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> Nice job Johnathan! Instead of a text box for a colour choice, how about a dropdown box with a series of actual colour choices. (I have a routine that varies colour by option line in a drop down box). Doug Quoting Johnathan Thibodeau <am341@chebucto.ns.ca>: > 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 Logo...... > &g