Different menu items for local chapter pages

[Jo Cook]

Dear All,

I finally trying to put some content in the UK local chapter section of the main website, as kindly agreed a couple of months ago. I notice that the site keeps the same menus to the left and right of the main content, regardless of what page you are on. I assume that is a fixed rule, correct?

If so, I'd like some advice on how to design my UK-specific pages so that there are links available to UK content. I can include a "table of contents" on the main home page but after that it might get a little tricky to navigate around the "sub-site" without having to go back to "local chapters/United Kingdom" in the left-hand menu.

Any suggestions appreciated! Also, is there a link to style guidelines for the website other than the logo?

Thanks

Jo

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[Wolf Bergenheim]

On 06/08/2009 04:38 PM, Joanne Cook wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I finally trying to put some content in the UK local chapter section
> of the main website, as kindly agreed a couple of months ago. I
> notice that the site keeps the same menus to the left and right of
> the main content, regardless of what page you are on. I assume that
> is a fixed rule, correct?

Not exactly. A block (a menu or box) can be given some conditions (like
for instance parts of page urls) which when evaluated to true reults in
the block being displayed.

>
> If so, I'd like some advice on how to design my UK-specific pages so
> that there are links available to UK content. I can include a "table
> of contents" on the main home page but after that it might get a
> little tricky to navigate around the "sub-site" without having to go
> back to "local chapters/United Kingdom" in the left-hand menu.

If you tell me the menu and the pages where it should show I can set it
up for you. Hopefully all those pages are under the same "directory",
but that is not mandatory.

>
> Any suggestions appreciated! Also, is there a link to style
> guidelines for the website other than the logo?
>

Not to my knowledge. The current style is more or less the result of it
happening. There is an alternate theme called OSGeo2, which is less white.

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[Jo Cook]

Hi Wolf,

Many thanks- that's very encouraging. I'll finish creating the pages (which will all be in the same "directory", ie under www.osgeo.org/uk) then let you know.

Thanks again

Jo
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On 06/08/2009 04:38 PM, Joanne Cook wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I finally trying to put some content in the UK local chapter section
> of the main website, as kindly agreed a couple of months ago. I
> notice that the site keeps the same menus to the left and right of
> the main content, regardless of what page you are on. I assume that
> is a fixed rule, correct?

Not exactly. A block (a menu or box) can be given some conditions (like
for instance parts of page urls) which when evaluated to true reults in
the block being displayed.

>
> If so, I'd like some advice on how to design my UK-specific pages so
> that there are links available to UK content. I can include a "table
> of contents" on the main home page but after that it might get a
> little tricky to navigate around the "sub-site" without having to go
> back to "local chapters/United Kingdom" in the left-hand menu.

If you tell me the menu and the pages where it should show I can set it
up for you. Hopefully all those pages are under the same "directory",
but that is not mandatory.

>
> Any suggestions appreciated! Also, is there a link to style
> guidelines for the website other than the logo?
>

Not to my knowledge. The current style is more or less the result of it
happening. There is an alternate theme called OSGeo2, which is less white.

--Wolf

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[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

Hi Jo, glad to see you are adding some pages for the chapter.   It  
would be interesting to have a slightly different theme for local  
chapters, but as Wolf noted, there's nothing at the moment.  After  
there is actually some content, then perhaps talking about further  
customisation would be useful.

Tyler

On 8-Jun-09, at 6:38 AM, Joanne Cook wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I finally trying to put some content in the UK local chapter  
> section of the main website, as kindly agreed a couple of months  
> ago. I notice that the site keeps the same menus to the left and  
> right of the main content, regardless of what page you are on. I  
> assume that is a fixed rule, correct?
>
> If so, I'd like some advice on how to design my UK-specific pages  
> so that there are links available to UK content. I can include a  
> "table of contents" on the main home page but after that it might  
> get a little tricky to navigate around the "sub-site" without  
> having to go back to "local chapters/United Kingdom" in the left-
> hand menu.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated! Also, is there a link to style  
> guidelines for the website other than the logo?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jo
>
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> Oxford Archaeology (North)
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> http://thehumanjourney.net
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[Wolf Bergenheim]

On 06/09/2009 04:10 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
> Hi Jo, glad to see you are adding some pages for the chapter.   It would
> be interesting to have a slightly different theme for local chapters,
> but as Wolf noted, there's nothing at the moment.  After there is
> actually some content, then perhaps talking about further customisation
> would be useful.

