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New Figs 4 Fun Varietal site almost ready

You can email directly to figs4fun at cox dot net

Darcy,Jon, I'll start checking the photos and footnotes of A.  Once I get that done, I'll start on B (and C and D, if no one else gets to them before then).

Chills,
The way I did it, was to 'cut and paste'  to a new  'notepad'  MS file
(an old  plain & simple text file  format) the 8 guidelines pointed to by Jon in post # 7.
Under each item, I edited the same file to reflect my findings (errors), and then
emailed Jon  the results, see post #20, as an attachment (since the file is sooo
small in size, it can also be cut/pasted  directly as part of your email), aka, no
attachment needed. Then Jon does the rest....

As I said before, the more eyes that look at this will be more beneficial to us all.

Regards,
George (NJ).

I actually did cut and paste it into an email, I just worried that the formatting might be messed up.

thanks..

~Chills

Sooo Chillis,
Which letter(s) did you look at; so as to avoid unnecessary duplicate work?

Is it just me, or is the web site down?

Jon,

I just sent you a 4-page list of updates for the letter R. Some of what I sent you were general formatting issues that I'd like to see done for each letter.

For instance, I'd like to see paragraph breaks between each variety. I'd like to see the images set up in a table to help with alignment. Also I would like to have similar images together; leaves, eye of fruit, side views, opened fruits for easier comparison. I would like to see paragraph breaks within the descriptions if more than one footnote is referenced for easier reading. There are a few more in the email I sent. :-)

On to "S".

Sue

Fignut,

It is not you, there seemed to have been a few short down periods in the last couple of days. Finding a better website host is on the list of things to do. The one I am using, 1 and 1 is very highly rated, but have had 3-4% downtime on my site the last two years (despite their supposed 99.97% uptime rating). If it is down, it is NOT my doing, but the site host.

Sue.

Don't disagree with many of your requests, if any, but everything takes time. I am still looking for someone rich to adopt me, so that I can devote full time to figs and other fruit/garden issues (the whole need-to-work-to-eat thing is still getting in the way). I experimented with two varieties in the "B" section, making thumbnail galleries, and moving the thumbnails off the main page, for better organization and faster loading. Not sure they are quite what I want, yet. You can check them out (Black Mission and one other)

Just another labor intensive thought:

Create individual pages for each variety (I know, a lot of work but you can cut and paste!). Link each of these new pages to their name in the left frame info pane and target="right" so it will show up in the right frame when the name is clicked on.

Sorry, I'm in your boat too...gotta work to eat!

Sue

Fignut,

Thanks for checking the photos and footnotes for A thru D.

Darcy

SV is also available for editing.

Appreciate you Jon.

Darcy,  My pleasure.

Jon, I've e-mailed you the Section A footnote and picture results.  I'll start on Section B, but it might take a little longer for me to to get to it.

sorry...thought I had mentioned it. 

I through K (I saw they were open so I did it)

I saved the document, so if you didn't get the email Pitangadiego, let me know and I'll re-send

~Chills

Chills, I received your e-mail, and have already added the changes. Thanx!! That covers I-K.

Darcy, I have all of your changes entered and uploaded. Thanx. That covers the important aspects of A-D.

Gorgi has done G and H, and those changes have been entered. He has also done F, but I didn't get than far. Thanx, gorgi.

I have e-mails from others, and will work on those when I get a chance.

Everyone has been great. I know this is a tedious and time consuming task, but your help will allow me to move on to other things in a much more timely manner. That excites me!!

Many of the suggestions that have been made are good ideas, and when there is time many of them will get implemented.

There are a variety of reasons why some the synonyms are not linked both ways. Some haven't been done for lack of time. In some cases, one source will suggest a different name as a "synonym", but no sources list the primary variety as a synonym for the "synonym". I chose not to link in the direction that is not supported by a source. Some synonyms are listed for a variety in the sources, but the synonyms have no other references in the literature, so, in many cases, have not been given a separate entry. This is all part of the horrendous mess that fig names are in.



......so what letters are left?  Is anyone keeping track?

Darcy  (and ) ALL,
For which letters are still available (aka,  needs more volunteers), see post #7,
amazing  that this post ended up into a 3 page complex  thread (so far)...

Letters E;  L, M ; P,Q  are available.

Jon,
I just sent you changes to the letter S. On to T, U and V.
Sue

I had sent (& was received) varietal info verification for "O" before.
I sent today similar info for "N".

Ottowan,

I finished "N" today. Thanx. I have received "O" as well. Really nice work.

Sue,

I finished "R" today. Thanx. I have received "S" but didn't get that far. Really nice work.

Gorgi, I also have "F" done. Thanx.   
Some of you are professional quality editors.

I updated all the known outdated links today, for A-Z though there are some that are dead, dead, dead, with no forwarding address: 021, 046, 049, 060, 065, and 084.

The smaller fig leaf pix, which is "iconic" is a place holder for varieties which have no available pictures.

Comments about formatting and layout have all been read and taken to heart. Many I agree with. After I get general functionality sorted out, and this round of editing, I will revisit the design and layout issues. One of the criteria commented on was spacing. I agree that things are a bit run-together at this stage. I originally opted for more info on-screen (compactness) coupled with a little large typeface, which led to the current layout. When everything gets balanced out, I am inclined to make things a little less compact.

The letter "U" has been completed and sent to Jon.
Sue

Sue, Have not received "U". If it was sent, please resend.

Cecil, didn't see your e-mail for W-Z, so please resend, as well.

"S" corrections finished today and uploaded. Way to go Sue!

Jon,
 
I don't know what happened to my email & notes!
 
I will have to go through W-Z again, I will start today OK?
 
 
Cecil

Edit...Jon I sent it to you VIA cox.net too.

Jon,
I just forwarded my previous email for the letter "U" to your cox.net address.  Let me know if you don't get it.
Sue

I will do P and Q......

Jon,
Not to pick but most of my suggested changes to the "S" fig page have not been done. The info pane now looks correct but most of the changes needed on the right pane have not been corrected (spelling errors, thumbnails too small, bad links, etc). You might want to go back and double check the page. Maybe the corrected page just didn't get uploaded to the server?
Sue

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