or ... .
Minor nitpicking: the home page example has two different language selectors, upper right and lower left. One should be enough, and lower left is mediawiki standard, so probably the menu thingie is not necessary.
sorry, I didn't explained why: We are not sure, whether the drop down list can be implemented into the wiki (I will have to research this), so I suggested to include the "classical" language selector as well. However, given the growing number of wikis, we would prefer the drop-down list.
The home page example does not offer the same amount of space for information blocks as the current portal style does. [...] Your example goes back to two menu and one content columns, which was what we started with back when opensuse.org launched, and which didn't really work in practice IIRC.
jdd already mentioned it - there are two proposals: one with a three column layout (draft_home.png) and one with a two column layout (draft_content.png).
The yellow/orange is almost unreadable on my monitor (you're welcome to have a look at it in my office ;-)),
Almost everybody complained about this so far, so this definitely needs improvement.
apart from that the style looks not bad, though I have to admit I like the current boxy design of the wiki start page too. Have you tried with different font sizes, and could you maybe post a screen shot with a bigger font?
Currently there is no HTML version available, and creating a png with bigger fonts will prove nothing ;-)). But, yes, Robert is aware of the fact that the design has to be scalable. -- Regards Frank Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) "Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane" Dogbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 10:46:13AM +0100, Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
Minor nitpicking: the home page example has two different language selectors, upper right and lower left. One should be enough, and lower left is mediawiki standard, so probably the menu thingie is not necessary.
sorry, I didn't explained why:
We are not sure, whether the drop down list can be implemented into the wiki (I will have to research this), so I suggested to include the "classical" language selector as well. However, given the growing number of wikis, we would prefer the drop-down list.
Ok.
The home page example does not offer the same amount of space for information blocks as the current portal style does. [...] Your example goes back to two menu and one content columns, which was what we started with back when opensuse.org launched, and which didn't really work in practice IIRC.
jdd already mentioned it - there are two proposals: one with a three column layout (draft_home.png) and one with a two column layout (draft_content.png).
draft_content.png is fine. I am worried about the three-column layout for the wiki start page. The current layout is much more flexible and offers more space for content in the right-most column. Your draft reminds me of the original wiki design when opensuse.org was launched. It also had a menu-like third (right-most) column which looked great on the mockups and later proved to bee too unflexible for the content that we want to show on the first screen of the first page.
apart from that the style looks not bad, though I have to admit I like the current boxy design of the wiki start page too. Have you tried with different font sizes, and could you maybe post a screen shot with a bigger font?
Currently there is no HTML version available, and creating a png with bigger fonts will prove nothing ;-)).
Well, it would give visual-imagination challenged people like me an idea how the draft would look like with bigger fonts ;-) cheers, Sonja -- Sonja Krause-Harder (skh@suse.de) SUSE Research & Development ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE Linux Products GmbH GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 12 February 2007 09:56, Frank Sundermeyer wrote: ..
and http://www.opensuse.org/ as a splash screen for the wikis.
We should have more than one splash. It is kind of boring, always the same :-) Now when we know that there is professional designer with us can we expect more activity on design.
Unfortunately the web servers have no common design (Wikis, Build Service) or no design at all ;-) (Download, Repositories).
:-) Not only that there is no design, but is hard to find what one wants to download in the present table. I'm not new here and I have to read whole table to find what I want. ...
We would like to harmonize the design of all these web servers, so it is always very clear that one is surfing on an openSUSE page - regardless of what server is visited. We would also like to make http://www.opensuse.org/ the single entry point for all openSUSE web servers, not only for the Wiki.
That would require smaller tail and more text and graphic in style with others. ...
A web design that can be used on all openSUSE servers has to be very flexible. Our designer Robert Lihm has made a proposal that we would like to discuss with you:
http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/
This directory contains two mockups (Wiki home page, Wiki content page) and a color palette. .... So, please tell us whether you like it or not, whether you have got suggestions for improvement, or ... .
