splitting LaptopTestingTeam by Make
Duncan Lithgow
duncan at lithgow-schmidt.dk
Thu Jul 27 09:51:47 BST 2006
I've repainted the bullseye, you only sent his to me!!
On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 15:29 -0600, Joey Stanford wrote:
> LaptopTestingTeam/Laptops would be the main container.
> e.g.
>
> ** Manufacturers **
> * Dell
> * HP
> * ...
> * Miscellaneous/All Others
>
> Each item in the list links to a manufacturer page. e.g.
> LaptopTestingTeam/Laptops/Dell/
> That page has links to each model on a big table or list.
That's what I've started doing, just as you describe, but I've called
the main page LaptopTestingTeam/Makes.
But for now I thought I'd concentrate on the reorganisation instead of
arguing to move LaptopTestingTeam to LaptopTestingTeam/Makes. That
discussion can be had later.
>
> e.g. /LaptopTestingTeam/Laptops/Dell/Inspiron9000
This is where I agree with you but suggest we just do the
reorganisation, to move all the existing pages would create some
problems. What I've started gives us
/LaptopTestingTeam/Dell
which lists and links to all the dells, eg it links to
/LaptopTestingTeam/DellInspiron9000
Not an ideal solution but good enough for now I think, I'd like to see
future, or updated reports moved into this structure.
> Main Page with Manufacturers
> - Unique Page for each Manufacture which lists ALL models and info,
> heavily using a TOC entry
>
> This would take the 544 pages down to 1 master page and maybe 20
> different manufacturer pagers. ...so 21 vs 544. This REALLY makes it
> easier to maintain by cutting down the shear volume. This rather
> outmodes the testing template so more thought would be needed here.
How does it affect the Testing template?
On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 20:54 -0600, Joey Stanford wrote:
> Organizationally, it's easier to find things manually. I know a lot of
> the folks around here locally that I help don't use the wiki search but
> rather use the click-thru approach.
>
> However, the more I think about it, the more I like my 2nd idea of
> reconfiguring the Laptop Testing Team main page.
Do you mean change it to look like the temporary page I've been working
on LaptopTestingTeam/Makes ?
> Suggested:
>
> ** Dell **
> * Model 1
> * Model 2 | tested by Canonical = Y
> * etc
>
> ** HP **
> * Model 1
> * Model 2 | tested by Canonical = Y
> * etc
>
> And then add a TOC to navigate it.
I've added one into the next template: LaptopTestingTeamTemplateNext
> This prevents any changes to links,
> makes it navigable for users who don't use search or know about
> control-F (lots of those) and generally will clean up the formating on
> the page.
I absolutely agree that LaptopTestingTeam has the potential to become
LaptopSupportTeam, a place where anyone can find help for their laptop.
But at the moment it's a nerd's playground.
> Ok, bullseye painted. Open fire.
;-)
Duncan
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