Elsi wrote: > Unless the USGenWeb wants to dictate design templates (which I don't > necessarily think is a bad idea), you're going to find this particular > requirement difficult to properly define and police. I think "police" is the operative word here. Who will be the "page police" who go out and measure each and every logo on every project site? I guess that will fall to the SC's, won't it? Unless national is going to establish their own police force. I'm not sure I like the idea of requiring every project site to use a particular design template. It would soon become very boring going from county to county and state to state. I do like the idea of some "guidelines" (not bylaw) on what _not_ to use on county sites, if only to point out how many people do not like music that automatically plays, frames, code that calls for small sized fonts, and those animations that follow the cursor around. It's cute for about two seconds, but then just becomes irritating when you try to concentrate on the information on the page. Any one else have a 'pet peeve' list?? <gr-r-r-r> Connie

On Sat, 3 May 2003, Connie Snyder wrote: > Elsi wrote: > > > Unless the USGenWeb wants to dictate design templates (which I don't > > necessarily think is a bad idea), you're going to find this particular > > requirement difficult to properly define and police. > > I think "police" is the operative word here. Who will be the "page police" who > go out and measure each and every logo on every project site? I guess that will > fall to the SC's, won't it? Unless national is going to establish their own > police force. > > I'm not sure I like the idea of requiring every project site to use a > particular design template. It would soon become very boring going from county > to county and state to state. I do like the idea of some "guidelines" (not > bylaw) on what _not_ to use on county sites, if only to point out how many > people do not like music that automatically plays, frames, code that calls for > small sized fonts, and those animations that follow the cursor around. It's > cute for about two seconds, but then just becomes irritating when you try to > concentrate on the information on the page. Any one else have a 'pet peeve' > list?? <gr-r-r-r> > > Connie Your list works for me, with frames at the top. David David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm ** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/

I like the idea of uniform logos for The USGenWeb Project, even if it's a small logo in the top corner of the front page of XXGenWeb's and county sites. It identifies the page as part of a recognized and respected volunteer project. Linda

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