... Improvement would be darker orange for the links, now it looks fine, but when comes to reading it is not that comfortable. Empty space at the top in the middle is something that I don't find as good. There must be something from left side to fill that space. The middle portion with frames around every title looks better. I would only use rounded corners, or top corners rounded and bottom as is, to be in style with the rest of new proposal, but absolutely not abandon them. The color pallete seems to be small. We have a lot of elements that should be highlighted and it will not work well with few colors in present pallete. We should be able to give some identity to different web pages and different content, not only text, but graphic and color too. I guess that you have that in plan. Register/Login looks much better now. Though it can have it's own frame, and than "Getting openSUSE" can go all the way up. Top frames with openSUSE logo and register login should be rounded at the top to mark that one is at the top of the page, and nothing is left out. All in all new proposal looks fine. -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Rajko M. wrote:
The color pallete seems to be small. We have a lot of elements that should be
we need also more title differences (h1, h2, h3, h4 at least) for the whole wiki jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Le manuel d'optique de Lucien Dodin http://lesprismes.free.fr/optique/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 14 February 2007 02:09, jdd wrote:
Rajko M. wrote:
The color pallete seems to be small. We have a lot of elements that should be
we need also more title differences (h1, h2, h3, h4 at least) for the whole wiki
jdd
Yes. That should be addressed too. Present status is not good, where = is producing the same size as article title. The default start should be one size smaller than that. -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Rajko M. wrote:
Yes. That should be addressed too. Present status is not good, where = is producing the same size as article title.
= _is_ the article title format, according to wikipedia (so mediawiki) standards), and it's use on the page is not encouraged. anyway, it's of little importance to begin by = or ==, what is important is to have at least four levels of titles (what ever name your give them) visibly different, what is not the case presently jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Le manuel d'optique de Lucien Dodin http://lesprismes.free.fr/optique/index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 14 February 2007 02:46, Rajko M. wrote: Hi,
On Monday 12 February 2007 09:56, Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
Unfortunately the web servers have no common design (Wikis, Build Service) or no design at all ;-) (Download, Repositories).
Not only that there is no design, but is hard to find what one wants to download in the present table. I'm not new here and I have to read whole table to find what I want.
we are very much aware of this fact. We are currently working on new concepts for download.opensuse.org. Once these concepts are finished, we will do usability studies before implementing. We hope to have a better download experience within the next few weeks.
We would like to harmonize the design of all these web servers, so it is always very clear that one is surfing on an openSUSE page - regardless of what server is visited. We would also like to make http://www.opensuse.org/ the single entry point for all openSUSE web servers, not only for the Wiki.
That would require smaller tail and more text and graphic in style with others.
Well, we haven't given much thought to the splash screen, yet, but I think it will most probably change completely.
So, please tell us whether you like it or not, whether you have got suggestions for improvement, or ... .
Improvement would be darker orange for the links, now it looks fine, but when comes to reading it is not that comfortable.
Yes, this seems to be the accepted opinion.
Empty space at the top in the middle is something that I don't find as good. There must be something from left side to fill that space.
Agreed - in fact it is planned to use that space (Robert will come up with a proposal soon).
The middle portion with frames around every title looks better. I would only use rounded corners, or top corners rounded and bottom as is, to be in style with the rest of new proposal, but absolutely not abandon them.
Hmm, not sure about that - but I think we will actually have to see a mock-up of it. Robert, could you please add this to your agenda?
The color pallete seems to be small. We have a lot of elements that should be highlighted and it will not work well with few colors in present pallete. We should be able to give some identity to different web pages and different content, not only text, but graphic and color too. I guess that you have that in plan.
Actually no ;-) - we have planned to use a very limited set of colors - otherwise we fear the servers would look too colorful. But we are thinking of an openSUSE icon set for the web servers... .
Register/Login looks much better now. Though it can have it's own frame, and than "Getting openSUSE" can go all the way up.
Probably difficult, because once you are logged in this will expand to "my talk, my contributions" etc. ... -- Regards Frank Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) "Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane" Dogbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 14 February 2007 06:28, Frank Sundermeyer wrote: ....
That would require smaller tail and more text and graphic in style with others.
Well, we haven't given much thought to the splash screen, yet, but I think it will most probably change completely.
That is what I meant. Even if tail finds place it shouldn't be dominant. Now again, we can think of thematic and occasional elements, on the splash screen and wiki. It is more work for Robert, but I guess that when users see new design it will trigger more interest. ...
