[Rhodes22-list] Website version 2.1

Tom Van Heule tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com
Thu Oct 15 16:20:32 EDT 2020


Wonderful, much better with the responsive css.



On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 3:17 PM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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)
> >
>


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