From: Charlie Bowman <charlie@...>
Date: 2006-05-27T00:25:37+09:00
Subject: Re: new.ruby-lang.org (was: Re: Proposing: A new Ruby Windows	installer)

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Beautiful site!  

Are there going to be any new features to the site?
Will it have any new integrated wikis?




On Fri, 2006-05-26 at 23:42 +0900, James Edward Gray II wrote:

> On May 26, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> 
> > Yes, it looks very "professional". But the blue stripes on each side
> > of the page take way too much space. Perhaps my browser window is
> > larger than that of the person who designed the web?
> >
> > I say "professional" because it is that sort of good looking slick
> > design that uses pixel alignement. It is probably the type of design
> > that appeals to managers and computer illiterate people. If it happens
> > that they can see it on their screens because they got a "normal"
> > screen.
> > Not that pixels are the root of all evil in web design, just almost
> > all. Such web is not scalable, it is the same size (in pixels)
> > irregardless of the user's screen (window) size and dpi.
> >
> > This is the standard these days, many web sites do it. And some do
> > not. The fact that many did the same error is not an excuse for doing
> > it again.
> >
> > I appreciate the work you put into the new design. But it looks like I
> > will not be the one who appreciates the results of the work. I was
> > afraid the new design will be like this, and so it is.
> 
> This site is in a CMS, so it is trivial to replace the entire look of  
> the site, should we need to down the road.  Let's try to keep the  
> focus where it belongs, on content and getting it launched.
> 
> James Edward Gray II
> 
> 


Charlie Bowman
http://www.recentrambles.com

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