The middle portion with frames around every title looks better. I would only use rounded corners, or top corners rounded and bottom as is, to be in style with the rest of new proposal, but absolutely not abandon them.
Hmm, not sure about that - but I think we will actually have to see a mock-up of it. Robert, could you please add this to your agenda?
The frames make clear difference between sections. I'm sure it will look better than plain text.
The color pallete seems to be small. We have a lot of elements that should be highlighted and it will not work well with few colors in present pallete. We should be able to give some identity to different web pages and different content, not only text, but graphic and color too. I guess that you have that in plan.
Actually no ;-) - we have planned to use a very limited set of colors - otherwise we fear the servers would look too colorful. But we are thinking of an openSUSE icon set for the web servers... .
:-) Well, I don't like "too many" too, but more colors yes. Present proposal contains 24 elements, where some 3 fits for text, the rest as frame backgrounds. On my monitor I hardly see difference in #FCFCFC, as well as other 2 at 10%, so it will be of little use.
Register/Login looks much better now. Though it can have it's own frame, and than "Getting openSUSE" can go all the way up.
Probably difficult, because once you are logged in this will expand to "my talk, my contributions" etc. ...
It can be listed as: my talk my contributions etc, and that will look fine in separate frame. -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 14 February 2007 06:28, Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
Actually no ;-) - we have planned to use a very limited set of colors - otherwise we fear the servers would look too colorful. But we are thinking of an openSUSE icon set for the web servers... .
Today I stumbled over color selection problem. I wanted to make template Cleanup more visible, and the logical solution was to use some tone of red. After little experimenting I used this: http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Cleanup We would need some colors that will mark errors and warnings with different color than links to prevent misunderstanding, and of course few levels that will define level of warning. What do you think? -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 24 February 2007 18:17, Rajko M. wrote: Hi,
Today I stumbled over color selection problem. I wanted to make template Cleanup more visible, and the logical solution was to use some tone of red. After little experimenting I used this:
http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Cleanup
We would need some colors that will mark errors and warnings with different color than links to prevent misunderstanding, and of course few levels that will define level of warning. What do you think?
I personally am not sure if colors for warning boxes have to be part of the official color palette... BTW: There are already some templates we have created for the wiki export of Lessons for Lizards which might be useful: http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Warning http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Important http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Note http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Tip -- Regards Frank Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) "Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane" Dogbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
On Saturday 24 February 2007 18:17, Rajko M. wrote:
Hi,
Today I stumbled over color selection problem. I wanted to make template Cleanup more visible, and the logical solution was to use some tone of red. After little experimenting I used this:
http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Cleanup
We would need some colors that will mark errors and warnings with different color than links to prevent misunderstanding, and of course few levels that will define level of warning. What do you think?
I personally am not sure if colors for warning boxes have to be part of the official color palette...
BTW: There are already some templates we have created for the wiki export of Lessons for Lizards which might be useful:
http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Warning http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Important http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Note http://en.opensuse.org/Template:Susedoc:Tip
should be nice if this page was updated :-) http://en.opensuse.org/Templates jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Lucien Dodin, inventeur http://lucien.dodin.net/index.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Monday 12 February 2007 16:56, Frank Sundermeyer wrote: Hi,
A web design that can be used on all openSUSE servers has to be very flexible. Our designer Robert Lihm has made a proposal that we would like to discuss with you:
http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/
This directory contains two mockups (Wiki home page, Wiki content page) and a color palette.
ok - there are two new mock-ups available at http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/ that implement some of the changes suggested in this discussion. I have moved the original ones into the archive directory. -- Regards Frank Frank Sundermeyer, Technical Writer, Documentation SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-0, Fax: +49-911-7417755; http://www.opensuse.org/ SUSE Linux Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) "Reality is always controlled by the people who are most insane" Dogbert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
ok - there are two new mock-ups available at
it's quite nice, pretty soft... two remarks: * don't you plan to use the big empty place on top (under the "register") to give the name of "openSUSE" ?? * may be we should have (only on the home page) a "wow effect" (may be an animated gif/png with the fighting lizard :-) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Lucien Dodin, inventeur http://lucien.dodin.net/index.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 27 February 2007 11:53, jdd wrote:
Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
ok - there are two new mock-ups available at
it's quite nice, pretty soft...
