Comments on: Omniglot homepage http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / no n'hi ha prou amb una llengua Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:46:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Jacob Zuiderveen http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-84554 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:01:07 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-84554 I like the additions made in the new homepage but it looks cluttered. In order to make it work you need some order to the links and some visual contrast: not just blue text. Some illistrations would be nice! Keep Working. I like the additions made in the new homepage but it looks cluttered. In order to make it work you need some order to the links and some visual contrast: not just blue text. Some illistrations would be nice!
Keep Working.

]]> by: Caenwyr http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-84507 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:48:17 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-84507 What I did like about the new page was the immediate links to what's new, even though I'm afraid even that will damage the perfectly clean look of the "classic", well-appreciated home page. Maybe you could add the most recently added conscripts, audio files, articles etc below the "what's new" line, in the same discreet style of the rest of the page. But I must say, the idea of no changes at all doesn't bother me, but maybe I'm just being conservative ;-). What I did like about the new page was the immediate links to what’s new, even though I’m afraid even that will damage the perfectly clean look of the “classic”, well-appreciated home page. Maybe you could add the most recently added conscripts, audio files, articles etc below the “what’s new” line, in the same discreet style of the rest of the page.

But I must say, the idea of no changes at all doesn’t bother me, but maybe I’m just being conservative ;-).

]]> by: renato figueiredo http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-84479 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:59:16 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-84479 I like the section what's new, is faster to find new informations, in spite of having lots of info at the same time. I liked, We don't need to click several times on links, to see what we need. It is everything in one place. New page is my vote. I like the section what’s new, is faster to find new informations, in spite of having lots of info at the same time. I liked, We don’t need to click several times on links, to see what we need. It is everything in one place. New page is my vote.

]]> by: Simon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83876 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:01:10 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83876 Thanks a lot for all your comments. I'm inclined to keep the old homepage as it is and to make the new one into a sitemap. Some of you mentioned that you'd like a few more links on the current homepage - which ones? Thanks a lot for all your comments. I’m inclined to keep the old homepage as it is and to make the new one into a sitemap.

Some of you mentioned that you’d like a few more links on the current homepage - which ones?

]]> by: Ronald Kyrmse http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83797 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:03:17 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83797 I must agree with what some of the above readers said: Use the new proposal (or a version thereof) as your sitemap! I must agree with what some of the above readers said: Use the new proposal (or a version thereof) as your sitemap!

]]> by: Philip http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83722 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:42:54 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83722 Prefer your original site. The new format is to sterile, and far too corporate. Some revision of the present site may be of use. I'm happy to have found your blog in the first place. Please keep it up! Prefer your original site. The new format is to sterile, and far too corporate.

Some revision of the present site may be of use.

I’m happy to have found your blog in the first place. Please keep it up!

]]> by: Alf http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83671 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:24:51 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83671 I've used and loved your site for many years now. I agree that you can keep the simplicity (and elegance) of the original index page while perhaps adding a few extra links. The changing image on the "classic" index page is very pleasing too. Its iconic of your site actually. I've used your site in linguistics and language classes I teach to middle school students. It's always been very easy to navigate. Please don't succumb to the temptation of clutter. I’ve used and loved your site for many years now. I agree that you can keep the simplicity (and elegance) of the original index page while perhaps adding a few extra links. The changing image on the “classic” index page is very pleasing too. Its iconic of your site actually.

I’ve used your site in linguistics and language classes I teach to middle school students. It’s always been very easy to navigate. Please don’t succumb to the temptation of clutter.

]]> by: John Jason Jordan http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83578 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:09:36 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83578 I just found Omniglot, so I don't know what it looked like before. But I can say that it looks fine now. It's easy to navigate and read. So many sites do dumb things like dark blue text on a black background. At least you have common sense, and the design tells me you have a sense of good design. I was looking for tips and tricks for entering IPA with a computer, a problem which a team of grad students have attempted to address (see website). We started it because we finally became disgusted at the pathetic efforts of today's students - handing in papers with the characters written in by hand, for example. And professors are sometimes not much better. So if you have any favorite ways you enter IPA on your computer, we'd love to hear about it. PS, we're halfway around the planet from Brighton. But we're only next door via the internet. :) I just found Omniglot, so I don’t know what it looked like before. But I can say that it looks fine now. It’s easy to navigate and read. So many sites do dumb things like dark blue text on a black background. At least you have common sense, and the design tells me you have a sense of good design.

I was looking for tips and tricks for entering IPA with a computer, a problem which a team of grad students have attempted to address (see website). We started it because we finally became disgusted at the pathetic efforts of today’s students - handing in papers with the characters written in by hand, for example. And professors are sometimes not much better.

So if you have any favorite ways you enter IPA on your computer, we’d love to hear about it.

PS, we’re halfway around the planet from Brighton. But we’re only next door via the internet. :)

]]> by: Declan http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83508 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:02:24 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83508 The new one is a little too cluttered, but it is a nice idea. The new one is a little too cluttered, but it is a nice idea.

]]> by: xarxa http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83376 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:20:09 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/14/omniglot_homepage/#comment-83376 yeah, a site-map link sounds like the way to go yeah, a site-map link sounds like the way to go

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