<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>That's steps in the right direction, for sure. I think you should take a more radical approach: start writing things from scratch, then use the old one as a source for some text here and there.</div><div><br></div><div>The current text does a terrible job of explaining to total newbies what Pd is and why they might be interested. The Processing blurb is decent:</div><div><br></div><div><p>"Processing is an open source programming language and environment for
people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially
developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of
computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved
into a tool for generating finished professional work. Today, there are tens
of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists who
use Processing for learning, prototyping, and production." <a href="http://processing.org/">http://processing.org/</a></p><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Max/MSP is worth looking at too:</div></div><div><br></div><div>"For over twenty years, Max has been used by performers, artists, and
composers to make cutting-edge work by connecting basic functional
blocks together into unique applications. Max gives you the parts to
make your own music, sound, video, and interactive media applications.
Simply add objects to a visual canvas and connect them together to make
noise, experiment, and play." <a href="http://cycling74.com/products/max/">http://cycling74.com/products/max/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>.hc</div><br><div><div>On Nov 17, 2012, at 2:21 PM, András Murányi wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Sirs,<br><br>I've made a proposal, please take a look and comment:<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VrM68BbNvi0VrPaLv3__C_wvNgxd5KK2Pp3Ci_1V17s/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VrM68BbNvi0VrPaLv3__C_wvNgxd5KK2Pp3Ci_1V17s/edit</a><br>
(comments are enabled, editing is disabled, please start a new doc for eventual revisions)<br><br>András<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Nicolas Montgermont <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nicolas_montgermont@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">nicolas_montgermont@yahoo.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We had a discussion in march about the home text:<br>
<a href="http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pdweb/2012-03/000843.html" target="_blank">http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pdweb/2012-03/000843.html</a><br>it stopped too early :)<br>This may be a base to start<br>n<br>
<div><span><br></span></div><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> <div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir="ltr">
<font face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">De :</span></b> Marco Donnarumma <<a href="mailto:devel@thesaddj.com" target="_blank">devel@thesaddj.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Ŕ :</span></b> András Murányi <<a href="mailto:muranyia@gmail.com" target="_blank">muranyia@gmail.com</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc :</span></b> "<a href="mailto:pdweb@iem.at" target="_blank">pdweb@iem.at</a> Web" <<a href="mailto:pdweb@iem.at" target="_blank">pdweb@iem.at</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Envoyé le :</span></b> Dimanche 11
novembre 2012 16h56<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Objet :</span></b> Re: [Pdweb] rename "download Pd" to "Downloads"<br> </font> </div><div><div class="h5"> <br><div>good idea, yes, maybe send us your content, this list has way less members than the others,<br>
so we can edit collaboratively/agree on things quite fast.<br><br>thanks!<br><br clear="all">--<br>Marco Donnarumma<br>New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.<br>
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<br><br><div>On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM, András Murányi <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:muranyia@gmail.com" target="_blank">muranyia@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Now I'd just enrich the intro text on the main page with some direct links (for RJDJ, LibPd and whatever is mentioned there) and I think a tiny bit of clarification is missing about Vanilla (currently mentioned as "The Core of Pd) and extended (not mentioned at all). If there are no objections, I'll commit directly to the page, otherwise I'll post a revised version here first.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>András</font></span><div><div><br><br><div>On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Marco Donnarumma <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:devel@thesaddj.com" target="_blank">devel@thesaddj.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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yea, nice..<div><br><br clear="all">--<br>Marco Donnarumma<br>New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.<br>Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.<br>Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London<br>
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<br><br></div><div><div><div>On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:28 PM, András Murányi <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:muranyia@gmail.com" target="_blank">muranyia@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div><div>On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:18 PM, András Murányi <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:muranyia@gmail.com" target="_blank">muranyia@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div>On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Marco Donnarumma <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:devel@thesaddj.com" target="_blank">devel@thesaddj.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
if I remember correctly, adding something to a page might be tricky (at least with this version of Plone, the only I know).<br>I will look into it, although I don't have much time at the moment, so anybody who wants to chip in before me is welcome :)<br>
</blockquote></div><div> <br>Let me into the Zope Management Interface and I'll try to tame the old beast.<span><font color="#888888"><br><br>András<br>
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</blockquote></div><br></div></div>Oh! Just noticed the fresh changes. The links on the top of the right column are cooler then I thought (ie both links are there), bravo!<br>As for the menu, I'd suggest "Downloads" instead of "Download" then.<span><font color="#888888"></font></span><br>
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