Very soft. It is obvious that our designer has much better monitor than I do. I can hardly see the lines that should separate paragraphs, as well as the frame. As a shape I like it.
two remarks:
* don't you plan to use the big empty place on top (under the "register") to give the name of "openSUSE" ??
Yes they do. It was answered previously.
* may be we should have (only on the home page) a "wow effect" (may be an animated gif/png with the fighting lizard :-)
jdd
Animation is not popular on my computer and I can remember that few people agree :-) I played with colors in pallete. When I use colors on wiki page every color seems to be stronger than the in the file colorspalette.png (old one)? What about color for warnings? -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Very soft. It is obvious that our designer has much better monitor than I do. I can hardly see the lines that should separate paragraphs, as well as the frame. As a shape I like it.
I think your monitor is fine :) The lines are very soft. My idea was to make a soft separation and not a hard optical break. A I think, harder line would make more "stress" to a skimmer/reader. But it would make orientation easier. Finally ... it´s a question of taste. I make a mock-up with more present separator lines.
* may be we should have (only on the home page) a "wow effect" (may be an animated gif/png with the fighting lizard :-)
jdd
Animation is not popular on my computer and I can remember that few people agree :-)
I agree. Animations have more minus than plus points and should be used very carefully. But a 1st page should have something special!
I played with colors in pallete. When I use colors on wiki page every color seems to be stronger than the in the file colorspalette.png (old one)?
The stronger color is the right version. Was my mistake, thank you. Will be updated with the next mock-ups :)
What about color for warnings?
We can use the orange to highlight important things. But I look for a nice red. cu Robert Graphics Designer ____________________________________________________________ Robert Lihm, Interfaces & Applications SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-116 - rlihm@suse.de ____________________________________________________________ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ____________________________________________________________ SUSE - a Novell business --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 28 February 2007 06:26, Robert Lihm wrote:
Very soft. It is obvious that our designer has much better monitor than I do. I can hardly see the lines that should separate paragraphs, as well as the frame. As a shape I like it.
I think your monitor is fine :) The lines are very soft. My idea was to make a soft separation and not a hard optical break. A I think, harder line would make more "stress" to a skimmer/reader. But it would make orientation easier. Finally ... it´s a question of taste. I make a mock-up with more present separator lines.
Just a bit stronger Robert. Now I really have to look where they are, as well as the frame around.
* may be we should have (only on the home page) a "wow effect" (may be an animated gif/png with the fighting lizard :-)
jdd
Animation is not popular on my computer and I can remember that few people agree :-)
I agree. Animations have more minus than plus points and should be used very carefully. But a 1st page should have something special!
Agree.
I played with colors in pallete. When I use colors on wiki page every color seems to be stronger than the in the file colorspalette.png (old one)?
The stronger color is the right version. Was my mistake, thank you. Will be updated with the next mock-ups :)
Thanks.
What about color for warnings?
We can use the orange to highlight important things. But I look for a nice red.
I would leave orange for some ordinary highlights, and use red as extraordinary measure. I had in mind things that you don't want to be overlooked like actions on a hard disk or filesystem, where wrong command can send all your data in oblivion.
cu Robert Graphics Designer
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* don't you plan to use the big empty place on top (under the "register") to give the name of "openSUSE" ??
It´s planed to fill the big empty "box" with a eye candy. I had no time to make something :) Any suggestions/wishes? Robert Lihm Graphics Designer ____________________________________________________________ Robert Lihm, Interfaces & Applications SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-116 - rlihm@suse.de ____________________________________________________________ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ____________________________________________________________ SUSE - a Novell business --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Robert Lihm wrote:
It´s planed to fill the big empty "box" with a eye candy. I had no time to make something :)
Any suggestions/wishes?
I laked the samurai :-) but it's probably kept for SLES/SLED. But something more powerfull than the usual lizard should be nice, specially with the new smoothness of the design and this is not necessarily heavy: any browser have an animated gif... jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Lucien Dodin, inventeur http://lucien.dodin.net/index.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 27 February 2007 15:54:02 Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
ok - there are two new mock-ups available at
http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/
that implement some of the changes suggested in this discussion. I have moved the original ones into the archive directory.
