Re: [xtext-dev] Xtext Website

[Heiko Behrens <heiko.behrens@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Guys,

I have published three design drafts at

http://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/draft090514/20.html
http://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/draft090514/nova1.html
http://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/draft090514/nova3.html

Where the 2.0-Approach (20.html) tries to establish an "individual  
look" compared to the other Eclipse citizens the other designs rely on  
the recent Eclipse theme "Nova". Content-wise all three drafts are  
comparable apart from the fact that nova3 brings a short introduction  
screencast into play.

Please feel free to comment on these.

Cheers,
Heiko

On 12.05.2009, at 10:50, Heiko Behrens wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>
> within the next weeks we want to overhaul the users' first  
> impression of Xtext. This does not only affect the UI (e.g. Wizards)  
> or a ready-to-use distro but public material such as documentation  
> and the website as well. So far, only the wiki page at http://wiki.eclipse.org/Xtext 
>  informs the first-time user about Xtext's capabilities. To improve  
> this situation I want to establish a face-lifted web appearance of  
> Xtext that resides at http://www.eclipse.org/Xtext. If have already  
> discussed this topic with some of you and clarified some technical  
> issues with the webmasters of eclipse.org. We will be able to  
> provide a custom design, present off-site links to the oAW  
> Distribution and do other fancy (php-based) stuff as well if we want  
> to.
>
> If have collected a few items that outline this effort and I would  
> highly appreciate feedback.
>
> First step: A Landing page
> 	• Appealing Look
> 	• Short description about Xtext in general
> 	• (Screenshot / Diagram ?)
> 	• Easy to find download link
> 	• Documentation
> 	• Professional Support (non annoying)
> 	• Key Features
> 	• Note for irritated Xtext oAW users
> 	• Status (latest commit, twitter, blog headlines) to appear fresh
>
> Second, a restructured web page the conforms to these ideas
>
> 	• Landing Page (see above)
> 	• Documentation
> 		• online version of documentation
> 		• tutorials (n minute)
> 		• screencasts
> 		• DSL examples
> 		• other resources (such as articles or noteworthy blog posts)
> 	• Testimonials or "Users that are impressed by Xtext"
> 	• Support
> 		• Newsgroup
> 		• Bugzilla
> 		• Off-Link to "Professional Support"
> 	• Contribute / Developer
> 		• Team (People behind the scenes, short bio?)
> 		• Wiki
> 		• JavaDoc, JUnit-Reports
> 		• Sources
> 		• Metrics
>
> Please feel free to comment this list. In the next days I will send  
> around some design documents to feed the discussion.
>
> @itemis kiel: Tomorrow morning I will be at the office. How about a  
> short discussion based on the current designs?
> --
> Heiko Behrens
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