[Pydotorg-redesign] Some quick observations and ideas about the current site

[Aahz]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2003, Oktay Safak wrote:
>
> - Serif fonts (like Arial, Verdana etc.) are easier to read on screen and
> look more modern and elegant. A switch to serif fonts would be nice.

I'm opposed to using the web as a substitute for PDF.  All browsers have
the ability to specify fonts of the user's choice; it's not our place to
muck with that.  Similarly, I *always* use <font size="+1"> to do
relative font size changes instead of absolute.

> - The main text area should feature the question "What's Python?" and our
> answer and the Google quote. (I know I said this before)

Haven't had a chance to mention this yet, but I think the set of links in
the top navbar should be:

* Home
* Why Python?
* Getting Started
* Documentation
* Community
* Sitemap
* Developers

The reason I say "Why" instead of "What" is that I think most people
going to www.python.org already have a vague idea what Python is, and we
can still make "What is Python?" fairly prominent, just not part of the
navbar.
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