Looks very nice. I'm a little unsure about the structure of the Search box at the moment; a little too rounded off on the edges perhaps? Apart from that, all looks very nice. One minor thing to think about: will need to also change the icon that's used for external links in mediawiki. Kind thoughts, -- Francis Giannaros Website: http://francis.giannaros.org IRC: apokryphos on irc.freenode.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Frank Sundermeyer wrote:
A web design that can be used on all openSUSE servers has to be very flexible. Our designer Robert Lihm has made a proposal that we would like to discuss with you:
http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/
This directory contains two mockups (Wiki home page, Wiki content page) and a color palette.
ok - there are two new mock-ups available at
http://www.suse.de/~fs/opensuse/
that implement some of the changes suggested in this discussion. I have moved the original ones into the archive directory.
They are really getting better. My only wish is for Red for extremely
important/do not miss this. (A Must/Have/Do)
Although I liked the greens. I like the way the ligth blues look and are
easier on my eyes. Just a preference thing.
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Hi guys! first of all, thank you for your nice and helpful suggestions! After your suggestions, some discussions with my designer-colleague and some sleepless nights :) ... ... here is a new draft: http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/9/91/Wiki_mockup.jpg Please take a look at my drafts for the other sections on http:// en.opensuse.org/User:Rlihm As the layout was already approved by openSUSE and Novell marketing we could start with the redesign in the next days/weeks. I´m looking forward for your comments! Take care! Robert Lihm Graphics Designer ____________________________________________________________ Robert Lihm, Interfaces & Applications SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg Tel: +49-911-74053-116 - rlihm@suse.de ____________________________________________________________ SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) ____________________________________________________________ SUSE - a Novell business --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Robert, On Tue, 2007-04-10 at 13:20 +0200, Robert Lihm wrote:
Hi guys!
first of all, thank you for your nice and helpful suggestions!
After your suggestions, some discussions with my designer-colleague and some sleepless nights :) ...
... here is a new draft:
http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/9/91/Wiki_mockup.jpg
Please take a look at my drafts for the other sections on http:// en.opensuse.org/User:Rlihm As the layout was already approved by openSUSE and Novell marketing we could start with the redesign in the next days/weeks.
I´m looking forward for your comments!
I still think we need a "Getting started" section with links to the most common questions from new users. Someone (cb400f?) suggested the FAQ, but I feel that it's not really what *new* users are after (they will after a week or so but...)
Take care!
Robert Lihm Graphics Designer
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Robert Lihm wrote:
Please take a look at my drafts for the other sections on http://en.opensuse.org/User:Rlihm
I noticed the sponsor line at the bottom of the frontpage. Is that really true? Having other sponsors than Novell (and so well known ones) is a great news and may enhance the independance of openSUSE (even if Novell is still proeminent :-) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Lucien Dodin, inventeur http://lucien.dodin.net/index.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Am 10.04.2007 um 14:13 schrieb jdd:
Robert Lihm wrote:
Please take a look at my drafts for the other sections on http:// en.opensuse.org/User:Rlihm
I noticed the sponsor line at the bottom of the frontpage.
Is that really true?
Having other sponsors than Novell (and so well known ones) is a great news and may enhance the independance of openSUSE (even if Novell is still proeminent :-)
Sorry, the logos are just for demonstration. My mistake. I already removed them. But soon you will find there real sponsors ;)
jdd
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Robert Lihm wrote:
Sorry, the logos are just for demonstration. My mistake. I already removed them. But soon you will find there real sponsors ;)
ok, I'll wait :-) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Lucien Dodin, inventeur http://lucien.dodin.net/index.shtml --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Den Tuesday 10 April 2007 13:20:22 skrev Robert Lihm:
After your suggestions, some discussions with my designer-colleague and some sleepless nights :) ...
