Re: new Firefox/splash page for FC6?

[Paul W. Frields]

On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 11:43 -0700, Karsten Wade wrote:
>  On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 02:02 +0100, Dimitris Glezos wrote:
>  > O/H Paul W. Frields έγραψε:
>  > > For now, Dimitris, go ahead and keep working on the page as static HTML
>  > > content.  If/when you're done with your part and ready to have it edited
>  > > and polished, send it to the list.
>  > 
>  > Okey, I just done v03 (v02 skipped). You can view it live here:
>  > 
>  >    http://dimitris.glezos.com/box/foss/fc6-browser-splash/ 
[...snip...]
>  >    * Change the "Fedora system homepage" text? Rahul
> wonders if "system" 
>  > translates well. If yes, please give suggestions. I tried to eliminate 
>  > "Core".
>  
>  To me, 'system' is less personable.  So, we need something friendly that
>  makes sense when translated.  Here are some ideas, let's iterate:
>  
>  Your Fedora Home Page
>  Fedora Default Homepage
>  Fedora Home
>  Fedora Local Home
>  Home on Fedora
>  Fedora Start Page 
I like the idea of reversing the positions of the logo and the text, and
simply making the top header say, "Welcome to Fedora Core 6!".

>  >    * Change the icons from Echo to Bluecurve? I think this is 
>  > unnecessary, because they are small in size and future-compatible ;-)
>  
>  Is Echo going to come out for FC6 later? 
If it does it will be a non-default add-on.  Target right now is FC7.

>  I don't know about this one ... despite the coolness, it does
> help the
>  user experience to have consistent icons.  'Course, Bluecurve is
>  inconsistent anyway, so this could just be more of that same ... 
Bluecurve +1 for now.

>  >    * Should the language names be localized and not in english?
>  
>  Esp. if we cannot easily make the page auto-shift to the right language,
>  this could be very nice. 
+1

>  >    * Are we going to have a local copy of the Installation Guide
> as well?
>  
>  No, there is no package for it yet, in Core or Extras.  We should move
>  to get it into Extras; maybe we can even link out to it and include a
>  quick "Or install it locally with Pirut or 'yum install
>  fedora-install-guide'." 
It wouldn't make a whole lot of sense, would it?  I.e., "Read the guide
on how to install the system you just installed"?

>  >    * Rahul: Can the disclaimer be worded better to sound less
> throw away?
>  
>  I shortened it a bit.  It might be that we want to make the note class
>  more visible?
>  
>  >    * Are the links to "Other languages" really necessary?
>  
>  I like it, where we have them.  It is an elegant fall-back if the JS
>  doesn't auto-detect the local language. 
Yes!

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