Re: [Freecol-developers] Website fixes

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:45:29 -0800

Hi,
 
I can assure you, the whole reason for me to introduce Jekyll is to make it easy for others to contribute, by separating code(theme) and content.
You saw the html-tag-soup we had for a while, where it's difficult to find what you need and where to add something.
The goal is to have it as easy as dropping a markdown file (like the one I attached to the mail yesterday) in the right place. Older pages will probably stay in html, but loose all the surrounding cruft, only contain the content (with a few img, ul, li, div, p, a, br) and can later be easily replaced with markdown on demand.
As we are on SF we need to type the compilation command and upload its result, but otherwise it'll be same as for the many people having GitHub pages.
 
Working on the theme will be a little more complicated, but easier than creating a WordPress theme. Still, after cleaning up all existing pages to use the template, I plan on upgrading and simplifying its html and css. Moving over to WordPress would need conversion of existing content and most likely creation of a theme, too.
 
Greetings
 
wintertime
 
 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 02. Januar 2020 um 08:18 Uhr
Von: "D Blakeley via Freecol-developers" <freecol-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
An: "David Lewis" <highwayofl...@gmail.com>, "Jonathan Aquilina" <eagles051...@gmail.com>
Cc: "FreeCol Developers" <freecol-developers@lists.sourceforge.net>
Betreff: Re: [Freecol-developers] Website fixes
 
> thing is the community will need someone versed in website coding and styling if that person leaves there is a bit of an issue there.
 
That's exactly what worries me. This Jekyll thing sounds like its not going to be something the average guy (eg me) can use which means I won't be able to help you guys move content over and do my ideas of creating new video & screenshot sections etc. Plus Winter's gonna be too busy in a few weeks & isn't going to want people pestering him about site issues plus mikes busy with other stuff (eg the game itself lol) and isn't going to want to be bothered about website stuff, but if its not easy to use that's exactly whats going to happen lol.
 
BTW Mike since your catching up on msgs don't forget this ;P
 
Need your help, or need you to help David so he can help me haha
 
 
Regards
 
blake
 
 
 
On Thursday, 2 January 2020, 03:34:09 pm ACDT, Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051...@gmail.com> wrote:
 
 
That is another good option, thing is the community will need someone versed in website coding and styling if that person leaves there is a bit of an issue there.
 
 
Jonathan Aquilina
 
On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 5:36 AM David Lewis <highwayofl...@gmail.com> wrote:
We do have the option of using GitHub pages, which works well for Jekyll, and free for OSS. They website would be driven directly from Git and wouldn't need to worry about FTP access.
 
David
 
On Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 8:27 PM Michael T. Pope <mp...@computer.org> wrote:
On Sun, 29 Dec 2019 06:15:09 +0100
Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is really up to those in charge to take the decision but the hosting
> offer still stands. SF can be a huge pain in the rump though.

I too appreciate the offer, but I am reluctant to split the project over
yet more sites.  SF has its disadvantages, but we have no replacement for
the SF forums.  Meanwhile I am hopeful the new static generator will reduce
the maintenance pain in the long term.

Apologies for the slow reply, sorting out the bug list and mail backlog is
taking me a while.

Cheers,
Mike Pope

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