[Bioperl-l] a Main Page proposal

[Mark A. Jensen]

The idea I now have is that <biblio> is hitting the server too rapidly and 
getting bounced after a while.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Fields" <cjfields at illinois.edu>
To: "Peter" <biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk>
Cc: "BioPerl List" <bioperl-l at lists.open-bio.org>; "Mark A. Jensen" 
<maj at fortinbras.us>
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Bioperl-l] a Main Page proposal


>
> On Sep 21, 2009, at 7:28 AM, Peter wrote:
>
>> Peter wrote:
>>>> We had some similar discussions about the Biopython wiki
>>>> based homepage - although our old one was nowhere near
>>>> as busy as the current BioPerl main page, it was still not as
>>>> welcoming as our current version *tries* to be.
>>>> ...
>>>> I can dig out links to our mailing list archive if anyone is
>>>> interested in the discussion.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Mark A. Jensen wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate those links, Peter- thanks
>>> MAJ
>>
>> OK, here you are - this was most of it, I'd have to dig though
>> my old emails to see what else I can find:
>> http://lists.open-bio.org/pipermail/biopython-dev/2009-April/005867.html
>>
>> Remember Biopython went from a very minimal home page, to
>> something aiming to be more newcomer friendly. BioPerl on the
>> other hand seems to want to move away from the current very
>> text heavy information rich page to something more focused and
>> newcomer friendly. To me at least the current page is too dense,
>> intimidating, and the important bits get lost in all the content.
>>
>> [My apologies if any of this feedback come accross too blunt.]
>
> Not at all; I'm thinking the same thing.
>
>> If you haven't already looked at them, you should checkout the
>> other OBF project pages for ideas. The BioJava homepage is
>> also using the wiki - in my opinion it is a bit cluttered, but is
>> still more accessible than the current BioPerl page. Also,
>> the BioRuby page is very nice - although not wiki based.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Peter
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> chris
>
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