Python.org Redesign Preview • Hacker News Board

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by Stratoscope » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 5:46 PM UTC

bobx11 wrote: post #13

Serif font makes the l look like a 1 in the code.

@jacobian - hope you see this - it appears that you were hellbanned 41 minutes ago. I have no idea why - don't shoot the messenger!

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by munki » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 5:50 PM UTC

StavrosK wrote: post #48

reustle wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Replace it with a try-python style interactive shell!

That would be fantastic, and pretty doable, I would think.

Even better if there was a little code like in the example already in there... (the best of both worlds)

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by alexmic » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 5:51 PM UTC

Looks great overall. I like the color scheme and the details.

Some constructive critisism and ideas:

(1) I'm pretty sure that the text in the secondary navbar is not correctly centered vertically. It's off by a couple of pixels.

(2) It would be nice if the code area in the frontpage had a chunky "Try Python now" button pointing to an online python editor, with a step-by-step teaser tutorial.

(3) The frontpage lacks a button to quickly download the latest version on my platform. I had to look twice to find the 'Download' column.

(4) The search box is a weak point. The magnifying glass is not aligned properly. The grey dropdowns feel a bit disconnected from the rest of the design. You're going for shadows and emboss, but that's completely flat.

(5) The position of the 'Socialize' dropdown is a bit random. It could be placed as another tab in the secondary navbar or in the footer.

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by StavrosK » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 5:52 PM UTC

munki wrote: post #62

StavrosK wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That would be fantastic, and pretty doable, I would think.

Even better if there was a little code like in the example already in there... (the best of both worlds)

Oh, that's what I meant, yes. Have the code as it is there, but the user can keep going.

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by Symmetry » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 5:55 PM UTC

jacobian wrote: post #30

msluyter wrote: post #22

Looks nice, but my first thought when I looked at the code example: 1 >>> l = ['spam', 'ham', 314, 23] was "wait, how are they assigning a list to the number 1? How is that possible? Oh... that's an l". (Not a fan of that. I'm half blind (figuratively) so these things confuse me.)

Yeah, that example is a placeholder; we plan on replacing it with something awesome. Thanks!

I'm sorry to say that using the same sentence to reply to different comments four times in a short period seems to have tripped YC's spam detectors.

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by bmiranda » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 5:58 PM UTC

moreati wrote: post #40

Maybe I've grown too used to the current design, but my first reaction is - yuck, too much like a http://everyfuckingwebsite.com/ clone. I'll try to articulate my dislike as something constructive, and submit feedback directly.

This is an example of a how to do a great OSS website: http://git-scm.com/

Granted, it is a bit easier to make a succinct website for something like Git rather than the entire Python project.

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by notatoad » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 6:01 PM UTC

I love it. The aesthetics are nothing special, at best you could say they are inoffensive but with a big community organization like python and so many opinions to cater to, inoffensive is probably as good as it gets.

More importantly, it is properly responsive, well laid out, touchscreen friendly, and a flexible enough design that it should be easy to add sections later. Everything a modern site should be.

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by frankwiles » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 6:02 PM UTC

X-Istence wrote: post #60

When I hover over one of the buttons (About being the first one I hovered on), when I move my mouse cursor down and to the right at the same time to go click "Learn more about the PSF", i accidentally hit the "Downloads" drop down, which then appears. At that point I need to move my cursor back to "About", drag down, and then right. Putting a time delay on there, or that Javascript that Amazon uses for theirs that de…

Thanks, yeah we've heard that from several people and it's on the TODO list to add some hover intent detection for sure.

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by the_mitsuhiko » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 6:03 PM UTC

moreati wrote: post #40

Maybe I've grown too used to the current design, but my first reaction is - yuck, too much like a http://everyfuckingwebsite.com/ clone. I'll try to articulate my dislike as something constructive, and submit feedback directly.

I found it a bit disappointing that the divio slides look nicer than the final result. I loved the clean look of the original design.

Re: Python.org Redesign Preview

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Post by jacobian » Sun, Mar 17, 2013, 6:03 PM UTC

Symmetry wrote: post #65

jacobian wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, that example is a placeholder; we plan on replacing it with something awesome. Thanks!

I'm sorry to say that using the same sentence to reply to different comments four times in a short period seems to have tripped YC's spam detectors.

Brilliant.