[Uni-verse] Uni-Verse.org

[Angela Plohman]

Hi Peter and everyone,

Thanks for your comments! I have added the news items you all have 
suggested (except the Orange project news which I will write with Ton on 
Friday).

> Other comments
> 1 The News column is a good feature
>  Q: Will this column in future 1) grow, 2) be scrollable or 3) cut and 
>  linked to a separate page?

Yes, we will create a news archive page.

> 2 The middle column is good, including the four continuations
> (We'll have to check wording)
> 
> Preferably it should not need scrolling, I would therefore eliminate 
> second quotation and decide to keep the front page to one (normal) screen.

Well, I think it depends what kind of screen you are using. For example, 
on my iBook, I can only see the header and a small amount of text below 
that. I have to scroll for the rest ;) I agree with Gert that the header 
image should be smaller.

> 3 The left column is more problematic
>    a) pictures non-clickable, different from bottom illustrations,
>       and creating a confusing mixed menu and illustration field

I think the menu changes that Marlene proposed are good and we should 
consider implementing them. We (Paregos and Blender) should speak 
further about this.

>    b) categories unclear
>      so "platform", should lead to a more technical spec of platform,
>      not to market segments
>      "downloads", should link to downloadable code, including purple 
> (on     uni-verse.org site, if so mirrored from purple native site)
>      maybe also a "specifications" part, linking to deliverables

Downloadable code is coming. We were waiting on this until we are ready 
for the first major software release. But this section is indeed being 
developed (by Emil specifically). For us, we had considered "platform" 
to be the equivalent of the "what" section. But I can see the wording 
might be a bit confusing. If you have (web-friendly) text you wish for 
us to place as the technical spec of the platform, please send it to me.

Many thanks for the comments - they are helpful!

Kind regards,
Angela