... here is a new draft:
I like the general concept. But I must say I don't care much for the dominant green colour. It reminds a lot of the green colour used in many tango icons. I don't want to mention the word Pascal Bleser usually uses to describe that colour. But I must say I agree with him. Can't we find a more lively green? Maybe look at the chlorophylux colour scheme for GNOME for inspiration. http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Chlorophylux?content=42799 I've personally themed my KDE after that. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Hi! On Tuesday 10 April 2007 17:18, Martin Schlander wrote:
Can't we find a more lively green?
I would second this. IMO the current green is too dark to be used with that large areas. Sven --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
Hi Am 12.04.2007 um 09:33 schrieb Sven Burmeister:
Hi!
On Tuesday 10 April 2007 17:18, Martin Schlander wrote:
Can't we find a more lively green?
I would second this. IMO the current green is too dark to be used with that large areas.
About the different greens ... I know, they do not fit together and I ´m looking for a alternative green. The original "SUSE Green" is to bright and dominant. I let you know if I find one ... and ´m open for suggestions :)
Sven
Robert
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On Thursday 12 April 2007 08:30, Robert Lihm wrote:
Hi
Am 12.04.2007 um 09:33 schrieb Sven Burmeister:
Hi!
On Tuesday 10 April 2007 17:18, Martin Schlander wrote:
Can't we find a more lively green?
I would second this. IMO the current green is too dark to be used with that large areas.
About the different greens ... I know, they do not fit together and I ´m looking for a alternative green. The original "SUSE Green" is to bright and dominant. I let you know if I find one ... and ´m open for suggestions :)
Sven
Robert
Some darker green with the same basic components, it will be good background for white text. -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
On 4/10/07, Robert Lihm
Hi guys!
first of all, thank you for your nice and helpful suggestions!
After your suggestions, some discussions with my designer-colleague and some sleepless nights :) ...
... here is a new draft:
http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/9/91/Wiki_mockup.jpg
Please take a look at my drafts for the other sections on http:// en.opensuse.org/User:Rlihm As the layout was already approved by openSUSE and Novell marketing we could start with the redesign in the next days/weeks.
I´m looking forward for your comments!
After a little thinking on the http://en.opensuse.org page, I can't really think of any reasons for keeping the whole of the furthermost-right colum at all. It lists: * Areas of Documentation * Ways in which to communicate * An extra Tips and Tricks page All of these are already covered in the left column. Having unncessary links to just extra sub-sections of those links on the wiki home page increases clutter, and hence confusion, for new people, I think. Other links I think shouldn't be there at all (in the left column) are: * Home (the site logo or the "wiki" link (a little uncomfortable with naming it that) links to it, anyhow) * Support Database (should just be under Documentation) * Contact (that can be somewhere in the disclaimer at the bottom, surely) I think the whole Participate entry should be deleted and replaced with a link or something similar. But past that: * Tasks/Jobs (that should come under Participate) * Team (under Projects) By removing these links I really think we can clear things up a little. Kind thoughts, Francis. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
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After a little thinking on the http://en.opensuse.org page, I can't really think of any reasons for keeping the whole of the furthermost-right colum at all. It lists: * Areas of Documentation * Ways in which to communicate * An extra Tips and Tricks page
All of these are already covered in the left column. Having unncessary links to just extra sub-sections of those links on the wiki home page increases clutter, and hence confusion, for new people, I think.
Other links I think shouldn't be there at all (in the left column) are: * Home (the site logo or the "wiki" link (a little uncomfortable with naming it that) links to it, anyhow) * Support Database (should just be under Documentation) * Contact (that can be somewhere in the disclaimer at the bottom, surely)
I think the whole Participate entry should be deleted and replaced with a link or something similar. But past that: * Tasks/Jobs (that should come under Participate) * Team (under Projects)
By removing these links I really think we can clear things up a little.
Robert did his part of the job as designer and I like layout. That is the reason to post link in opensuse-project. I have the same comment about green as Martin. It should be more in tone with chameleon. I agree about content, but that we have to discuss togheather with previous discussion about navigation as it is the same problem. -- Regards, Rajko. http://en.opensuse.org/Portal --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki+help@opensuse.org
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Boyd Lynn Gerber -
Francis Giannaros -
Frank Sundermeyer -
jdd -
Magnus Boman -
Martin Schlander -
Rajko M. -
Robert Lihm -
Sonja Krause-Harder -
Sven Burmeister