Forum OpenACS Development: Re: .LRN user interface design

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14: Re: .LRN user interface design (response to 12)
Posted by xx xx on 05/27/04 10:48 AM
I like the way Cambridge accentuates the portlet headers. It is easier for the eye when visiting the site for the first time. IMO, on Contentpages: content headers should be the first thing that catch the eye. But, this can different for a Homepage and section-Frontpage. Do you differentiate between the those?

I like your tab design though (and would probably use javascript for second-level navigation).

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19: Re: Differentiating design according to page type (Cambridge) (response to 14)
Posted by John Norman on 05/28/04 09:52 AM
We have not done that as it is difficult to predict how a community admin will configure the community, but I agree it would be desirable.

Just as a general point, some users didn't like the 'boxy' look and wanted something 'friendlier'. We decided to go for a 'newspaper' look (something like the New York Times), but this was somewhat frustrated by the number of levels in the headings.