Issue 59995 - download page usability: not obvious how to choose download by language AND operating system AND download site
Summary: download page usability: not obvious how to choose download by language AND o...
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Infrastructure
Classification: Infrastructure
Component: Website general issues (show other issues)
Version: current
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: pead23
QA Contact: issues@infrastructure
URL: http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.1/...
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Reported: 2006-01-03 16:34 UTC by pead23
Modified: 2013-01-21 20:33 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description pead23 2006-01-03 16:34:43 UTC 
The download page offers drop-down lists for language, operating system and
download site on a par. This layout raises the expectation that all three
parameters have to be set before the download starts. However, you either have
to set the language or the operating system AND download site (the latter
selectors only apply to the English package). Although this is explained by the
text above the drop-down lists, it is nonetheless irritating.

Possible solutions:
- make two groups of drop-down lists: 1) language 2) operating system and
download site and a clear indication that these choices applies only to the
English package
- make the download selection a two step process for all languages (including
English), that is: present a page with a language selector, then present a
second page with operating system and download site selectors
- leave the current layout of the download page unchanged but change the
behaviour: the download only starts if language AND operating system AND
download site have been chosen
Comment 1 lsuarezpotts 2006-01-04 22:03:38 UTC 
hi

we are actually discussing this on dev@website.openoffice.org. Do you want to join those discussions?

You are invited :-)

cheers
louis
Comment 2 stx123 2006-01-24 19:18:10 UTC 
moving to component "website" which is taking care of download pages...
Comment 3 matthias.mueller-prove 2007-08-29 14:57:12 UTC 
latest link: http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.1/index.html?focus=download

please close this issue if you find this bahaviour less confusing.
-Matthias
Comment 4 pead23 2007-08-29 15:04:49 UTC 
new download page fixes the problem