From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2003-01-26T12:27:21+09:00
Subject: Re: RAA proposal

> So are you suggesting there are no game libraries.
> Where would you put an RPG engine?

HHmmm... perhaps media.  SDL (Simple Direct Media Layer) would go under 
media too.

> >    Computer Science
> >       Cad    <--     
> 
>               Hmm, intresting place to put CAD...

Well.  In retrospect, yeah, it doesn't fit there.
Someone else can pick another spot.  I certainly don't think that CAD 
should be toplevel.


> > Media
> >    Multimedia   <--
> >    Audio        <--
> >    Graphics     <--
>               Is this causing too many layers? Should
>               graphics be a top level?

I think we should keep the number of top layers to a minimum.  I've seen 
Graphics under "Media" lots of times.  I think it fits well there.

> > User Interfaces
> >    X11          <--
> >    Print        <--
> >    Shells       <--
>                  Can items be double listed? E.G, shells under
>                  languages and interfaces?

I think we should allow that.

Take a look at the mock-up website:

http://www.math.umd.edu/~dcarrera/ruby/raa/index.html

I think it really illustrates why minimizing top-level categories is a 
good user interface decision.

-- 
Daniel Carrera
Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Math Dept.
University of Maryland.  (301) 405-5137