From nobody Sun Jul 17 09:04:57 2022 X-Original-To: doc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Llzgs5DGRz4WhFH for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:04:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Llzgs2NBCz3CgT for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:04:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Llzgs16XnzvNg for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:04:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 26H94vaA026540 for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:04:57 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 26H94vRi026539 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:04:57 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 265264] Make /ports/ less obscure, and add a link out to FreshPorts Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:04:57 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Website X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: grahamperrin@gmail.com X-Bugzilla-Status: New X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: see_also Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated List-Id: Documentation project List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1658048697; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=4K/xdQCR3b7YYm4mOI59uxi2dqzB7nhUxnxG37vzrl0=; b=ZUFhvezJit5cqQbujCyN2DIV1/UivNUo4BTTuYt/uDutT5Bj62JmqVqSO1tYMc8tm/QEXA CxQGKu88GIwD+6NExm6AoDgTDeGs4CCL0wmrYoYT6hQVBWFzYoV96gpxFnWrn20bVh1oxu TSwo/lCTe8WzNV0dFiLdiV+jb57BEInOT3jmO2V7B22Uru9+Rc3QQHZNyb0yImSpz7Vgo6 lqhHfOgvEXbKWvK6JOjFPOJRudsWlU5HrPEVFELVc6NeowZ4eI35U/IMPQ7v3IDX9egfKd 9oBDLUXv9pMuGTh/e9U8hnuBGS4Dh61SPg5QlMO9A5L/NVKmD/ng9PfKiUX/Mw== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1658048697; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=OCKiiX038TfW5a+2kfCUBDtAJjNz9Ll2MIOb5r1bojVmP5Em4Fi0ieFwdWR4VehMn48rkn ysSf+xWeSXKd1h0wy9+W+xbfCAVq4WNrWkPi8UosUG6KHXvluBkgYZsbMJhWBOcdClNH6L hZfltMOPZh4wa8G10t0RQj70+xSPbou1ggytniLN9k/PgcgPzeLqV9zXk+iLoSC6bfstcK xqLji4qtXrOk0rv64isFapg6hJmLaHq6yIo8C0zbuW52lRX5FqrzY1QTT4viimBI5lGo5h 2b0AxzOvXJJ1iNwFjMdWdJ/dtTgMNVpZzCHxL5EtEYZSlXa/562hlXwnPYNdlQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D265264 Graham Perrin changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Also| |https://bugs.freebsd.org/bu | |gzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D2= 610 | |58 --- Comment #1 from Graham Perrin --- FreeBSD home page has shouty but easily overlook= ed:=20 SHORTCUTS =E2=80=93 with five shortcuts, including:=20 Ports Stepping away from home loses SHORTCUTS.=20 Four of the five remain easily accessible through main menus:=20 * the Community menu for mailing lists =E2=80=93 and so on.=20 For what was the fifth shortcut, Ports, there's:=20 * no direct route from any menu.=20 Early thoughts =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Remove the 25th anniversary stuff, which should have been removed years ago. via bug 261058. With all due respect: = it's stale clutter, the combination of those two aspects decreases the likelihoo= d of people paying attention to adjacent stuff such as shortcuts.=20 Using uppercase for SHORTCUTS might have been intended to attract attention (shouting) however there should be no need for this section of the page.=20 The main menus =E2=80=93 seven, adjacent to the Home button =E2=80=93 shoul= d be more than enough to comprise all five shortcuts in a way that is both logical and accessible.=20 Allow the main menus to serve their purpose.=20 (from a click on the 'About' menu button, unfortunately not a menu item) mentions ported libraries and applications. Improve the About menu:=20 * 'Introduction' should refer to not to Resources for Newbies * add a menu item , named=20 'Newcomers' or 'Newbies' or 'Resources for Newbies' (although the=20 word newbies might too colloquial for a menu for a project such as=20 FreeBSD =E2=80=A6 needs more thought) * add a menu item 'Ports Collection' . Then remove the SHORTCUTS area from the home page (and so on =E2=80=A6 a br= oader discussion, for anyone who'd like to join me in chat).=20 Thanks --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=