[Springframework-rcp-dev] new skin for the website

[Lieven D. <ld...@sc...>]

Hi everybody,

Since Spring RCP is heading for it's first release, perhaps it's time to 
change the way the site looks too.
Granted, the current look resembles the look of the Spring Framework 
site, but let's face it, that site isn't going to win any beauty contests.
Therefor I created a maven skin for the current site that looks a bit 
more modern and keeps the following in mind:
- sites should be totally viewable on 1024x768 screens, the current site 
is not (screenshots in the pages result in a larger page)
- sites should not stretch horizontally (see SpringSource site)
- clear visual signs for links that take you outside the website

There still is some work to be done on the skin (the powered-by icons 
are gone and other bugs). I haven't gotten around to uploading a sample 
(my ftp isn't working correctly), but I did post a screenshot on my 
Picasa site:

http://picasaweb.google.nl/doclolieven/SpringRCP

Tell me what you think. I'll put up a sample site ASAP. The website is 
the postersign for RCP, the first thing people see, and a modern site 
helps with the image of the product. The current site... well, let's 
just say there's room for improvement, shall we :).

Grtz,

Lieven