[GRASS-user] Download the new release 6.4.0

[Stuart Edwards]

With Hamish's explanation - all is clear;  I had not caught on to the OS recognition feature.  I just ran a test on IE8 on XP, Firefox on linux, and Safari on OSX and all function correctly as he describes.  

Sorry to be so dense ~

Stu

On Sep 10, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Markus Neteler wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Stuart Edwards <sedwards2 at cinci.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Sep 10, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Markus Neteler wrote:
>> 
>>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Stuart Edwards <sedwards2 at cinci.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> As a suggestion, the /download/index page doesn't add much to the download experience and may be a little confusing.
>>> 
>>> Mhh, there is only one relevant link as per-operating system provided at
>>> http://grass.osgeo.org/download/
>>> 
>>> Why confusing? It may be so, please explain to make me understand.
>> 
>> Sorry - poor explanation - if I'm at /download/, and then hit 'Software' in the the menu to the left, I find myself at /download/index.php which is the same screen so until I spot the 'other platforms' link in the center orange box I'm stuck. (This is OS X / Safari behavior)
> 
> ah, interesting, so...
> 
>> The orange box in the center looks to a casual user as if it is the Mac download box - maybe we need to give some more prominence to the other binaries by name in this box?
> 
> apparently there is a browser recognition problem. Can you please
> send me a screenshot off-list? The Safari simulators out there do not
> work right now (I'm on Linux).
> 
>>>>  Perhaps the download link should go directly to the /download/software.php page?
>>> 
>>>> From newcomers I got lots of feedback to avoid the complex table
>>> as landing page... so I made the "new" one (some months old).
>> 
>> but doesn't it just lead to the same place and require the user to make the same analysis of their needs?
> 
> This is what I exactly wanted to avoid :) It should be pretty straightforward
> as it is intended for Windows and Linux users.
> 
>> Not a big deal in the grand scheme of all the great work done on GRASS.
> 
> Still it should be solved! The easier the better IMHO.
> 
> Markus