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Hi;
This Sounds Like a good solution? Any comments?
Mike
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Michael Cormier E-Mail: mcormier@nsaccess.ns.ca
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On Thu, 3 Aug 2000, Johnathan Thibodeau wrote:
> This discussion seems to of gone stale the past couple of days, but I
> haven't seen any solution set in place yet. And I do believe it is still
> of importance.
>
> I wrote a couple of days ago that there would probably be a server
> side solution to this problem, so I got to work on it. On Tuesday morning
> I tried my theory and I was pleased to see it work.
>
> It involves cgi, ssi, and cookies, and I have a test science
> section at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Science/colours that demonstraites
> this. At the bottom of every page there is a link to a page that will let
> you change the colours of text, link, and vlink.
>
> This would require no changes to be made to the existing pages,
> and the only changes would be to only two of the template pages.
>
> It's not quite finished yet, but it does work. If you give it a
> try, set you colours (you can use red, blure, purple, green ... or any of
> the accepted colour names), submit it, and if you have cookies enabled on
> your borwser, go back a few pages and the colours should take effect.
>
> Johnathan Thibodeau
> Tech / Editor
>
> On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, Sharon Parker wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone.
> >
> > Donna's frustration illustrates the flaw in the ointment of our webmaster
> > process. I'm greatly impressed with the job that Doug and Mike have been
> > doing on this. It hasn't been easy; it's an intricate and complicated
> > process. The webmaster and EIC duo is a great system, and it has taken us
> > into a new realm of discussion and cooperation about our website, but . .
> >
> > We need to set deadlines for our discussions, we need to make firm
> > decisions, and we need to designate individuals to implement solutions.
> >
> > I've added this as an agenda item for next Tuesday's Board meeting.
> > Perhaps the Board can help to tighten up the process for our webmaster and
> > our EIC.
> >
> > Let me know if you have any strong opinions on this.
> >
> > BTW, I've written a personal note to Donna -- in an attempt to explain our
> > growing pains.
> >
> > Sharon
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Donna Randell wrote:
> >
> > > Gentlemen:
> > >
> > > I first brought up the colour issue shortly after the change was made and was assured that
> > > steps would be taken to correct it as you had received many complaints re: difficulty using
> > > the new pages. I wrote as a Chebucto Member - not representing NGB -although it happens to
> > > be a site I use frequently and am involved with. Do not presume that I represent that
> > > site.
> > >
> > > BUT as a Chebucto Member I complained about colour choices that are less than satisfactory
> > > to me. The old set-up of the Chebucto pages worked just fine- for me -but the change
> > > doesn't. I will also point out that you requested me to help work on new colour choices.
> > > Shortly before I left for vacation (three weeks ago) I was given the impression that this
> > > matter was resolved.
> > >
> > > Now that being said - I - as a Chebucto Member - who was assured a successful conclusion of
> > > this matter - request that you set aside all the technical verbiage and simply do the
> > > necessary tweaking of codes needed to make the colouring of the links work. The solution
> > > seems to appear in Andrew's letter following - or in the letter from Bob.
> > >
> > > I sincerely hope this matter is resolved shortly. The problem has been clearly defined,
> > > discussed and solutions have been offered which were found to work. I simply cannot
> > > understand what is the hold up!
> > >
> > > Please just fix the colours!
> > > Donna Randell
> > >
> > > Subject:
> > > Re: Proposed change to CCN template
> > > Date:
> > > Sun, 09 Jul 2000 20:25:59 -0300
> > > From:
> > > Donna Randell <drandell@chebucto.ns.ca>
> > > To:
> > > "Andrew D. Wright" <adw@chebucto.ns.ca>
> > > CC:
> > > ccn-webmaster@chebucto.ns.ca, aa935@chebucto.ns.ca
> > > References:
> > > 1
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > YES!!!!! THIS WORKS FOR ME!!! High contrast - and everyone can choose
> > > colours that work
> > > for them - In my case red.
> > >
> > > Thank you Andrew and all for working through this problem. I do appreciate
> > > all you do at
> > > Chebucto. And even more so now that things can work again for me, I hope
> > > this can go into
> > > place soon!
> > >
> > > THANK YOU!!!!!
> > > Smiles!
> > > Donna Randell
> > >
> > > "Andrew D. Wright" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Try http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~awright/test/recent2.htm. This one
> > > > does not specify a visited link color at all, using whatever your browser
> > > > defaults to for the visited link color. On my copies of Netscape and
> > > > Internet Explorer, this comes out as purple.
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Donna Randell wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Andrew and all,
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes I can see a difference with the new version - barely. I am sorry
> > > but pastel
> > > > > shades are my weakness. Again - I have never been classified as colour
> > > blind but
> > > > > strong or vivid colours work for me. Now as a woman I understand your
> > > trying to
> > > > > colour co-ordinate the page..... so could you use that pale green to
> > > indicate tried
> > > > > links..... In my humble opinion it's something like that or using
> > > stronger colours -
> > > > > like the brighter green in the Chebucto L