From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13059 invoked by alias); 28 Nov 2004 00:50:35 -0000 Mailing-List: contact xconq7-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: xconq7-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 13038 invoked from network); 28 Nov 2004 00:50:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO sccrmhc12.comcast.net) (204.127.202.56) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 28 Nov 2004 00:50:31 -0000 Received: from [192.168.181.128] (c-67-176-41-158.client.comcast.net[67.176.41.158]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with ESMTP id <2004112800503001200im946e>; Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:50:31 +0000 Message-ID: <41A920CF.90705@phy.cmich.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:06:00 -0000 From: Eric McDonald User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (Windows/20040913) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andreas Bringedal CC: xconq-general@lists.sourceforge.net, xconq7 Subject: Re: [Xconq-general] Re: New Xconq Prerelease References: <41A7CB51.2060200@phy.cmich.edu> <000601c4d4a4$862ae660$b1f94382@Rufus> <41A8DAD7.9060105@phy.cmich.edu> <003d01c4d4d9$6117adb0$63f94382@Rufus> <000f01c4d4dc$eca5d0c0$a5f74382@Rufus> In-Reply-To: <000f01c4d4dc$eca5d0c0$a5f74382@Rufus> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-SW-Source: 2004/txt/msg01446.txt.bz2 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