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haydxn ·
hey guys,
just a little thing about the website from a 'psychological'/expectation point of view.
at the moment, it mentions the new stuff contained in the about section on the latest update entry, but for when that moves down i think you should have a link to it in the docs area.
i for one expect the 'about' page on a website to hold info on the site, developers and perhaps a mission statement. the history, too, i'd expect to see in the about section. but i really wouldn't expect the vast revelatory information that you've added there! i found that stuff REALLY helpful, making the workings of SM much clearer to me, but i can't help but think that some people are going to miss it completely because it's not where i'd instinctively look for such info; the DOCS section of the site still doesn't come close to that stuff!
i suggest (this is just a suggestion of course!) that a link is placed in the docs/support area that takes you to the 'program' page. the overview one would probably do too, but i feel the second page in really starts to tell you some meaty info, and draws you to look at the additional topics therein [the overview is again what i'd expect from an 'about' section]
just a thought anyway, i'd hate to think that people might miss out on such useful details because they just didn't think to look there.
malc ·
Thanks haydxn,
I think you have a point. There's no doubt that the Docs area is pretty sparse with information at the moment. The update to the About section just made that even more obvious.
Before the update there was very little general information about the software on the site. We wanted to show visitors what SynthMaker is about and give them a tour of some of the key features without going into too much detail.
So I think it's more a case of not enough information in the Docs section than too much in the About section. The current plan is to get the next release out then do some work on the Docs section. You can expect the same kind of information that's in the About section but alot more detail and alot more of it 🙂
In the meantime, I think your idea about linking from the docs to the Program page is a good one so I'm going to do that.
Good to hear that the information was useful to you and thanks for the feedback.
haydxn ·
there's certainly not too much in the about section! 😀 i wish more sites made use of 'about' - after all, it should say useful things 'about' a product, not just trivia/asides 🙂
i look forward to the release of more detailed documentation. just as i look forward to having some free time to really get to grips with the program!
as usual, big thanks for all your hard work. i sense a great great future for SM.
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