Yes that would be nice. I'll have to research how to put a custom top
graphic to the OSGeo2 theme based on page url for instance.

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[Jo Cook]

Hi Wolf,

I have added some content to the UK chapter pages now: http://www.osgeo.org/uk

There is a provisional set of links at the bottom of the home page that I would like to see as a menu, and they are all under the ./uk "directory", eg http://www.osgeo.org/uk/mailing_list, with the exception of two wiki pages. It would be nice to include links to those but if it's tricky that's not essential.

I will be adding a couple of extra pages, but again they will all fall under the same ./uk directory- so if you could show me how to add them to the block/menu once it's set up that would be great.

Many thanks for your help

Jo
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Subject: Re: [Webcom] Different menu items for local chapter pages



On 06/08/2009 04:38 PM, Joanne Cook wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I finally trying to put some content in the UK local chapter section
> of the main website, as kindly agreed a couple of months ago. I
> notice that the site keeps the same menus to the left and right of
> the main content, regardless of what page you are on. I assume that
> is a fixed rule, correct?

Not exactly. A block (a menu or box) can be given some conditions (like
for instance parts of page urls) which when evaluated to true reults in
the block being displayed.

>
> If so, I'd like some advice on how to design my UK-specific pages so
> that there are links available to UK content. I can include a "table
> of contents" on the main home page but after that it might get a
> little tricky to navigate around the "sub-site" without having to go
> back to "local chapters/United Kingdom" in the left-hand menu.

If you tell me the menu and the pages where it should show I can set it
up for you. Hopefully all those pages are under the same "directory",
but that is not mandatory.

>
> Any suggestions appreciated! Also, is there a link to style
> guidelines for the website other than the logo?
>

Not to my knowledge. The current style is more or less the result of it
happening. There is an alternate theme called OSGeo2, which is less white.

--Wolf

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01524 880212
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[Wolf Bergenheim]

Hi Jo,

Sorry for the delay... I've been a bit busy so I missed your response.
Anyway it is now done. When you do add more pages, before you save you
can scroll down to the "Menu Settings", expand it and set the parent
item to "UK Local Chapter" and it will show up in the menu. (Tip:
there are a lot of entries in the parent menu dropdown, but the UK
Local Chapter is the first one startng with a 'U', so you can press
the 'U' key and it should jump to this entry.)

As always, if you have any problems, don't hesitate to ask for help.
--Wolf

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 19:18, Joanne Cook<[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Wolf,
>
> I have added some content to the UK chapter pages now: http://www.osgeo.org/uk
>
> There is a provisional set of links at the bottom of the home page that I would like to see as a menu, and they are all under the ./uk "directory", eg http://www.osgeo.org/uk/mailing_list, with the exception of two wiki pages. It would be nice to include links to those but if it's tricky that's not essential.
>
> I will be adding a couple of extra pages, but again they will all fall under the same ./uk directory- so if you could show me how to add them to the block/menu once it's set up that would be great.
>
> Many thanks for your help
>
> Jo
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> From: "Wolf Bergenheim" <[hidden email]>
> To: "Web committee discussions" <[hidden email]>
> Cc: "j cook" <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Monday, 8 June, 2009 19:24:19 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal
> Subject: Re: [Webcom] Different menu items for local chapter pages
>
>
>
> On 06/08/2009 04:38 PM, Joanne Cook wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I finally trying to put some content in the UK local chapter section
>> of the main website, as kindly agreed a couple of months ago. I
>> notice that the site keeps the same menus to the left and right of
>> the main content, regardless of what page you are on. I assume that
>> is a fixed rule, correct?
>
> Not exactly. A block (a menu or box) can be given some conditions (like
> for instance parts of page urls) which when evaluated to true reults in
> the block being displayed.
>
>>
>> If so, I'd like some advice on how to design my UK-specific pages so
>> that there are links available to UK content. I can include a "table
>> of contents" on the main home page but after that it might get a
>> little tricky to navigate around the "sub-site" without having to go
>> back to "local chapters/United Kingdom" in the left-hand menu.
>
> If you tell me the menu and the pages where it should show I can set it
> up for you. Hopefully all those pages are under the same "directory",
> but that is not mandatory.
>
>>
>> Any suggestions appreciated! Also, is there a link to style
>> guidelines for the website other than the logo?
>>
>
> Not to my knowledge. The current style is more or less the result of it
> happening. There is an alternate theme called OSGeo2, which is less white.
>
> --Wolf
>
> --
>
> Wolf Bergenheim ([hidden email])
>
>
>
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Joanne Cook
> Senior IT Support and Development
> Oxford Archaeology (North)
> 01524 880212
> http://thehumanjourney.net
>
>
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[Jo Cook]

