Re: A user report of misinterpretation of 'unsupported versions'

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 4:52 AM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Michael Nolan <htfoot(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> > On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
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> >> In any case, if we do change the wording, I'd like to lobby again
> >> for using "obsolete" rather than "unsupported" for EOL versions.
> >> That seems less likely to be misinterpreted.
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> > I suggested the following wording:
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> > This page is for PostgreSQL version 9.2
> > For the equivalent page in other versions see:
> > Currently Supported Versions: 9.1, 9.0, 8.4
> > Unreleased or Development versions: 9.3, Devel
> > Older releases that are no longer being maintained: 8.3, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0
> >
> > Yes, it is more verbose, but the web is one place where space is not at a
> > premium, and this is (IMHO) far clearer for the casual reader.
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> Actually, space "above the fold" *is* at a huge premium on the web.
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True, but 'how do I get to this page for some other version?' isn't the
reason someone brings up a page, so it doesn't need to be above the fold.
Prime space should be used for prime purposes.

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> If we put it at the bottom of the page your argument for space not at
> a premium would be valid. But we really don't want anything using up
> more than one row at the top.
>

Why do we need anything at all at the top regarding other versions? It is
probably desirable to say what version a page is for as part of the overall
description of what the page is about, and that can probably fit on one
line.

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> > A separate issue is, when 9.3 goes live or 8.4 goes EOL, do these pages
> > automatically get moved to the 'supported' or 'not maintained' sections,
> > respectively, or do all these pages have to be revised?
>
> That is all handled automatically.
>

I suspected as much, but what happens behind the curtain is not always
obvious (nor does it need to be for 99% of the user community.) Thanks for
enlightening me.
--
Mike Nolan

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