[Adium-devl] Random thoughts about 1.0final

[Peter Hosey]

On Aug 20, 2006, at 03:29:48, Colin Barrett wrote:
> On the front page, we could have a large counter, perhaps looking  
> like a car odometer, saying how many downloads of Adium 1.0 we've  
> had so far.

I like it. I think we should give it eight digits to start with, just  
for a subtle hint of ambition. :)

What would be REALLY cool is if it could somehow read all the in- 
progress downloads, and build from this (perhaps from the furthest- 
along download) a fractional number. For example, if we had 400  
completed downloads, plus four in-progress downloads:

•	1⁄3
•	1⁄2
•	1⁄2
•	4⁄5 ←Maximum value

It would read 400, but with that last digit rolled up 4⁄5 of the way  
to 1 (401).

Maybe not possible, and if not, then I'm fine with a plain integral  
odometer.

> Considering how big of a leap 1.0 is, I think we should really  
> hammer that point home to our users by deploying a new website.

Meh.

I can think of exactly two changes that we should make.

The first one (I was thinking about this one yesterday) is that we  
should split the Support and Development tabs on the front page. Both  
going to the same destination, but two separate tabs for two separate  
sets of users.

I think people don't click on that tab because they think “I'm not  
into development, so that tab's not for me”.

Of course, it's also possible that they'd see “Support and  
Development” on the front page and get scared away then. Maybe we  
should split the support information into an AdiumSupport page on the  
wiki, and point the Support tab there.

> I still like having the duck be the big ol' download button. Very  
> no-nonsense, which is a very Adium-like attitude.

I think we should make it look like a button. A giant rounded-rect  
small-square-style button (think vending machine, but square buttons  
instead of rectangular, and with rounded corners), with Adiumy silk- 
screend onto it.
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