New kernel.org

I appreciate the move from gitweb to cgit; I've encouraged countless others to make the same transition, and now have a good reference to point at when I do so.

Re: New kernel.org

#6

Post by tbassetto » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 9:32 PM UTC

I knew I saw this design somewhere else: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/04/designing-a-ht...

Granted, it's not "complicated" but it's also the same colors...

Edit: Smashing Mag is mentioned on Pelican blog: http://blog.getpelican.com

Re: New kernel.org

#7

Post by jff » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 9:32 PM UTC

Oh hey now it looks like every other site on the Internet.

Re: New kernel.org

#8

Post by jff » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 9:35 PM UTC

tbassetto wrote: post #6

I knew I saw this design somewhere else: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/04/designing-a-ht... Granted, it's not "complicated" but it's also the same colors... Edit: Smashing Mag is mentioned on Pelican blog: http://blog.getpelican.com

At least they give him credit:

https://www.kernel.org/theme/css/main.css

Re: New kernel.org

#9

Post by kristopolous » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 9:44 PM UTC

Here's what I did on the old kernel.org:

1. I typed in www.kernel.org

2. I looked for the new kernel on the page that loaded.

3. I clicked on the link and my download started.

On the new kernel.org:

1. I type in www.kernel.org

2. I look for the new kernel on the page that loads.

3. I click on the link and my download starts.

Conclusion: Good job. You made the site look more modern without disrupting the most common workflow.

The only 2 suggestions I have are

1. The entire container for "Latest Stable Kernel" should be the hit point; yes, all of it, including those words.

2. When I hover over the tabular download links, my eye can get confused on which row I'm on. Something purely css and really subtle would alleviate that; for instance:

* changing the row background color

* changing the color of the font for the row

* prepending a UL style dot to the LHS of the row

* making the bordertop and borderbottom more distinct

* underlying or italicizing the words

* etc...

any of these things would help and I'm totally agnostic to what is done; it would be a quick fix that would really make the thing less prone to human error.

Re: New kernel.org

#10

Post by Nux » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 9:53 PM UTC

Seems like a common sense design, no complaints, but it's funny to notice how the wider our screens become, the narrower the sites get.