Confusing Downloads links (was: Issue - creating a blog with 2.3)

[Anil Gangolli <an...@busybuddha.org>]

Dave:

The "Downloads" link in the "Quick Links" on the right side of the project 
blog goes straight to the Java.net site, and other users might experience 
similar confusion.

We should either add some links from the Java.net page to point users to the 
right place for Roller 2.3-incubating (and future) releases, start our own 
Downloads page on the wiki, or point the Downloads link to the current News 
page.

I clarified the text on the wiki section to indicate that the Downloads link 
is for the Roller support materials and older Roller versions distributed 
from Java.net, but there is still a lot of room for similar confusion.

--a.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Henson" <ad...@the-sugarat.net>
To: <ro...@incubator.apache.org>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 3:48 AM
Subject: Re: Issue - creating a blog with 2.3


> Ah ok, thanks for that.  I'm a little confused as to why the download link 
> is on the news page though..??
>
> I decided to implement roller a couple of months ago, and a few weeks ago 
> got the time to do it, - so went to the Roller website and clicked on -> 
> Downloads.  2.1.1 is the latest listed download so I went ahead and 
> installed that. To be honest I'm more than a little annoyed at this, as 
> all of the trouble I've had with Roller seems to have already been fixed 
> in a download thats not listed on the Main downloads section of the 
> website.
>
> Please, correct me if I've missed something, - it wouldn't be the first 
> time..
> That 2.3 download should be added to the downloads link on the front page 
> ASAP!
>
> Adam
>
>
> Eric.Bardoux@sanofipasteur.com wrote:
>> http://rollerweblogger.org/page/project/news
>>
>> Eric
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : Adam Henson [mailto:adam@the-sugarat.net] Envoyé : jeudi 15 juin 
>> 2006 18:31
>> À : roller-user@incubator.apache.org
>> Objet : Re: Issue - creating a blog with 2.3
>>
>> Ah, it appears I am running 2.1.1-incubating.  Going onto the roller 
>> website though,  this is the latest download listed?
>>
>>
>> Anil Gangolli wrote:
>>
>>> The actual release of Roller 2.3 includes this fix.  This was ROL-1148 
>>> and was fixed in the last round of release candidates.  If you don't 
>>> have this fix, you are probably running a release candidate (RC) and not 
>>> the actual released code.  Make sure you have the official release.
>>>
>>> --a.
>>>
>>>
>>>
> 

Re: Confusing Downloads links (was: Issue - creating a blog with 2.3)

[Anil Gangolli <an...@busybuddha.org>]

Dave:

Still broken by a minor typo.  The "Quick Link" on the blog is now pointing 
to the nonexistent "DownloadPag" (missing e) on the wiki.

The actual "DownloadPage" looks great.  Thanks.  I think this will resolve 
the confusion.

All:

There have been several discussions about where to put the project site and 
what technology to use.  One criterion I would like to introduce is that the 
"official" project site should have equal access to all committers.  I have 
access to the present wiki, though I remember having problems fixing some 
image/attachment issues before because it required some local filesystem 
access.  In the present case, I think the Quick Links are on a template in 
the blog to which I don't have access to fix myself.  On a proper project 
site any of us should just be able to go in and fix this kind of thing.

--a.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Johnson" <sn...@gmail.com>
To: <ro...@incubator.apache.org>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 5:07 AM
Subject: Re: Confusing Downloads links (was: Issue - creating a blog with 
2.3)


> On 6/16/06, Anil Gangolli <an...@busybuddha.org> wrote:
>> The "Downloads" link in the "Quick Links" on the right side of the 
>> project
>> blog goes straight to the Java.net site, and other users might experience
>> similar confusion.
>
> Fixed. It now points to a downloads page on the wiki:
> http://rollerweblogger.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=DownloadPage
>
> Does that look OK?
>
>
>> We should either add some links from the Java.net page to point users to 
>> the
>> right place for Roller 2.3-incubating (and future) releases, start our 
>> own
>> Downloads page on the wiki, or point the Downloads link to the current 
>> News
>> page.
>
> Does the new downloads page on the wiki go far enough?
>
> I'm not sure it's possible to add text to the Java.Net files page.
> Any other references to Java.Net that need attention?
>
>
>> I clarified the text on the wiki section to indicate that the Downloads 
>> link
>> is for the Roller support materials and older Roller versions distributed
>> from Java.net, but there is still a lot of room for similar confusion.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
> 

Re: Confusing Downloads links (was: Issue - creating a blog with 2.3)

[Dave Johnson <sn...@gmail.com>]

On 6/16/06, Anil Gangolli <an...@busybuddha.org> wrote:
> The "Downloads" link in the "Quick Links" on the right side of the project
> blog goes straight to the Java.net site, and other users might experience
> similar confusion.

Fixed. It now points to a downloads page on the wiki:
http://rollerweblogger.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=DownloadPage

Does that look OK?


> We should either add some links from the Java.net page to point users to the
> right place for Roller 2.3-incubating (and future) releases, start our own
> Downloads page on the wiki, or point the Downloads link to the current News
> page.

Does the new downloads page on the wiki go far enough?

I'm not sure it's possible to add text to the Java.Net files page.
Any other references to Java.Net that need attention?


> I clarified the text on the wiki section to indicate that the Downloads link
> is for the Roller support materials and older Roller versions distributed
> from Java.net, but there is still a lot of room for similar confusion.

Thanks,
Dave