Scout-App 2 Homepage

This is the repo for the official website of the open source desktop app, Scout-App.

Scout-App is the simplest Sass processor.

The site is hosted by GitHub here:

• https://scout-app.github.io

We will soon update the CNAME/DNS settings to have it linked to this URL (when namecheap comes back online)

• http://scout-app.io

The repo for the desktop app is located here:

• https://github.com/scout-app/scout-app

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Prerequisites for running locally

1. Install Node.js (required)
2. Install the LiveReload plugin (recommended)

• Chrome Extension - After install go to your Extension settings and give LiveReload access to file URLs
• Firefox plugin

Running locally

1. Clone repo using git
2. npm install
3. npm start
4. Click the livereload icon in your browser to enable it for that page

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Before grabbing one of these tasks ask in the Scout-App chatroom if someone is already working on it.

Project management

Phase 1: MVP site

• Wireframe/page layout (Micah)
• Set up Gulp to auto minify/concat/uglify JS, Process Sass, and live reload (Micah)
• Create screenshots for Win/OSX/Ubuntu. (TJW)
• Take NEW screenshots now that we have a different logo. (TJW)
• Wipe out the old site, reorganize and set up the new site (TJW)
• Use GitHub's API to dynamically set the values of the download buttons (Luis)
• Use Crossbrowser.js and 64or32.js to display the correct download button. (Luis)
• Display a "minimum system requirements", maybe tailor it to each OS, as free space requirement will vary (TJW)
• Show a comparison table of the old Scout-App and the new Scout-App (TJW)
• Listing of Mixins that come built in to Scout-App 2 (TJW)
• List of themes (TJW)
• List languages supported by Scout-App (TJW)
• Link to how to translate Scout-App (TJW)
• New logo and branding based on Scout the Puppy (Kim)
• "Create your own Theme" video (TJW) Will likely remake this later, could be improved.

Phase 2: Non-MVP

• "Getting Started with Scout-App 2" video (TJW)
• Buy scout-app.io (TJW)
• Improve the design of the quotes section (Kim)
• Improve other aspects of the design in other sections
• Update DNS/CNAME and README/Documentation links to new address.

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Contributors

• The Jared Wilcurt - Project Management, Site Content, General styles, Image optimization
• Luis Rodriguez - Dynamic GitHub API integration
• Kim Sharpe - Logo/Branding
• Micah Cowell - Gulp setup, Automated Sass processing, JS Minification/Uglification, Hot reloading, LoFi Mockups/Wireframes