[FM Discuss] donate button

[helen varley jamieson]

yes i agree with slightly more punchy text, & also could it please say 
FLOSS Manuals in it, so that it's clear to people that they are making a 
donation to FM rather than to the software that the manual is for - the 
current wording is ok when it's on the main FM.net page, but on 
individual manuals people could think it was a donation to that software 
project.

h : )

On 9/01/12 11:59 PM, Daniel James wrote:
> Hi Adam,
>
>> Hence the profile
>> of the donate button would be much better if we also put the (rather
>> quiet) donate button on each manual page (english fm) for the duration
>> of this push (perhaps 6 weeks).
> I think a permanent fund-raising campaign with a button on every manual
> would be fine. Let's not be shy; the FM authors have put in a lot of
> work and deserve the support of the community.
>
>> If you wish to see what the button
>> would look like then check here:
>> http://en.flossmanuals.net
> On line 80 we currently have:
>
> <img alt=""
> src="http://dabuttonfactory.com/b.png?t=donate%20now%21&f=sans-serif&ts=15&tc=ffffff&it=png&c=5&bgt=gradient&bgc=f2a100&ebgc=fc6900&w=90&h=30"
> style="width: 90px; height: 30px;">
>
> I would suggest the following changes...
>
> 1. Serve the button direct from flossmanuals.net (if the other site goes
> down, people won't be able to donate)
>
> 2. Provide alt text for search engines and accessibility
>
> 3. Put the button CSS into the main FM CSS file and tweak the style so
> we can lose the thick border around the button (in Firefox 3.6)
>
> 4. Rewrite the text above the button to make it more punchy. At the
> moment it's very polite, but maybe not attention grabbing enough. I
> suggest something like "FLOSS Manuals are free for everyone. Support our
> work with a donation!"
>
> This makes the distinction between helping with time (e.g. proof
> reading, translating or updating) and helping with cash, which I think
> is an important distinction when a project is asking for help.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Daniel
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