Control: reassign -1 www.debian.org On Mi, 18 iun 14, 18:22:28, Lope wrote: > Package: packages > Version: current > > The debian packages websites (I've found two, surely there should be one?) > present an inconsistent and confusing user experience that does not do > justice to Debian's greatness. > > Issues > * Most pages mentioned below lack a search feature and lack a link to a > search page. > * Only individual package pages have a small search at the top (which every > page should have). > But when you're on such a page it is more likely that you've actually found > the package you're looking for. > However when you're actually looking at pages at higher levels, (when you're > more likely to be looking for a package) there is no search feature. > * There are two independent advanced search pages on separate subdomains, > but the normal advanced package search page doesn't mention the backports > search page in any obvious way. (or at all) > * Using the search at the top of https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages > doesn't search packages, it searches the whole of the debian site. > The search box is not labelled, so one might think that the search is for > packages, since it's a page about packages. > * The advanced search at https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages appears > below the fold, even on a Full HD monitor. Surely the search should be more > easily accessible? > If you go to any modern successful ecommerce website (good UX) there is > generally a search feature prominently available above the fold. Just as > there are many packages available in Debian, big ecommerce websites have > many products. Search is an important feature. > > https://packages.debian.org/wheezy-backports > https://packages.debian.org/wheezy-backports/allpackages > https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages > http://backports.debian.org/Packages/ > > I'm quite new to debian, it looks like all of this functionality has evolved > over time. > Perhaps it needs a UX overhaul? > > I'm using Chromium on 1920x1080 resolution. -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic http://nuvreauspam.ro/gpg-transition.txt
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