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jaapz

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Posted: June 09 2008,17:02

hello

I thought about how i could help DSL with my talents, and this is what i thought of:

I thought it would be a great idea to freshen up the DSL website (new design, userfriendlier and stuff), so i tried to contact the one who edits the site (John?), but i never got any answers on my mails or pb's. So now i try here.

I'm a webdesigner myself, so i know how to work with (x)HTML, CSS , PHP. And i know how to make sites compatible in all browsers.

So if robert or john thinks its a good idea that i could freshen-up the website, please say it here

Later,
Jaapz

roberts

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Posted: June 09 2008,17:23

Jaapz,

John is the website, wiki, blog, store, and general business side owner and maintainer, so he would have to answer you. I know, sometimes, I have a hard time to get answer too.

My sole involvement with DSL is programming, creating and maintaining the core DSL iso images. I also facilitate the posting of MyDSL extensions that the community provides and otherwise try to be helpful here in the forums.

I do know that John wants to keep DSL website to look good in minimal browsers such as Dillo.

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Posted: June 09 2008,18:08

... which rules out CSS (fyi). I think most of the pages on this site use tables.

It could be a good idea to get some 'auto' server-side parsing for things like latest release, etc. so that one doesn't have to manually update those kind of things (if the server allows it).

I guess he's talking more in terms of looks, though.

I don't think the site conforms to w3c standards, but it has pretty much looked consistent throughout all the browsers I've used (iirc even text only browsers).

lucky13

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Posted: June 09 2008,18:19

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...it has pretty much looked consistent throughout all the browsers I've used (iirc even text only browsers).

Including elinks:
http://lucky13linux.files.wordpress.com/2008....602.png

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jaapz

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Posted: June 09 2008,21:12

Quote (^thehatsrule^ @ June 09 2008,18:08)

I guess he's talking more in terms of looks, though.

nope

making the backend of the site will be the most important thing i'll do when i'll remake the site (if im ever going to do it)

and cause the design too has to look well in dillo, it wont look all glossy and stuff, probably much like the site we have now, more important to me is that here and there a new header or image is placed, and even more important is that the usability of the site will be increased, so better menu's and stuff, cos when i first came to damnsmalllinux.org i didnt know how to get on the forums, or how to download something.

so thats whats mostly going to be changed if john agrees, but first, we (i) gotta get John here, or atleast get a decent answer by mail...

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