[Rhodes22-list] Website version 2.1

[Hank]

Rick's lying to you.  It doesn't look good on a cell phone, it looks GREAT
on a cell phone!  Nicely done!

Hank

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 4:13 PM Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
>
> It looks good on a cell phone.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rick Lange
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 3:59 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
>
> > So, version 1.0 is what you’ll find at rhodes22.org <
> http://rhodes22.org/>
> > right now.  Version 2.0 was my first attempt at a new website a few weeks
> > ago.  I developed this with the desktop in mind, giving little
> > consideration to how it would function on the smaller screens of tablets
> > and phones.  It quickly became apparent that this approach was a big
> > mistake.  So, I went back to the drawing board, and have now completed
> > initial development of version 2.1.  As with v2.0, I’ve put the new site
> up
> > at http://sunnybeeches.com/rhodes22/ <http://sunnybeeches.com/rhodes22/>
> > for review.
> >
> > Very little of the actual content of the site has changed between
> versions
> > 2.0 and 2.1.  It’s all about format and responsiveness to different
> screen
> > sizes.
> >
> > I needed help to pull this off, so the first thing I did was to look for
> a
> > website development framework that would do much of the heavy lifting.
> > After a bit of research, I decided to use the W3.CSS framework.  It has a
> > reputation of being able to do the job, while being relatively easy to
> > learn.  Also, it’s entirely free, and requires no server-side
> installation
> > other than a text .css file.
> >
> > I have tested the new website on my iPad and iPhone as well as Safari and
> > Firefox on my Mac desktop.  I will admit that there are some pages that
> > don’t really look all that great on my phone, but it is usable. Others
> will
> > have to have a look with other operating systems, devices, and browser,
> and
> > report on their experiences.
> >
> > Thanks for your patience during this process.
> >
> > Peter Nyberg
> > Coventry, CT
> > s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>