Help needed folks! -
As some may be aware, I got lumbered with compiling and editing a Club Website. As this website is based on the Club Season, (ends October) a few of the pages content will become outdated and will need to be archived, to leave room for next seasons features etc.
What I would like to do, is compile an Archive page, with the contents of the outdated pages displayed as “Thumbnails” (photo-like) if possible.
These “Thumbs” would need to be able to re-open when clicked on though.
Can anyone suggest (in simple, easy steps if possible ;-) ) how I may go about this?
Many ta`s in anticipation!
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I can't help directly, but from an approach point of view couldn't you have the seasons identified on the home page, and a click on the appropriate season would take you a snapshot, or duplicate, of the website as it existed at the end of that season.
Then you would simply need to edit the season list on the front page, and move a copy of the website under it.
Rubbish eplanation, but maybe you can see what I mean.
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Ah! thats a different way! - might actually work, I`ll have to have a play! The only problem I could forsee is that it might rapidly eat up my server space, keep duplicating full pages. Still, nothing ventured , nothing gained!
Thanks for the Idea!
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You'll need an art package. Simplest way is to view page in browser, and press 'control', 'alt', 'print screen' which saves the current screen to the clipboard. New image in the art package and trim off the sides etc and reduce to a thumbnail.
Dead easy to insert the image, and make the image a clickable link. My current web software makes it easy but pretty easy to code. See:
catcode.com/linkguide/clickimage.html
Other ways exist to skin a cat though.
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Interesting! - bit more technical though! ;-) and as for Coding, the "Hovel" is no Bletchley!
Again, worth playing with! - can you recommend a "free" Art package that may do the job?
Thanks!
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I've tried two, but don't ask me what the second one was, I so seriously found it hard to get on with I de-installed it.
So, try Gimp or Gimp shop which supposedly looks like Photoshop.
As for the code, it's not rocket science but I can't easily give it here as the forum software will chew it. You're welcome to examine the source of:
firststalbansscouts.org.uk/refurb.htm
(which I wrote) copy and do your own thing.
Firefox 15, Tools, Web Developer, Page Source
IE 9, View, Source
Where I've put the link to a big image, just use the address of a page.
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Thanks! will have a look over the W/E.
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