[Rhodes22-list] The New Website

[Peter Nyberg]

It’s been something of a slog, but I’ve finally completed the process of converting the existing rhodes22.org <http://rhodes22.org/> website content to a new format.  Naturally, I think it’s a significant improvement, but you can judge for yourself.  The new proposed website can be reviewed at http://sunnybeeches.com/rhodes22 <http://sunnybeeches.com/rhodes22> .

The largest part of the effort was moving the 'picture gallery’ and ‘reference pages’ (formerly FAQ section) to the new format.  I made new thumbnails for the pictures, making them a common size so they could be displayed in a grid.  I didn’t mess with the content of the reference pages much, other than fixing non-displayable characters in the text.  As I was working on these, there were a few threads on the list that I thought merited inclusion, so I added them.  They have year notations at the end of their subject lines.

Behind the scenes, the HTML code is better structured, and will be easier to maintain (and there’s a lot less of it). 

It’s almost all hand-coded HTML with a bit of CSS and Java Script.  The Java Script is used, for example, to allow a single HTML page to display all of the full size pictures in the gallery.  A similar approach was taken for the reference pages, documents, and cruising tales sections.

The only really new content is the sections for ‘About the Rhodes 22’ and ‘General Boats’.  It seems to me that someone who comes to the website with a newly found interest in the Rhodes 22 will find useful information in these topics.

The new website seems to work on Safari and Firefox browsers on my Mac, and my iPad and iPhone.  I am unable to test on other platforms.

Like most people, I’m not very good at proofreading my own writing.  Don’t hesitate to point out typos, missing words, or misspellings.  (Though I think the reference pages should be left in their original form, warts and all.)

If consensus is reached at some point that this should become the ‘official’ website for rhodes22.org <http://rhodes22.org/>,  we’ll need Mike to take the lead on that effort.

Gotta go, dinner’s about to be served.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)