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Re: [tor-bugs] #3590 [Website]: torproject.org/download is very confusing
#3590: torproject.org/download is very confusing
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Reporter: cypherpunks | Owner: phobos
Type: defect | Status: accepted
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Website | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by jmtodaro):
Replying to [comment:23 cypherpunks]:
> Since download-easy addresses the need for a short and simple primary
page, the question is whether sectioning by platform on the full page is
necessary or helpful. Almost all packages will be available on the top
three platforms, so repeating them in three sections complicates
maintainence and greatly lengthens the expanded page. The language
pulldown menu is great. Why not handle platform selection with a nearby
pulldown also?
I agree that since the 'all downloads' page is no longer the default, then
we should not try to detect the os on it. I also agree that sectioning by
package rather than os probably makes more sense in this case. I was not
aware that we were going to switch to the 'download-easy' page by default.
Had I known I would have built the 'all downloads' page with this in mind.
I would love to use a pulldown for platform selection, but the problem is
that this functionality will not work for users without javascript
enabled. If we do not care about supporting users without javascript, then
it should be quite doable. Alternatively, I can look into a server side
solution, but I don't think the page would be any easier to maintain or
translate if it is generated with python or whatnot.
> Also, if an accordion remains, many users would appreciate an "Expand
All" button, which needn't consume much space.
If we agree to re-sort and get rid of os detection on the 'all downloads'
page, I don't think the accordion would really be necessary anymore. This
really only made sense when it was the default download page.
> A similar issue applies to the download-easy page (#3926). There should
be no need to have an expanded page with three packages that are identical
except for platform. Just a single download button with platform and
language pulldowns. Once you have a vertically short layout like that,
there's no need for the other visual duplication: the colored warning bar
on top.
You would only see the expanded version if you do not have javascript
enabled. If javascript is enabled then os detection will ensure you see
only the one for the detected os. (per the 'javascript-enabled' image). We
can do a single section with pulldowns only if a.) we do not care about
supporting users without javascript or b.) are willing to implement &
maintain a potentially complicated server-side solution.
I'm pretty sure we probably want to keep the colored warning bar on both
pages, but I would like to move the full list of warnings to it's own page
so it can be linked to from both 'download-easy' & 'all downloads'. No
need to duplicate it in both places. We could then maybe use the freed up
space on 'download-easy' for a small section linking to alpha and
experimental versions?
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/3590#comment:24>
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