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Non-profit: riceraiser.org
This site was thrown together quickly last year. Finally, I have finished the design so that it is presentable.
The Rice Raiser: www.riceraiser.org
One complaint might be that the code suffers from divitis, but the xhtml and css validate, so I’m happy.
One note about the section menus, I have been able to generate the article lists dynamically but still be able to put them in the order I wanted plus highlight the active menu item all without using a plugin. This is accomplished by using a custom field named “sort” with the following code in the page template:
<code><div id=“sectionNav”>
<h2><txp:section title=“1” link=“1” /></h2>
<ul class=“article<txp:article limit=“1” form=“custom_sort” sortby=“custom_1” sortdir=“asc” />”>
<txp:article_custom section=“news” form=“list” sortby=“custom_1” sortdir=“asc” />
</ul>
</div><!— END sectionNav —>
</code>
The “custom_sort” form is an article form with the following code:
<code><txp:custom_field name=“sort” /></code>
The “list” form is an article form with the following code:
<code><li class=“menu<txp:custom_field name=“sort” />”><txp:permlink><txp:title /></txp:permlink></li></code>
Then, in the CSS, I just need to use the following code:
<code>
#sectionNav ul.article01 li.menu01 a, #sectionNav ul.article02 li.menu02 a, #sectionNav ul.article03 li.menu03 a, #sectionNav ul.article04 li.menu04 a, #sectionNav ul.article05 li.menu05 a, #sectionNav ul.article06 li.menu06 a, #sectionNav ul.article07 li.menu07 a, #sectionNav ul.article08 li.menu08 a {
color:#900;
background:url(i/sectionmenu_active.jpg) right top repeat-y;
}
</code>
If it was possible to set txp:article_custom to recognize the current section, I could develop most of the site in this manner using one page template.
Last edited by bauhouse (2006-01-12 03:05:22)
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
Very nicely executed. Well worth the wait :) Also nice reveal on the section menu forms. It would probably be a great tip to ad to the tags section of the forum.
But really the site looks marvelous. Pat yourself on the shoulder.
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#3 2006-01-12 03:46:23
- nardo
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- From: tuvalahiti
- Registered: 2004-04-22
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
> bauhouse wrote:
> If it was possible to set txp:article_custom to recognize the current section, I could develop most of the site in this manner using one page template.
chh_article_custom is section sensitive! thanks for sharing that nifty idea for navs
Last edited by nardo (2006-01-12 03:46:47)
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
Wow! Like the header a lot. Nice paper-structure-effect.
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
Thanks, for the comments, soulship, nardo and skoggy.
Lately, I’ve been trying to concentrate mostly on what is possible without plugins. There is so much in the core that I have yet to try out. But you are right nardo, chh_article_custom is section aware, and I could have most of the site running of a single template. I just thought it might be a great idea to convince the developers to make this part of the core code.
soulship, thanks for the suggestion: I added the code to the Tag Examples forum.
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
this is really nice looking, I like it a lot! I just submitted it to CSSbeauty…good luck ;)
Diagnosis:
Version Textpattern: 4.0.3 (r1188)
PHP-Version: 4.4.1
Hosting: all-inkl.com
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…Congratulations!
Diagnosis:
Version Textpattern: 4.0.3 (r1188)
PHP-Version: 4.4.1
Hosting: all-inkl.com
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
Very nicely done.
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#9 2006-01-29 18:34:13
- Infi
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- Registered: 2005-05-28
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
One thing I notice is that the main menu suffers from outline-itis in Firefox 1.5. When clicked, partial lines show up and break up its nice, clean flow. I remembered a recent and very handy SonSpring article about that: <a href=“http://sonspring.com/journal/removing-dotted-links”>Removing dotted links</a>. If outline: none is all that’s required, might be worth it.
The blue patterned border might go more nicely at a darker hue… closer to that on the rim of the rice bowl. Otherwise, the colors seem to blend very well. Very nice-looking site.
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Re: Non-profit: riceraiser.org
Really nice site. Beautiful in fact.
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