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.

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:

"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."   http://processing.org/



Max/MSP is worth looking at too:

"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." http://cycling74.com/products/max/


.hc

On Nov 17, 2012, at 2:21 PM, András Murányi wrote:

Sirs,

I've made a proposal, please take a look and comment:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VrM68BbNvi0VrPaLv3__C_wvNgxd5KK2Pp3Ci_1V17s/edit
(comments are enabled, editing is disabled, please start a new doc for eventual revisions)

András


On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Nicolas Montgermont <nicolas_montgermont@yahoo.fr> wrote:
We had a discussion in march about the home text:
http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pdweb/2012-03/000843.html
it stopped too early :)
This may be a base to start
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De : Marco Donnarumma <devel@thesaddj.com>
Ŕ : András Murányi <muranyia@gmail.com>
Cc : "pdweb@iem.at Web" <pdweb@iem.at>
Envoyé le : Dimanche 11 novembre 2012 16h56
Objet : Re: [Pdweb] rename "download Pd" to "Downloads"

good idea, yes, maybe send us your content, this list has way less members than the others,
so we can edit collaboratively/agree on things quite fast.

thanks!

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On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM, András Murányi <muranyia@gmail.com> wrote:
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.

András


On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Marco Donnarumma <devel@thesaddj.com> wrote:
yea, nice..


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New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction Research Team.
Department of Computing, Goldsmiths University of London
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Portfolio: http://marcodonnarumma.com
Research: http://res.marcodonnarumma.com
Director: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net


On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:28 PM, András Murányi <muranyia@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:18 PM, András Murányi <muranyia@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Marco Donnarumma <devel@thesaddj.com> wrote:
if I remember correctly, adding something to a page might be tricky (at least with this version of Plone, the only I know).
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 :)
 
Let me into the Zope Management Interface and I'll try to tame the old beast.

András

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!
As for the menu, I'd suggest "Downloads" instead of "Download" then.



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