Re: RFC: What is the best layout for http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Applications/Desktop ?

Lars Vogdt wrote:
> Hi
>
> On Donnerstag 04 September 2008 00:21:48 James Tremblay wrote:
>   
>>> I want to achieve another goal - to make this page usable to
>>> people, who are finding software for own needs, therefore as clear
>>> as possible, with out duplicating information, etc. I've done the
>>> following page for example:
>>> http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Applications/Desktop_Temp
>>>       
>> Same goal. if we don't answer all the questions to subdivide i.e. is
>> this math ? is this for an 8 yr old? is this ok on gnome? then we
>> can't do what you want.
>>     
>
> I think we had this on the old page bevore. I tried to get the best of 
> the two worlds and created a second example page:
>
> http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Applications/Desktop_Temp2
>
> * headlines for small kids and teenagers should show the recommended age
> * KDE and Gnome icons at the end of the summary show the "OK" status
> * reduced descriptions (using the package summary line) makes it more 
> clear
> * The packagename links to the full description on our wiki
>
> For me, the last point is important, as we can add the Category links to 
> each package:
> [[Category:Education_recommend_age_4-12]]
> [[Category:Education_recommend_age_12-18]]
> [[Category:Education_Computer]]
> [[Category:Education_Languages]]
> [[Category:Education_Math]]
> ....
> I like kkirill idea to have the headlines also be links to the 
> corresponding category (perhaps this should be more visible)! 
> This would also define the available categories for Education apps: As 
> each application should be listed on the Education/Applications page - 
> and therefor sorted into one of the categories there - we already have 
> defined the available categories which can be added at the end of the 
> description page for each application.
>
> Only thing not really clear for me is if we still want the current 
> categories/headlines defined on
> http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Applications/Desktop
> Note - this means: [[Category:Education_Computer]] is the category for 
> small kids and not a general category containing all computer apps.
> ^^ Any Ideas?
>
> Regards,
> Lars
>   
I have been advocating for this kind of package segregation for a while, 
both in the wiki and the add-on workflow.
I am only sorry that I have had my hands full this year with working 
with my own setup of the server packages.
http://apps.newmarket.k12.nh.us  currently I am working on e-Directory 
integration (ldap) . I have been trying to more than answer my own 
questions and read  several dozen e-mail lists.
This work is very dear to me and I haven't forgotten it.
James