01 December 2014

Update on Small Screen Banner/Nav Bar


 Get rid of any navbar.htm
 Use Textcrawler to replace "navbar.htm" with "navbar.php"


 Finish pages for nav-minimal.htm
About Us
 /gen-info/about-Nav.php
Locations & Hours
 /loc/LocHours-Nav.php
Services & Programs
 /gen-info/Services/SvcProg-Nav.php
Books, Articles, Videos
 /eresources/searchall.php
Get Help / Chat
 /help/getHelp-Nav.php
Your Library Record
 /eresources/YourRecord-Nav.php
Quick Links
 /eresources/Qlinks-Nav.php


 Explore sample files for exact lines of code
Note any groups of exact code.
   

   
    




 Use Textcrawler to replace exact lines of code with HeaderNav php include.


25 November 2014

Small Screens Banner & Navigation Bar Fix

Banner & Nav Bar For Small Screens

Minimal Nav Bar

  • Parse navbar.php
    • Create individual files ( in includes/NavPages)
      • AboutUs
      • LocHours
      • SvcProg
      • BksArt
      • GetHelp
      • YrRecord
      • QLinks
    •  Create sub Includes (includes/NavPages)
  • Create pages in appropriate folders
    • example page: About-Nav.php in /Gen-Info/ folder
    • Use only minimal info
    • Include appropriate includes/NavPages file
  • Create nav-minimal.php
    • no drop menu
    • link to new minimal pages
    • may need to reduces font size
    • See also: Script that works

Banner: header-minimal.php
  • =    Smaller ACC Logo
  • =    Reduce space over LS logo
  • =    Modify ACC Links
  • =    Delete ACC Links
  • =    See also: Script that works

Script that works
    <header2 class="show-for-small">
<!-- This next section contains header for small screens. -->
<?php include("http://library.austincc.edu/includes/header-minimal.php"); ?>
    </header2> <!-- end of minimal header -->

    <header class="show-for-medium-up">
<!-- This next section contains header for medium up screens. -->
<?php include("http://library.austincc.edu/includes/header.php"); ?>
    </header>
 
 <topnav2 class="show-for-small">
<!-- This next section contains top navigation bar for small screens. -->
<?php include("http://library.austincc.edu/includes/nav-minimal.htm"); ?>
</topnav2> <!-- end of minimal nav -->

 <topnav class="show-for-medium-up">
<!-- This next section contains top navigation bar for small screens. -->
<?php include("http://library.austincc.edu/includes/navbar.php"); ?>
</topnav> <!-- end of drop menu nav -->

  • Gather into one file (HeaderNav.php)
  • Replace current separate lines of code with HeaderNav php include

13 November 2014

Minimal Nav Bar Menus

Things that would  make the smaller screens look and work better, maybe:

31 October 2014

Banner for Campus Guides

I've been working on banners for Campus Guides.  Here are examples of two different banners using the different guide groups:

http://irtstaff.austincc.edu/peloquin/CampusGuides/NewBannerEG.htm

I am now able to add the navigation bar and have an example here:
http://researchguides.austincc.edu/BestEBN
Some things to note:
  • This is an abridged nav bar because the original construct is too wide for the Campus Guides platform.
  • I had to create a separate style sheet to link to called CG-nav.css
  • This nav bar can be used with whatever banner we decide on.
  • I'd like to reduce the vertical space the bar occupies.  I'll work on this.
    • I'd also like to do the same with the banner so will work on that as well.
Amendment to entry:
  • I did add the nav bar to all of the test groups 
  • I did reduce the vertical space on both the nav bar and the banner.
    • Reduces the cell height to 35 and then reduced all instances of 50px to 35px on nav bar.
    • Resized the graphics height to 88px and reduced padding to align properly in banner.

15 July 2014

Website Launch set for 20 July 2014

EVENTS:
  • Student testing of the home page was done the second week in July. 
    • Information gotten from the survey was incorporated into the home page.

  • Launch is planned for 20 July 2014.  
    • A sneak peek slideshow is available for Library Users and posted on the home page.  See below.

Coming Soon -- 20 July!
Take a SNEAK PEEK at the new look of the Library Web Site.
Very soon, Library Services will be moving to a new look to match the new design of ACC Web Site. All the usual features and services are still there.

  • The structure, folders, files, reviewers, editors are being compiled to maintain the redesigned site.
    • Training sessions for editors will be held
  •   The time before classes begin for the fall will be used to tweak and correct the new site.