Mailing List Archive: Re: [SITE] possible structure suggestion (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:14:11 -0600
From: Elaine -HFB- Ashton <elaine@chaos.wustl.edu>
Subject: Re: [SITE] possible structure suggestion

*>>
*>> Module Database
*>> ===============
*>>
*>> A list of the names + download link + description/author/last_modified/
*>> CPAN_status + link to the homepage for the module + synopsis.

This is basically what
http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=Apache%3A%3A

Perhaps I could add an Apache/mod_perl section to the front page?

*>> Part of this can be handled automatically by a cron script that would
*>> check CPAN on a regular basis (or the already existing database of
*>> search.cpan.org) and update the list using more or less the same method
*>> as for the news.
*>> This would hopefully help keep the modlist constantly up-to-date while
*>> reducing the maintenance to be done on it. Meanwhile, the maintenance
*>> can still be done by hand.

search.cpan.org is pretty robust. If you would like to use it as the Perl
News does, feel free to do so. We will be adding more features as time
permits.

cheers,

e.

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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 09:42:32 -0500
From: Robin Berjon <robin@knowscape.com>
To: Stas Bekman <sbekman@iname.com>
Cc: James G Smith <jsmith@jamesmith.com>,
Advocacy mod_perl list <advocacy@perl.apache.org>
Subject: Re: [SITE] possible structure suggestion

At 17:32 11/02/2000 +0200, Stas Bekman wrote:
>
>Seems that there are few people at the advocacy list :( which makes our
>discussion potentially less effective...

Apparently people are joining in slowly. We can always discuss things in
small groups and submit general ideas back to the big list.

>> >BTW, you didn't mention a usage of CSS files to enforce the look and feel.
>>
>No, not a problem at all. I just pointed out that you didn't write this
>fact down (in your proposal).

Oh, ok I will. I think it's necessary to have something that looks good and
degrades well without breaking HTML. It's probably good practice too.

>> >I think what you wanted/need to write here is a lynx compatibility for
>> >the impared folks and those who prefer text mode browsing.
>>
>> So far I've tried to make the current html look good in lynx. All the
>> navigation links appear at the top and the table tries hard to make the
>> text come in an order that makes sense. I'm don't use lynx that often, but
>> it looks ok to me. If there's any lynx specialist out there, please tell us
>> what you think of lynx http://modperl.knowscape.org :)
>
>It seems OK to me, Just wanted to have this item written down for the
>prerelease testing. The current layout might change before it gets
>released.

It definitely will change, I'll be doing this this week. Somehow I've more
or less been waiting for a clear signal to "do these modifications and go
ahead do it" not that I need someone to be my boss (I'm self-employed) but
this is a community thing, I'd really like to be sure it's liked before I
start converting the old pages to the new ones.

.Robin
Earth is a beta site.