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So where has Trib been for the past 5 months ?

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	Yeah - Thanks Dan. In planning version 2, I have taken into account almost all your suggestions already. The inline styles are a maddening thing and I really do need to tackle the stylesheet. Unfortunately it's a legacy from 2 generations ago, and I never got around to ratrionalising it, so it's a mess too ... Most of the styles are set up as PHP variables because some of the users wanted to use custom coloring to differentiate "their" menu items from "mine" and that was a 1 hour fix to do it ... It never will validate - there's too much in there which is not mine, plus it had to comply with NS4 as quickly and dirtily as possible. Version 2 will be a ground-up rewrite and written to meet fairly strict validation rules, but I still won't have control over the usewr content areas ... I'm just lazy when it comes to metatags, but I really should sort out the header.php file to insert some I guess. Ah well - that's what you get for goingh public with a prototype I guess ... but my boss was so impatient we just threw it up literally as it grew ... Teasers - Here are some screenshots - [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/myportal.jpg]My Portal[/url] - every authorised user gets a MyPortal page, customised to reflect their project of interest. The links topic can be detatched and left floating so you can navigate using your local bookmarks witout having to return to MyPortal to do so. You will also see on other pages the "Bookmark this page" and "popup MyPortal Links" - those appear everywhere once a user is logged in. Users can also import a bookmarks file - used a lot by our people to make their desktop available whilst using portables onn the road. [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/editcontent.jpg]WYSIWYG HTML Editing[/url] [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/fsmaint.jpg]Filesystem Maintenance[/url] - Originally developed by me as a hobby project - improved considerably by Kukus at Gurus Network, and rewritten by me for this application. [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/menuedit.jpg]The Menu Editor[/url] - after selecting edit an entry - the green "jellybeans" are live link checks - broken link means you can't commit your menu [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/metaedit.jpg]Edit Page Metadata[/url] - Part of the process - the page gets more complex depending on the options chosen. Pages can be defined as containing HTML (stored in the database and editable using the WYSIWYG editor) or using an include file (stored in the filesystem) or being a lef/right layout definition, in which case there are 2 more content records created which can both be either HTML or include. Left/right refers to a split of the main body (my menus remain no matter what) and the split is n-15/160 pixels .. i.e. for a right-hand menu or highlights column ... [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/userauth.jpg]User Authentication[/url] - Pages can be secured by either group or personal level authentication. Personal tends only to be used for admins and editors. [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/calmaint.jpg]Calendar Maintenance[/url] [url=http://www.rssd.esa.int/SYS/images/screenshots/mailer.jpg]Spamproofing Mailer[/url] I hope they give you some idea of how it looks in the "backroom" Finally, about the Advanced Search - - - The whole Search subsysten is a slightly modified version of [url=http://www.thunderstone.com/texis/site/pages/webinator.html]Webinator by Thunderstone[/url] and it's entirely FREE unless you want to use it on > 9900 pages ... I run the re-indexing every night at 01:00 and it takes 2 hours to reindex the whole 1870 pages in my site, and return me a link error report of every busted (internal) link. It really is a great tool, and easily integrated into your look'n'feel. You should giv it a whirl - you'll like it ... oh - PS - Their technical support via the message board has been fast, accurate and very helpful up to now. One of the better services "out there". You only get message board support with the free version, but IMO it's enough. Enjoy ... Kevin [img]http://www.trib-design.com/sigs/sigs.php[/img] Bug-free software only exisits in two places A programmer's mind and a salesman's lips [This message has been edited by trib (edited 02-20-2004).] [This message has been edited by trib (edited 02-20-2004).] Loading...
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