RE: [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith

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On Monday, November 11, 2002 7:42 PM, Earle Martin 
[SMTP:grubstreet@xxxxxxxx.xxx] wrote:
> I was looking at wikipedia.org today and decided that I like their layout a
> lot. It makes sense; having the toolbar links on the side of the page where
> you can see them easily is much nicer than their being stuck way down the
> bottom (or at the top, if you have that option set in your preferences). I
> don't want to have to scroll to search. So, I did some rude'n'crude hacking,
> and hereby present for your approval:
>
> http://grault.net/cgi-bin/test.pl
>
> I was going to put the editing link at the side of the page as well, but I
> just can't fathom out the bit of UseModWiki that does it. Still, this way
> you have to read (or at least scroll!) through the entire page before you
> can edit it, and that makes a kind of sense.
>
> What d'you think?

cool! I'm glad you refrained from frames though.

The code where the edit link is, is in sub GetFooterText. I suggest you try 
C&Ping this into your new bits of left column formatting. You might be better 
leaving the edit link in at the bottom of the page as well.

Ivor.




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• [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith Earle Martin 19:42 on 11 Nov 2002
  http://grault.net/cgi-bin/test.pl
  • RE: [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith Ivor Williams 14:56 on 12 Nov 2002
    cool! I'm glad you refrained from frames though.
    • Re: [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith Earle Martin 15:46 on 12 Nov 2002
      Frames? FRAMES?!
  • RE: [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith Ivor Williams 15:55 on 12 Nov 2002
    I think the solution might be quite simply the following:
    • Re: [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith Earle Martin 16:42 on 12 Nov 2002
      Oho. It looks like I was barking up the wrong end of the stick. I had to
  • RE: [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith Ivor Williams 14:04 on 13 Nov 2002
    What's with the two search boxes?
  • Ivor Williams 14:16 on 13 Nov 2002
    hacking,
    • Re: [grubstreet] Layout, and issues therewith Earle Martin 22:36 on 16 Nov 2002
      test.pl uses the active content - the search box exists on HomePage, ergo it
  • Kate L Pugh 13:57 on 26 Nov 2002
    Finally got around to giving this a fair trial today. I think I can
    • Earle Martin 16:10 on 26 Nov 2002
      Hooray :)

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