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

[Geoffrey De S. <ge0...@gm...>]

These use it too :)
http://static.springframework.org/spring-batch/
http://static.springframework.org/spring-ws/site/

With kind regards,
Geoffrey De Smet

Lieven Doclo schreef:
> Thanks Peter!
> 
> @Geoffrey:
> 
> Since almost none of the other spring projects are using maven to 
> generate their site (I just checked, except for Acegi, of whom I think 
> they're using Maven, and they're not using the "Spring" sking).
> 
> I have a firm belief that a website is a 'make-or-break' thing when it 
> comes to a product (especially a first launch). Someone new to RCP 
> entering our current site isn't overwhelmed with a 'Nice!' feeling. The 
> site is the ad for RCP, and bad ads don't sell products, even if the 
> product is good. I have the same feeling about the main Spring site, but 
> they can afford it so to speak. RCP, for it's first release, can't 
> afford that. We need all the publicity we can get.
> 
> When Spring RCP 1.0 is announced, a lot more people will come to the 
> site. A that point, appearance does matter.
> 
> But you're right about one thing, the main Spring site is in need for 
> refurbishing...
> 
> Greetz,
> 
> Lieven
> 
> Geoffrey De Smet schreef:
>> Looks great, but shouldn't this be fixed upstream?
>> At the moment, we use the maven-spring-skin, just like all the other 
>> spring projects.
>> http://www.mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.maven.skins/maven-spring-skin
>> That skin could definitly be improved, for example with those changes.
>>
>> -0 as I don't think we should deviate from the general spring skin site 
>> convention.
>>
>> With kind regards,
>> Geoffrey De Smet
>>
>> Peter De Bruycker schreef:
>>> looks great!
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> On 3/6/08, *Lieven Doclo* <ld...@sc... 
>>> <mailto:ld...@sc...>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     I managed to put up part of the site online, just to give you an idea:
>>>
>>>     http://www.doclo.be/spring/
>>>
>>>     Yes, I know there are still bugs, but they'll be fixed ASAP :).
>>>
>>>     Greetz,
>>>
>>>     Lieven
>>>
>>>
>>>     Lieven Doclo schreef:
>>>
>>>      > 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
>>>      >
>>>      >
>>>      >
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