I don't think we should base it on the code for hektor / scratchdisk.

I'm willing to create something from scratch, using helma.org and the CMS I developed for Lineto.com.

It will be quite fast that way, just like with Ruby On Rails :)

So all I would need are suggestions for the site's design.

Here some input:

I think the site should have the following main pages, titles and sequence can change:

News
About
Documentation
Download
Examples
Scripts
Forum

Scripts should be organized in subfolders, but I'm not so happy with the categories in Scriptographer 1. They're pretty confusing, I think.

Documentation will be the Reference for the JavaScript Objects, commentable, just like for example on php.net. I will work on something nice'n'easy to achieve this.

I would like to go as far as to allow people to write documentation about the functions that lack documentation. These texts can then later be integrated into the sourcecode so the next version of the automatically generated reference will contain it even in the offline version. Like this, people could help me writing documentation, something that takes a huge amount of time.

About will contain a nice little introduction, describing the motivation behind Scriptographer, showing some examples, etc.

Examples could also be called Exhebition, like on Processing. Or Show Room, or whatever.

The question is now: How should all this be wrapped?

I quite like the idea of a simple, blog-like basic layout (header, main column, right column with details / thumbnails)...

What do others think?

ok, i will think about the whole thing again and try to come up with a new layout.

here's a new layout. its now a blog ;)

scriptographer 2.0 -thesecond-

i'll write some explanation on it tomorrow, its to late now!--->

good morning!
hmm, its kind of selfexplaining. simple cms/blog-layout with header, content and sidebar.

header: includes some kind of logo and a picture, which is created by using scriptographer.
in the layout, there's a "featured script" box. we could change header from time to time and feature another script or artist.

sidebar: navigation's there. rest of the space is now filled up with that stuff blogs always have. i personally never klick on those ;)

content:
// scripts > general > spiro.js
the title of the page remains klickable, so you can always jump back onetwothree pages.

exhibition: is almost the same as on lineto, so you don't need to customize it to much.

scripts: still uses the old terms (Tools, General, Raster, Includes) to describe the category.
i couldn't find better ones... maybe you got ideas?

scripts subsite: is the same as it is now on scriptographer.com.
maybe there should be some links to the exhibition works, made with that script.

pages 6 and 7: show the layouts ability to customize the header and colors.
something similar as i saw on lineto.com (which is a amazing site, if i may still say so)

we could change the "theme" of the site every month or on special news or something.

ok, what do you think?

Hi, im a new around scriptographer, thats a really nice layout pedro, my only
suggestion, the new interface to be more like in a non - graphical enviropment, i think its better
like that, beacuse the visitors will spent more time in the site try to understand what kind
of project is it, in a not so obvious way, but easy to navigate, more like http://www.abstraction-now.at

yes, exaclty, it gives the right potential, of a programming site,
thats why i insist on a non graphical environment, i am preparing
an example layout, but it was full time in my work,
and didnt have time to do it, i start yesterday, hopefully until Friday
i will complete it, as an idea ofcourse :)

i cant agree more, an exhibition with opensource code, its very good idea,
and very friendly for a new visitor in the website, to understand exactly the potential of scriptographer ...

Don't change something which looks this good , just refine the functionality . I love the look and the feel of this website , it's functional , non busy and easy to use . Don't change for the sake of change. You better spend time on creating new scripts.

Thanks.

This discussion here is almost 3 years old and comes from the time before the new site. So what you see here is actually the result of that redisgn already and will not be changed any time soon.

stupid me :)))

I have one question , do you make exclusive scripts? Which no one else can use ? If so how much would that cost ?

M.

Yes, I do that sometimes. Costs depend greatly on the project. If you are interested could you please send a description of the task to sg AT scriptographer DOT com? I will get back to you shortly then.

Thanks!