[mapguide-internals] MapGuide Site Navigation Proposal

[Robert Bray]

Andy,

Issues from the old Project Tracker tool could not be migrated, so feel 
free to submit whatever you find.

Jason,

Yes let's discuss on Thurs. I am planning to get the new nav in place 
sometime this week, just need to find a few cycles.

Bob

Andy Morsell wrote:
> I apologize for not really following (or participating in) the migration to
> Trac, but I have a question or two about this.  First, will all issues that
> were in Issue Tracker be migrated as Trac ticket items?  I've run across a
> couple of things lately that I was not sure if they had been entered as
> defects or enhancement requests in the past.
> 
> Overall, I really like the look and feel of the new pages.  Well done, guys.
> 
> Thank you. 
> 
> 
> Andy 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jason Birch
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:47 PM
> To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
> Subject: RE: [mapguide-internals] MapGuide Site Navigation Proposal
> 
> Looks like Trac is up and running at its final destination:
>  
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapguide
>  
> Should we look at advertising this and linking it into the site?
>  
> Want to discuss this and the possibility of SoC involvement at the meeting
> this week?
>  
> Jason
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org on behalf of Robert Bray
> Sent: Tue 2007-02-13 8:40 PM
> To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
> Subject: [mapguide-internals] MapGuide Site Navigation Proposal
> 
> 
> 
> 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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