fsmithred wrote:Dash before noscript can go away. I think that was originally meant as the text equivalent of a bulleted list. Or maybe not. It serves no purpose now.
Done.
fsmithred wrote:Directory structure - I guess I'll go with:
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Stable
Testing
Refracta_Tools
Good.
fsmithred wrote:Stable will contain the stable version iso files'
Testing might contain subdirectories, various versions of tools and isos, and it might get a little messy.
Refracta_Tools will contain stable versions of the tools, probably all in the same directory.
I'd expect to find ALL the tools in the Refracta Tools directory. You could have two subdirectories in Refracta_Tools, one for stable, one for testing. Another possibility would be to have a Refracta_Tools subdirectory in both the Stable and Testing directories containing their respective versions.
fsmithred wrote:The web pages are actually on a different server from the downloads, and I don't think anyone can access those files except as web pages. And the oldstable (squeeze) isos will be removed due to limited space. If someone wants old versions of refracta, they're available in nadir's archive. I think that's an occasional archive that's available upon request, sitting on an antiquated box in his living room. Probably don't need a link to that, unless he wants to use it to heat his home in winter.
Good to keep things current. The only time you might need both old and current isos would be during the transition to new stable. Maybe you could add a note somewhere to contact you if they want an older version?
fsmithred wrote:There might be another directory in that mix, too. Right now I've got one named "misc" that contains screenshots of error messages for a recent post in the Help section of the forum. I put them there because the last time I used a free image hosting site, they disappeared on me, and when I tried another, they required login. Maybe that's a good reason to keep all the downloads in subdirectories of 'files' as they are now - then anything that doesn't really belong can be outside of that, but still linkable, like the 8.x version of the tools.
Yes, all images should be in a place that won't go poof.
fsmithred wrote:For the links on the Downloads page, I thought you were in favor of having direct links to the isos.
That would make it the easiest for visitors to find what they need.
fsmithred wrote:I'm happy just to have a link to the directory that contains the current stable versions at sourceforge. Right now, that directory is called "isohybrid". That's the same as the debian-live download site, and it tells the user that it's an isohybrid file. But not everyone understands what that means. I've thought about changing the name of that directory to something else, but I can't decide what makes the most sense. (LiveCD, Live-CD-DVD, Live-media, iso9660-files-that-can-be-burned-to-optical-media-like-CD-or-DVD) And it's already linked the way it is in some scattered forum posts, so I don't want to break those.
I think it's OK to present download options in several different ways. Different strokes and all . . .
Maybe something like this for the Downloads page...
fsmithred wrote:
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#points to isohybrid directory at sf.
Download current stable versions of Refracta-7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
#points to Refracta_Tools dir at ibiblio
Refracta Tools (refractainstaller, refractasnapshot, refracta2usb)
#points to testing folder at ibiblio.
Download testing versions of Refracta and Refracta Tools
All files at sourceforge
All files at ibiblio
github
yad, etc...
We can see how that feels on the page once you get things organized and post the links.
fsmithred wrote:I see a copy/paste error in the release notes... Remove "select all" in the github section:If you get an error on 'git pull origin master' and it refuses to update, do the following.
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cd /home/github
rm -r refracta
git clone git://github.com/fsmithred/refracta
Sorry about the misread but you did have the 'Select all' within the code tags.

fsmithred wrote:One question - when it's all done, are you going to send me a tarball with all the web pages in it? When I tried saving your sample web pages, it didn't work, and I ended up with a lot of black on the screen. (Don't remember exactly, but I know it was wrong.)
I can do that or you can download them yourself from http://www.saynotogmos.org/ss/refracta/ which takes you to the directory tree of the site. Right now it needs a little housekeeping though. FYI, to save a web page, right click on it and choose "View Page Source". Save that code with the filename designated at the end of the URL and voila!
Other things to do:
1. Rewrite of the blurb on the homepage. FYI, a friend who looked at it was freaked out by the in-your-face disclaimer at the bottom. Might be a good idea to tuck that away on another page or even somewhere on the download sites.
2. New screenies with the Wheezy galaxy wallpaper instead of the old pinkish geometric one.