Cool Stuff for D that we keep Secret

[Marco Leise via Digitalmars-d]

Am Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:56:20 +0000
schrieb "w0rp" <devw0rp at gmail.com>:

> http://w0rp.com:8010/download
> 
> The download page is the page I've changed the most thus far. I 
> started by taking the different D compilers and so on and 
> breaking them into headings with short paragraphs explaining what 
> each is. I was thinking of putting sections in there for 
> instructions for installing on popular Linux distributions.
>
> […]

I'm getting strange question marks on the right side bar in
Opera 12/Linux:
DMD ? Version 1
DMC ? Digital Mars C and C++ Compiler

The version on the top left is more visibly separated and
overall the design feels more light weight with all the
spacing. The list of installers is now a bit too slim for my
taste. I miss the information about the type of download. For
example that the OS X version is a DMG package, or that the
"All platforms" version is a ZIP also containing the sources.
In a way I liked those old-school HTML tables with images.
Personally I could never make friends with the "Windows 8
Metro" design built on two or three colors and flat
rectangles. It feels so 80s to me.

Then I wondered if the "Documentation" section should be
renamed "Language Specifications" and the links renamed to
"DMD 1" and "DMD 2" or if they should be merged into the
sections for DMD 1 and DMD 2 respectively, because 7 year old
DMD 1 specs are now pretty much obsolete? Someone new to the
web site looking for (current) compiler documentation will
only get confused.

The red bottom line is great. I also prefer clear end of page
markers with a huge margin.

Concerning the instructions for different Linux versions, you
may find that they are better maintained on D Wiki or
respective Wiki pages of the different distributions. YMMV.
Just my 2¢.

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Marco