Re: [xwiki-devs] [Proposal] XWiki.org skin improvements

On 18 Aug 2017, at 15:28, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) <valicac(a)gmail.com>

Hi, Proposal for UserGuide: http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Proposal/Flavors/

Current: http://enterprise.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/UserGuide/ Thanks, Caty On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 8:23 PM, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) < valicac(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Hi, > > Proposal for DevGuide: > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Proposal/Flavors/ > TechnicalDocumentationFlavor/ExampleXWiki/WebHome/DevGuide.png > > Current: http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/DevGuide/ > > If you have better grouping names/entries, let me know. > > Thanks, > Caty > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 7:53 PM, Guillaume Delhumeau < > guillaume.delhumeau(a)xwiki.com&gt; wrote: > >> Would be even better with some icons for each box, but nice proposal :) >> >> 2017-08-17 16:29 GMT+02:00 Vincent Massol &lt;vincent(a)massol.net&gt;et>: >> >>> >>>> On 17 Aug 2017, at 16:14, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) < >> valicac(a)gmail.com&gt; >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Proposal for AdminGuide: >>>> http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Proposal/Flavors/ >>> TechnicalDocumentationFlavor/ExampleXWiki/WebHome/AdminGuide.png >>> >>> So 3 sections: >>> * Highlighted topics >>> * Main topics >>> * Other topics >>> >>> Sounds good to me. >>> >>> Thanks >>> -Vincent >>> >>>> >>>> Current: http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/ >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Caty >>>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 3:12 PM, Vincent Massol &lt;vincent(a)massol.net&gt; >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Caty, >>>>> >>>>>> On 11 Aug 2017, at 13:51, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) < >> valicac(a)gmail.com >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi devs, >>>>>> >>>>>> While thinking about what features a Technical Documentation Flavor >> [1] >>>>>> should have, I came up with some ideas that we could integrate >> inside >>>>>> xwiki.org in order to make it a better documentation website: >>>>>> - navigation tree in the left panel, see >>>>>> -- >>>>>> http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Proposal/Flavors/ >>>>> TechnicalDocumentationFlavor/ExampleXWiki/WebHome/xwiki_doc_ >> partial.png >>>>> >>>>> As already discussed with you, I really like this screenshot. I find >> the >>>>> UI to be very clean and simple and the navigation on the left is >> perfect >>>>> for a documentation web site. >>>>> >>>>>> compared to >>>>>> -- http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/

>>>>>> - simpler skin (at least remove the comments area - lots of >> deprecated >>>>>> questions/answers and we have now the forum for that) >>>>>> - simpler menu (less entries + merge with the navbar if technical >>>>> possible >>>>>> now, otherwise wait for newer version) >>>>>> - simpler footer area by removing the number of links displayed (we >>> need >>>>> to >>>>>> look at mouseflow) >>>>>> >>>>>> Would be great also to upgrade XWiki.org to a newer version. >>>>> >>>>> Yep. >>>>> >>>>>> There were all sorts of ideas in the past like: >>>>>> - displaying 'Edit' also for unregistered in order to encourage >> edits >>>>>> - display 'Register'/'Log-in' links in the navbar in order to >> encourage >>>>>> edits >>>>>> these are not part of the current proposal, but keep the ideas >> coming >>> :) >>>>> we >>>>>> will try to implement them when we can. >>>>>> >>>>>> Of course it would be great if we would had time to: >>>>>> - update the docs content >>>>>> - reorganize pages >>>>>> - update the blog styling >>>>>> - etc. >>>>>> but I guess small changes will come in time. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me know what you think, >>>>> >>>>> I’m really excited by this. I also believe a new L&F is needed for >>>>> xwiki.org (been several years that it’s not been changed and >> novelty is >>>>> nice). >>>>> >>>>> I think you should start implementing this skin on xwiki.org if you >> can >>>>> find some time and on my side I’m willing to help to move/reorganize >> the >>>>> content around (which will be needed as soon as we display the >>> navigation >>>>> menu on the left). >>>>> >>>>> Anyone else interested to help out too? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> -Vincent >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Caty >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] >>>>>> http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/Flavors/ >>>>> TechnicalDocumentationFlavor/ >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Guillaume Delhumeau (guillaume.delhumeau(a)xwiki.com) >> Research & Development Engineer at XWiki SAS >> Committer on the XWiki.org project >> > >