AMEN Jeff Kemp On Sep 19, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Pat Asher <swsc.ccrep@att.net> wrote: > At 08:14 AM 9/19/2012, Denise Wells wrote: >> Also, Pat >> Asher stepped up and volunteered to get a couple of the counties redesigned >> and updated from a program that most Coordinators do not use for two large >> counties, > > The program Denise mentioned is called TreePad. It is an > "information manager" meant for organizing your personal projects, > notes and files. It renames your files using 40 character > alpha-numerical files names that look like this: > 0A8B471BD725046C8A35B81892B1F8DE871270F1.html > dumps them all into two folders (documents and images) and creates an > index you use to access them. > > Like all word processor generated web pages, it writes bloated > HTML. But the real problem with using TreePad to create a USGenWeb > site is that the files can not be identified unless you are using > TreePad. If the TreePad generated site is turned over to someone > else, they can't edit, move, or rename a file because they have no > way of changing the program generated index. All the files have to > be identified, renamed, and sorted into appropriate folders before > you can even begin a redesign. > > If any of you have CCs who are using TreePad to create their web > site, you can anticipate a real headache when that CC resigns. It is > just my personal opinion, but I would not allow the use of TreePad > for any USGenWeb site. I know there are people who know a lot about > a county but next to nothing about HTML and don't want to > learn. Rather than resorting to an automated program that creates a > problem, find an assistant CC who can do the HTML. > > My two cents, > Pat Asher > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I SO agree. Illinois had to move and some of the counties were impossible due to the stupid program they used to set up. The pages look like pictures. Let's stick to HTML. AFAIK the major word processors can output in HTML. There are free text editors that do it. We have a CC who has done his county in textpad for 15 years. It isn't elegant and it isn't the best solution but it is better than that garbage. On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Jeff Kemp <usgwsema@gmail.com> wrote: > AMEN > > Jeff Kemp > > On Sep 19, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Pat Asher <swsc.ccrep@att.net> wrote: > > > At 08:14 AM 9/19/2012, Denise Wells wrote: > >> Also, Pat > >> Asher stepped up and volunteered to get a couple of the counties > redesigned > >> and updated from a program that most Coordinators do not use for two > large > >> counties, > > > > The program Denise mentioned is called TreePad. It is an > > "information manager" meant for organizing your personal projects, > > notes and files. It renames your files using 40 character > > alpha-numerical files names that look like this: > > 0A8B471BD725046C8A35B81892B1F8DE871270F1.html > > dumps them all into two folders (documents and images) and creates an > > index you use to access them. > > > > Like all word processor generated web pages, it writes bloated > > HTML. But the real problem with using TreePad to create a USGenWeb > > site is that the files can not be identified unless you are using > > TreePad. If the TreePad generated site is turned over to someone > > else, they can't edit, move, or rename a file because they have no > > way of changing the program generated index. All the files have to > > be identified, renamed, and sorted into appropriate folders before > > you can even begin a redesign. > > > > If any of you have CCs who are using TreePad to create their web > > site, you can anticipate a real headache when that CC resigns. It is > > just my personal opinion, but I would not allow the use of TreePad > > for any USGenWeb site. I know there are people who know a lot about > > a county but next to nothing about HTML and don't want to > > learn. Rather than resorting to an automated program that creates a > > problem, find an assistant CC who can do the HTML. > > > > My two cents, > > Pat Asher > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >