Re: Signing off the wgo goals

[Curtis Hovey <sinzui is verizon net>]

On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 15:09 +0100, Claus Schwarm wrote:
> Hi, Quim!
> 
> I'm glad you mention it: I added the goals to the GnomeWeb page
> because they were listed elsewhere, and made sense, basically. However,
> having a few more opinions about them can't hurt. ;-)
> 
> My 2cts:
> 
>  * Easy navigation
>   
>    The draft structure for wgo is derived from the WebUseCases [1] which
> should make navigation easy for most people. Of course, a critical
> review would help.
> 
>  * Easy Modification
> 
>    The best solution for wgo would be a system that enables editing via
> a rear entry [2], has proper URLs, needs no db, and allows for some
> dynamic daily updates on the frontpage and elsewhere.
> 
>    In fact, we have so many different sub-sites/services running that
> it's an illusion to think wgo could be much more than a yahoo style
> directory structure.
> 
>    Our current way of doing wgo just sucks due to the complicated
> makefile stuff. Changing the content shouldn't be easy, IMHO.
> 
>    The only service we're really missing is an "events table service"
> that delivers a feed to update our frontpage, and where people can
> enter, and maintain GNOME events worldwide.
> 
>  * Enable the use of multiple languages
> 
>    All multiple language sites I can remember to have visited sucked;
> especially the ones we currently have. It may be better with automatic
> browser language detection and a web design that allows and remembers
> manual switching to all other languages by default; inlcuding a English
> fallback for none translated content.
> 
>  * Access for disabled people (eg. Blind, Color Blind, etc.)
> 
>    Shouldn't be a problem.

I have little to add at this time as Claus has expressed my own
thoughts. 

I Think we can be shopping for implementation software as we vet and
refine our webusecases. The webusecases certainly will eliminate a few
contenders and help us refine our information architecture. I suspect
that by looking a the kinds of IA implemented by some of the software,
and their features, we might fill in some of the gaps in our own
webusecases.

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