Hi Stephen,
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Stephen Skory <
s@skory.us> wrote:
> Matt,
>
>> 2) A few of us have created a prototype of a new website:
>>
>>
http://yt.enzotools.org/prototype/
>
> Just some comments, and then I'll give my opinion on the design.
>
> I think it's bad form to put shortened URLs on a webpage, in
> particular the one for "GET YT". Either put the full URL (which is
> long in this case to the install_script.sh) or something descriptive
> like 'Download install_script.sh'.
>
> Having the single-page CSS scrolling is fine, but I don't think the
> gaps between the sections are necessary. To some extent, those gaps
> assume that the user can see the entire text in each section. When
> they can't, they'll start scrolling down, and then they'll discover a
> big gap between sections, which is odd. The converse is true too - if
> the text is too short, then there's a big gap, which is odd, again.
Hmm, I'm not sure about this. I kind of like it. If you want to hack
away at it, though, feel free.
>
> Overall I like it, I think it looks pretty sharp.
Me too; I think it was the right one to choose.
Anybody else have any suggestions on the website?
>
>> 3) I am going on vacation starting sometime between June 29 and July
>> 3, and I will be gone until at least July 23rd.
>
> Take lots of pictures!
I surely will. :)
-Matt
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