Re: [Xconq-general] Re: New Xconq Prerelease

[Eric McDonald <mcdonald@phy.cmich.edu>]

Andreas Bringedal wrote:

> After looking closely I did find the windows version but 
> what I was hoping for was was a download page that were very easy to 
> understand.

> If it instead had been like this:
> Xconq 7.5  game files
> Windows version
> Mac version
> Xxx version

Well, I could split the 'xconq' package section into new 
'xconq-windows', 'xconq-rpms', and 'xconq-sources' package sections when 
I do another release. This is more work for me, because I would have to 
create 3 file releases instead of just 1. Also, Sourceforge appears to 
sort package sections alphabetically, so your 'xconq-windows' package 
section would not appear until near the end of all the "gobbles". Right 
now, your Windows download appears at the _top_ above all the other 
files; all that a Windows illiterate must do is see the "SETUP.exe". How 
hard is that?

But, I agree that the download screen looks cluttered. Blame 
Sourceforge; don't blame me. Why don't you submit a feature request to 
the Sourceforge people?
   http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=1&atid=350001
Choose "Project: File Release System" from the "Category" menu on that page.

Just tell the Sourceforge people that you would like a big button on the 
File Release System downloads page that says "Simple View". And, if 
someone clicks on the "Simple View" button, it will display something in 
the following format (with lots of white space and bigger letters):

   package-section-name
      file-release-name
   =====================================================================
         file1-name            (Size = 1.6MB)   (32-bit Windows Program)
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
         file2-name            (Size = 1.6MB)   (Source RPM)
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
         file3-name            (Size = 1.5MB)   (Gzipped Source)
...



I would suggest that you write "Simplified Downloads View" for the 
"Summary" text field on their feature request page. You can put your 
description (like the one I just gave you) in the "Detailed Description" 
text field. As a technical note, you might also want to tell them that 
you would like your view preference to be stored in a cookie, so that it 
is remembered next time you visit to download a new file. When you are 
finished filling in the "Detailed Description", just click the "SUBMIT" 
button at the bottom of the page.

Eric