Hi Wolf,

Sorry for the delay here too :-) Many thanks for that- it's remarkably simple when you know how!

Thanks again

Jo
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Hi Jo,

Sorry for the delay... I've been a bit busy so I missed your response.
Anyway it is now done. When you do add more pages, before you save you
can scroll down to the "Menu Settings", expand it and set the parent
item to "UK Local Chapter" and it will show up in the menu. (Tip:
there are a lot of entries in the parent menu dropdown, but the UK
Local Chapter is the first one startng with a 'U', so you can press
the 'U' key and it should jump to this entry.)

As always, if you have any problems, don't hesitate to ask for help.
--Wolf

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 19:18, Joanne Cook<[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Wolf,
>
> I have added some content to the UK chapter pages now: http://www.osgeo.org/uk
>
> There is a provisional set of links at the bottom of the home page that I would like to see as a menu, and they are all under the ./uk "directory", eg http://www.osgeo.org/uk/mailing_list, with the exception of two wiki pages. It would be nice to include links to those but if it's tricky that's not essential.
>
> I will be adding a couple of extra pages, but again they will all fall under the same ./uk directory- so if you could show me how to add them to the block/menu once it's set up that would be great.
>
> Many thanks for your help
>
> Jo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wolf Bergenheim" <[hidden email]>
> To: "Web committee discussions" <[hidden email]>
> Cc: "j cook" <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Monday, 8 June, 2009 19:24:19 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal
> Subject: Re: [Webcom] Different menu items for local chapter pages
>
>
>
> On 06/08/2009 04:38 PM, Joanne Cook wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I finally trying to put some content in the UK local chapter section
>> of the main website, as kindly agreed a couple of months ago. I
>> notice that the site keeps the same menus to the left and right of
>> the main content, regardless of what page you are on. I assume that
>> is a fixed rule, correct?
>
> Not exactly. A block (a menu or box) can be given some conditions (like
> for instance parts of page urls) which when evaluated to true reults in
> the block being displayed.
>
>>
>> If so, I'd like some advice on how to design my UK-specific pages so
>> that there are links available to UK content. I can include a "table
>> of contents" on the main home page but after that it might get a
>> little tricky to navigate around the "sub-site" without having to go
>> back to "local chapters/United Kingdom" in the left-hand menu.
>
> If you tell me the menu and the pages where it should show I can set it
> up for you. Hopefully all those pages are under the same "directory",
> but that is not mandatory.
>
>>
>> Any suggestions appreciated! Also, is there a link to style
>> guidelines for the website other than the logo?
>>
>
> Not to my knowledge. The current style is more or less the result of it
> happening. There is an alternate theme called OSGeo2, which is less white.
>
> --Wolf
>
> --
>
> Wolf Bergenheim ([hidden email])
>
>
>
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Joanne Cook
> Senior IT Support and Development
> Oxford Archaeology (North)
> 01524 880212
> http://thehumanjourney.net
>
>
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>
>

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