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Posted to xmlbeans-dev@xml.apache.org by Steven Traut <st...@bea.com> on 2004/06/18 22:40:48 UTC

Suggested XMLBeans site changes

Hello. Here are a few proposed changes to the XMLBeans web site. I've attached the changed Forrest files -- site.xml, tabs.xml, and skinconf.xml -- along with descriptions of the changes. Overall the intent was to streamline things, particularly for those not already familiar with the project. Feedback is welcome!

tabs.xml
- Made minor label changes to flatten things visually: new labels are 
Home, Download, Documentation, Community, Project

site.xml
- Rewrote menus (see lists below) on each tab to include not just those items that are on 
the index page, but also links to things that are related. For example, 
the Download tab now has a link to Installing XMLBeans, which is 
technically documentation, but would be good to know when downloading.
- Lots of restructuring to enable something that Forrest doesn't seem 
to make very easy. The Home tab menu should have links to frequently 
sought info, but not necessarily everything that's available on the 
various tab menus. For example, the "initial proposal" is something good 
to provide from the Project tab, but not necessarily something that you 
want on first arriving at the site. A unfortunate side effect of this restructuring is that 
the site.xml now contains duplicate entries for many menu items. If 
there's a better way to do this, I'd love to hear it :)

skinconf.xml
- Set toc level to 0 so that toc links aren't written into the top of 
each page. these are in the menu at the left anyway. Saves a bit of page real estate.

Here are the suggested menus for tabs:

Home tab
Home
    Learn About XMLBeans
        Overview
        FAQ
        User Guide
        Javadoc
        An Explanation
    Get XMLBeans
        Releases
        Source Code
        Installing XMLBeans
    Get Project Information
        Who We Are
        Mailing Lists
        Bug Tracking
        Version 2 Plans

Download tab
Download
    Releases
    Source Code
    Installing XMLBeans

Documentation tab
Documentation
    FAQ
    User Guide
    Javadoc
    Installing XMLBeans

Community tab
Community
    Who We Are
    Mailing Lists

Project tab
Project
    Incubation Exit Criteria
    About Version 1
    About Version 2 Plans
    Bug Tracking
    To Do
    Initial Proposal
    XMLBeans Road Map

 <<site.xml>>  <<skinconf.xml>>  <<tabs.xml>> 
Steve