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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: KOffice websites (another possible design)
From:       Jim McCusker <jpmccusker () yahoo ! com>
Date:       1999-07-28 12:58:12
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--- Jeremy Blosser <jblosser@firinn.org> wrote:
> Jeremy Blosser [jblosser@firinn.org] wrote:
> > I'm hoping to find time today to work up another possible design,
> 
> Wasn't able to get to it til today, but here it is:
> 
> 	http://koffice.cymry.org/
> 
> If you're using KFM, you won't /quite/ get the full effect (though it
> should work just fine regardless), see
> 
> 	http://koffice.cymry.org/netscape_shot.png
> 
> to see the "pretty" version.
> 
> None of the links work, so don't bother.  Exception is the "KDE" link in
> the text body.  This is just to show the idea.  I envsion the sub pages
> looking just like the first page, with the same sidebar and everything
> (hopefully using SSI to save some space, but doesn't have to be). 
> Possibly
> could also have the top graphic change to just show KWord shots on the
> KWord page, etc.

That's a good idea. It'll give readers a quick reference as to where they
are.

> The navbar links are from Joel's posted sitemap.  The icons are from the
> CVS.  All the graphics (logo, screenshots, icons) are mostly there to
> show
> the idea and can certainly be replaced with newer/more official ones.

I like the icons and logo. At least for katabase, I'd want to go with that
one (I didn't know it was there, actually), unless Michael doesn't like
it.

> Things I like about this design:
> - It's simple, clean and professional looking, IMO.
> - It dynamically adjusts to fit the width of their screen (try it).
> - It's easy to navigate like the existing framed version, but doesn't
> use
> frames.

I agree. And SSI should be really easy to do, and is nothing browser-side.

> Things I don't like:
> - It does use the one CSS element, which KFM can't see.  I did have this
> just as a <td background=""> tag, but KFM can't do that either and
> it's
> not a valid tag in HTML 4.0 so I just did it the CSS way.  I think it
> looks fine anyway in KFM without.
> - It's a bit big, but still very manageable (and smaller than most
> comparable sites).  The largest element is the top graphic and that
> loads
> last, so people don't have to wait for it.
> - It doesn't use the logo from the current KOffice site, which I think
> is
> somewhat official.  The colors and design didn't really work with what
> I
> wanted to try.  How tied are we to that logo?  If it's a done deal, we
> should probably just design around that.

I actually like the colors and design, myself. Also the logo.

Jim
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