intellij-rust/intellij-rust.github.io

Download button is wrong

matklad opened this issue · 4 comments

matklad commented

Download button at the main page feels weird. Preferably, the user should never see the ugly plugins.jetbrains.com.

What do you think about the following UI: the button says Install, and it is simply a link to a page which explains how to install alpha/nightly channel from within IDE?

mkaput commented

👍

But maybe instead of separate page, some (maybe animated) pop-over or iTunes-like sliding pane?

matklad commented

I first also thought about revealing this info via an animation, but it has a couple of drawbacks:

  • harder to implement
  • harder to get right for specific use cases like disabled JavaScript or accessibility
  • a dedicated Installation page will have an URL, which you can share
mkaput commented

harder to implement

Hmm (not tested)

document.getElementById("download-stable")
    .addEventListener("click", function(e) {
        document.getElementById("download-pane").classList.toggle("visible");
    });

and then some CSS Transition magic 😄 HTML5 is awesome!

harder to get right for specific use cases like disabled JavaScript or accessibility
a dedicated Installation page will have an URL, which you can share

Hmm, what about mixing these two approaches? Download page's contents will be put inside a partial template. It will be rendered as an animated pane on the front page and as a separate page. Download button will point to that separate page. Two birds killed with one stone.

matklad commented

Yep, this is the best approach.