[Kdenlive-devel] kdenlive.org imporovement suggestions

[Hugh Tebby]

Hi,

Concerning the blog, I can't create any new content. I also agree it should
be more visible. It's a good idea having a lot of info about Kdenlive on the
first page, but it's more fitting for an "institutionnal" website than for a
community website (which is what kdenlive.org is supposed to be). I find
www.krita.org quite good for instance. The blog should be on the first page,
and updated regularly (once a month would be good, so the project looks
alive).

The actual structure of the website is quite complew and everything isn't
easily accessible.

Currently we have this structure :

- Discover
---- Features
---- Screenshots
---- Supported camcorders
---- Community Google Map

- Download
---- Packages
---- Source
---- Live demo
---- Other ressources

- Learn
---- Video Tutorials
---- User Manual

- Support
---- Forum
---- Bug Reports
---- Common problems
---- IRC chat (wow just tested it, never noticed this before)

- Contribute
---- Share MLT profiles
---- Share rendering profiles
---- Share Wipe images
---- Contribution manual
---- How to develop Kdenlive
---- Devloper Mailing List
---- Roadmap
---- Website Changelog

- Advocate
---- News
---- Press
---- Free software
---- Video Communities
---- Free operating systems


That's a hell of a lot of menus ! Most of the others websites for opens
source soffware have 5 or 6 links, and that's it.

I like the left sidebar, with the latest topics, svn commits and blog posts,
I think that could stay.

The homepage should be replaced by the blog posts, and all the info
currently on the homepage (except maybe the part at the top, over the
package download links) should be taken away and put in the "Features" page.


The top menu could be kept, but maybe with simple links, not pulldown menus.

It could be :

- Features
- Download
- Documentation
- Tutorials
- Forum
- Bug Reports
(And maybe a couple more)



There would also need to be a large and visible link to the forum.


These are just a few ideas. I'm a web developer myself, I've never used
Drupal much, but I'd be glad to help with the website if necessary (content
and design). I don't have much time to help with kdenlive development, but I
can easily put in a few minutes here and there.

Cheers,
Hugh



2010/8/1 Simon Eugster <simon.eu at gmail.com>

> Dear friends,
>
> 1. I've found out that we indeed *do* have a blog on kdenlive.org:
> http://kdenlive.org/blog
> From what I saw, everyone can create a blog entry and make it visible
> there. I think we should make use of this chance now.  Which also
> means putting the link to the blog to a more central place (who would
> expect it at Advocate > News?).
>
> 2. How mutable is content? For example, the camcorderinfo link here
> http://kdenlive.org/link-community is dead, but I cannot modify the
> page. There are also other pages which should occasionally be updated.
> Like for example the http://kdenlive.org/roadmap ...
>
> 3. Supported Camcorders. Too limited. I would like to add my Nikon D90
> (DSLR), but Nikon is not in the Manufacturer list. How to update this
> list?
>
> 4. Cookies. If I'm logged in on http://kdenlive.org, I'm not on
> http://www.kdenlive.org. Which e.g. means that, clicking on the
> «Create Content → Supported camcorder» link here:
> http://kdenlive.org/video-editor «logs me out», as it seems. Same
> problem occurs on various other links on the page. Even in the menu:
> Contribute → Howto develop hard links to the www address.
>
> 5. Menu. The fade in effect is nice, but too slow. I would prefer a
> menu without fade in.
>
> 6. Forum. Is it possible to add a «Show unread/unanswered topics»
> button? I often miss updates, especially when not online for several
> days, and the only solution is then to visit every forum.
>
> Simon
>
>
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