Re: The Audience/IA/long lists of stuff

Hi, David:

Thanks much for this feedback. When you find a bug, want to improve the user
experience, or want to request that the site or a page behave differently,
you can file an issue at project.webplatform.org. Then when you email this
list, folks can go to that issue to take it on or comment or whatever.

So, for your common words reference index, you would go to
project.webplatform.org, select "Report an Issue" next to the Content
project, and on the new page,[1] select "Choose Enhancement". I have to say,
I'm not big on maintaining indices, myself. More of a priority would be for
the content creators to get a sense of how readers refer to this feature,
and add those alternate keywords to the article. That way, when the user
searches, those pages show up naturally ‹ or should I say organically.

We do not have an IA page current right now. But we are in the process of
creating one. Please feel free to add anything you'd like to see ‹ or even
why you would want to review it ‹ to the comments section.[2]

HTH

Julee

[1] http://project.webplatform.org/content/issues/new
[2] http://project.webplatform.org/ia/issues/4

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From:  "David R. Herz" <WPD@theherzes.com>
Organization:  WPD
Reply-To:  "wpd@theherzes.com" <wpd@theherzes.com>
Date:  Monday, May 27, 2013 7:13 PM
To:  "public-webplatform@w3.org" <public-webplatform@w3.org>
Subject:  The Audience/IA/long lists of stuff
Resent-From:  <public-webplatform@w3.org>
Resent-Date:  Monday, May 27, 2013 7:14 PM

I get that this is supposed to be a reference, but it seems to me  a
standard reference should be friendly to other than experienced developers
who know what everything is called.  In my case, I have spent a lot of time
looking for things like how to change the numbers of a list, or set a margin
(you call it a page width, but I still think in word processor, and
sometimes even typewriter).  I searched for ol because I figured number
styles would be some subset of the ordered list material, but the material
was not found there.  This is especially frustrating when I have previously
stumbled on a page and then can¹t find it again after, such as one of the
glossary pages (of which there are now three that I have seen).  So what I
would like to suggest is some sort of common words reference index so that
people who have less experience can still figure out what to do, something
along the lines of:
 
 
If you want to:You will use:
align texttext-align
center texttext-align
go to a different place on my pagehref, the hypertext reference  and a, the
anchor
Indent texttext-indent or padding
justify texttext-align
line up texttext-align
link to a different pagehref, the hypertext reference
lists 
change the numbering style or bulletlist-style-type, see
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/generate.html#lists
<http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/generate.html#lists>
  
make text biggerfont-size
 
where the items on the right side could all link to the appropriate
material.
 
I am also interested in the Information Architecture plan of WPD.  Do we
have a mock up anywhere that I can take a look at?
 
Last, there are pages of many items, such as
http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/css/properties.  Only after I click the see
more pages link do I get the option of looking at more on a page, and then
when I press 500, I still only get 51-284, and I have to press previous to
get the whole list.  Wouldn¹t it  make sense to have the option of selecting
how many items to show on a page on first visiting the list, thus making
this one step instead of three?  Also, where would be these comments best be
made?
 
I also get that what I am asking might not be on the beta punch list.  As to
the reference, I¹d be glad to work on it if we can find a place for it in
the plan.  As to other comments and suggestions for improvement, I¹d suggest
some place to collect them.
 
David R. Herz
wpd@theherzes.com <mailto:mr@theherzes.com>