[mapguide-internals] MapGuide Site Navigation Proposal

[Paul Spencer]

sounds good to me.  One thing that I would like to see on each page  
(perhaps in the essential links) is a link to downloads and to  
reporting a problem.

Paul

On 13-Feb-07, at 11:40 PM, Robert Bray wrote:

> As I started thinking about adding links for Trac to  
> mapguide.osgeo.org
> I came to realize how limiting our current site navigation is. So here
> is a proposal for fixing it, feel free to do anything from providing
> feedback to shooting it down entirely and telling me I am an idiot.
>
> First I would like to propose introducing a collection of Tabs  
> (Primary Links in Drupal parlance) just under the banner. With this  
> approach the Left Navigation bar can then be tailored to the  
> content of the Tab.
>
>
> Tab #1: Home
>
>  Left Nav
>  - Essential Links (need to define these)
>
>  Page Content
>   Current Home
>   Events (replace Announcements with Drupal Event block)
>
>
> Tab #2: Download
>
>  Left Nav
>  - Current Stable (default)
>  - Latest Development - Beta / RC (if available, else not present)
>  - Previous
>    - 1.0.2
>    - 1.0.1
>    - 1.0.0
>  - Essential Links (need to define these)
>
>  Page Content
>    Corresponding Download Page
>
>
>  Tab #3: Documentation
>
>  Left Nav
>  - Current (default)
>    - Doc 1
>    - Doc 2
>    - ...
>    - Doc n
>  - Previous (collapsed by default)
>    - 1.0.2
>      - Doc 1
>      - Doc 2
>      - ...
>      - Doc n
>    - 1.0.1
>    - 1.0.0
>  - Essential Links (need to define these)
>
>  Page Content
>    Corresponding Doc List or Doc Page
>
>
> Tab #4: Support
>
>  Left Nav
>  - FAQ
>  - Mail Lists
>  - Report a Bug
>  - Essential Links (need to define these)
>
>  Page Content
>   Current Get Involved As a User Page ++
>
>
> Tab #5: Contributing
>
>  Left Nav
>  - All the dev resource links
>  - Trac
>    - Browse Source
>    - Roadmap
>    - Timeline
>    - View Tickets
>    - New Ticket
>  - Essential Links (need to define these)
>
>  Page Content
>   Current Get Involved as a Contributor Page ++
>
>
> Tab #6 Community
> FUTURE - Nathalie is working on a proposal for this...
>
>
> I also wonder if there should be another called "Basics" or  
> "Getting Started" that steps through an overview of the project and  
> everything you need to get going, but I'll wait for feedback on  
> this. This could also be a key first element on the documentation  
> page with a link to it on the Essential Links menu.
>
> Anyway give this some thought and fire back your ideas...
>
> Bob
>
>
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