[Bioperl-l] a Main Page proposal

[Peter]

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Chris Fields <cjfields at illinois.edu> wrote:
>
> I think the Biopython layout is very nice and focused.  Maybe
> a bit too minimal, but then again I don't like scrolling up and
> down the page to find the relevant bits, so less may be better.

Yes, trying to get everything on one screen was deliberate
(and works for most screen sizes).

> Reminds me of the simplifed design on the perl6 main page
> (just don't stare at the hallucinogenic butterfly too long):
>
> http://www.perl6.org/
>
> So, maybe a structured layout with the most important links,
> and additional links on a separate page.

Butterflies aside, yes - that is what we tried to do on the
Biopython page - just provide an "abstract", and links to
get people to the main content.

Peter