John Rickman RISC OS Notes

WEB
#  here are a few short web addresses for testing ping
 www.bbc.co.uk
 www.ibm.com
 www.abc.com      note all 3 letter domains are in use

#  JRweb publishing notes and instructions:-
   open web site development folder: ADFS::HardDisc5.$.WEBZ
   run  Applist
   The web site is in JRWEB  to see open and run:- index/htm

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   WebGen2 - build new sub-sites - as follows:-
    create source folder and put jpegs in it - no sub folders
    drop source folder on to webgen2 on icon bar...

     >Format
      x large images on separate pages
      x html/jpeg    ***
      HTML only:   tick if second time through
      Site descr:  small text above thumbs on index page
                   (used once only- omit if short of space))

     >Index page
      Page title:  default -source dir name -
                   text goes on title bar of index page only
                   (consider search engines)
      Heading:     creates >h1 > on all pages
                   filename is appended on full size pages
      Banner Img:  - top of index page
      Sub:         -
      Author:      used for copyright and email
      Date:        - blank out - unless required



     >Thumbnails
                    Set thumbs across page (default is 6)
                    Unset use tables to align thumbs

     >Full Size
      Max x/y size: 720 gives good compromise
      *** leave blank if resizing not required ***

      Quality:      85%

      Captions fle: one line per image text file - drop on window
      Buttons:      the buttons and captions look better below
                    the image but put above if using big images
      Note
      use this to resize images AND to set the display size of the
      image -  even if you choose "Copy original image unchanged"
      this value will be used as the display size in the stub
      **********
      not sure about this now - it might be a cache thing
      If you change image size remember to clear the cache or reload
      images

     >Links
      Previous:     ../index.htm
      Home:         ../../index.htm
      Next:         -
      Mailto:       rickman@etc  - normally leave blank
      Resources:    -

     >Styles
      Use CSS:      tick

     >Meta
     >Rename
     >ChangeFSI
                    useful for batch changes to images

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    !B Build site

    now drag Website to temp and check it out
    rename folder as appropriate and add link to it from main site

   if happy with site :-

   run !Sitematch and update web


# - putting magazine on Gaydon website
  WARNING - case of file names is very important!

  on riscpc:-
   1 open mag4web  (based on Harriet's impdoc HTML v)
   2 save as Magyymm eg Mag0702
   3 save mag pages as text without styles into magyymm
   4 apply styles:
        F1 Main head
        f2 Sub head
        f11 'arranged'
   5 rearrange arranged texts
   6 save & exit
   7 copy Magyymm to Panto xfer
   8 tell John

  (Julie don't use & - use "and" instead)

  on Iyonix:-

     open Panto.xfer
     run !DD2Html
     run Publish+ from Aemulor window
     open Panto.xfer.Magyymm , click it for focus
     save as TextStory as with styles in xfer
     quit Publish+
     drag and drop TextStory onto icon of DDF2Html
     fill in title eg Gaydon Magazine 2009
     save as Textstory/html  in xfer
     rename to magyymm/html  in xfer
     load into StrongEd and replace all   with a blank
     look at mag in NetSurf and correct any obvious sillies

  on A9Home:-

     Open A9_WEB
     run !Applist  then !FTPc and !SiteMatch
     open GAYSITE.mags
     open Panto.xfer
     copy new mag to mags and edit html
     copy ">link rel="stylesheet ...." from last month's mag and save
     update the magazine index - mags/html for new mag
     run mags/html and check new link
     upload via !SiteMatch - 1 new, 1 modified
     test on Iyonix



# - putting church services on Gaydon website
    there is now a pointer to the magazine from the services page.

    previous method:-
      edit the church.services.html file
      delete last month services and copy the services in from the
      current mag -
      remove the >P >>BR > and >PRE > tags.
      change the month name (and year)


# Google search tips
"risc-os" matches "risc os" and "riscos" so says druck
*** you may still get sponsored links that ignore your restrictions

 -javascript  - for NetSurf friendly sites

 ~ search  with synonyms,  tilde sign in front of search term.

 site:  egs
    site:uk     site:ac.uk

 Not site
    -site:com

 Not containing word
    -word

 Restrict search to specific site
    site:rickman.orpheusweb.co.uk lois

 OR
     -site:com OR -usa american

 dictionary lookup
    define:manky        define:red point

 phone numbers
    try dialing code
    or search with "telephone codes index"
    or search with "old std codes"  :-)

 postcodes
    cv35 postcode
    or use :- www.checkmyarea.com for specific code

 calculate
    (1+2)*3

 convert measures
    5 micrograms in milligrams

 Usenet (google groups)
    author:peter author:naulls
    author:peter@chocky.org             (part will not do)


Your level 2 headers should tellthe story