new page layout for KDE-pages / Keramik

marko faas argus at dds.nl
Thu Aug 22 11:40:12 UTC 2002


Hi Klaus,

On Thu, 2002-08-22 at 12:51, Klaus Stärk wrote:
> Hi KDE-webmasters,
> 
> I was thinking about giving KDE.de a new Keramik-like style - and I was
> wondering if there's already a discussion about a new webpage layout for KDE.org
> and other webpages of the KDE-family - considering the new KDE look-and-feel
> Keramik in the upcoming KDE release 3.1.
> 
> I think we should give our pages a bit of the freshness of Keramik ...
> 
> Any thoughts about this topic?

I am also conseriding a new layout - And a new interaction design. Tto
me, the current kde.org has lots and lots of good info, but it is so
fragmented and not really targetted at specified user groups. Why should
a new user now about KDE alpha's? Or how to help? And business users
might want to know stuff about networking and return on investment.
Users might want to read how to get the fonts right and what to do about
multimedia.Also, I've noticed that a number of subsites are dead. 

In fact, I have made proposal, still very rough tough, and now you're
bringing the subject up, I might as well post it:

I propose to devide the site into five target groups:
WELCOME: for those interested in KDE, but still now using it.
NOVICE USERS: for those who just have installed KDE and learning to get
around. 
ADVANCED USERS: For those who know their way around and want to get
everything out of KDE and make sure they have always the latest beta.
PROFESSIONAL USERS: For businesses, governments and educational
instituted. 
DEVELOPERS: For those working on KDE or KDE-applications.

(I would love it when those groups are identified with a slick Konqi.
Konqi with a tie for the professional users, konqi with tools for
developers etc :-)

For every target group, I propose several sections:
- Explain: These are howto's and walkthroughs
- News: This is news about KDE, KDE-apps or even Linux. 
- Database: Here you can find lists, faqs, statistics and (hopefully) an
answer to your questions
- Community: here you can find peers so you can collaborate on a
project, brainstorm or just socialize around KDE.


More in detail:

*** WELCOME TO KDE ***

Explain: 
- What is KDE 
- Explain Open Source 
- Screenshots KDE 
- Windows/Apple vs KDE 
- Linux vs KDE 
- Why should I switch to KDE? (aka the good points) 
- Why shouldn't I switch to KDE? (aka the bad points) 
- How to get KDE 
 
News: 
No news in this section 
 
Database: 
- Where to get KDE (list of distributions and their Unique Selling
Points) 
- Comparation tables with software from Windows, Apple, KDE/X11, GNOME 
 
Community 
- Chat with developers, advanced users that are willing to serve as a
guide 
 
 
*** NOVICE USERS *** 
 
Explain: 
- The essentials (fonts, skins, settings) 
- How and where to get help 
- Howto's about simple issues 
 
News: 
- Where's KDE heading, what to expect 
- KDE milestones 
- New consumer oriented services 
- Where to see KDE in action (Linux shows) 
- Features about KDE people 
 
Database: 
- Software-selector 
- Help (read only) 

Community:
-  
 
*** ADVANCED USERS *** 
 
Explain:  
- Roadmap KDE 
- Whitepapers 
- Howto about complicated issues 
 
News: 
- Where's KDE heading, what to expect 
- KDE milestones 
- New consumer oriented services 
- Where to see KDE in action (Linux shows) 
- Features about KDE people 
- KDE beta's 
- KDE Apps beta's 
 
Database: 
- Software-selector 
- Help (read and write) 
 
Community: 
- Women 
- Multimedia 
 

*** PROFESSIONAL USERS ***
 
Explain: 
- Cost of ownership 
- Testimonials 
- Compare with Windows, Apple 
- Server or desktop (or both) 
- Legal issues 
- Open Source explained 
- How to get support 
- Koffice 
- Konqueror 
- Kpim 
- How to submit bugs 
 
News: 
- new business applications & patches 
- companies that switch to KDE 
- new support deals 
- new legal stuff 
- features about KDE people 
- security information
 
Database: 
- Compatibility issues 
- Where to get support 
 
Community: 
- Educational users 
- Small business 
- Enterprise IT departments 
- Governments
 

*** DEVELOPERS ***
 
Explain: 
- CVS 
- KBabel 
- Kdevelop 
- Who's who 
- What to do 
 
News: 
(Everything) 
 
Database: 
- CVS
 
Community: 
- Usability 
- Art 
- KDE-look 
- Promo


------

Of course, tehre is so much info already available, that most of KDE.org
just should be reshuffled. Some info should be rewritten with more
consideration to the target groups, but al in all, I think a resuffle
can be done fairly quick.

Only the way how to update things, that might be more complicated, and
for that, I hope some of you can think of something. I think that we
should find a way to make translations not only possible through CVS,
but also through a webinterface. I think it would be easier to translate
news too. (For example, After my work, I could check the content
management system through the web, translate some news for an hour while
I wait until the traffic jams are gone...)

So, what do you think?

-- 
Regards,
Marko






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