Leslie,
In Penn State's case, the format is a feature of the new plone website we have
for Fruit Times. Little by little our whole system will be on plone, which
will allow each commodity team to manage its own site. When a new article is
written, the system notifies each subscriber by email.
Hope that helps,
Tara
Tara A. Baugher
Tree Fruit Educator
Penn State Extension
Adams County
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 204
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-334-6271, ext. 314
Email: ta...@psu.edumailto:ta...@psu.edu
Web: extension.psu.eduhttp://extension.psu.edu/
Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the
diversity of its workforce.
Penn State tree fruit resources: http://frec.cas.psu.edu/
Specialty Crop Innovations Projects:
http://www.cascrop.com/
http://www.abe.psu.edu/scri/
From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M Agnello
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:42 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11
Hi Leslie,
ScaffoldsMD is just something I thought I'd try to provide for people who might
prefer to read the newsletter on a smartphone without having to do a lot of
zooming in and navigating around the regular pdf formatted version. I asked a
number of IT people how one might go about formatting such a document, and
found surprisingly few who could offer me specific suggestions without things
quickly getting very complex. In the end, we figured out that it's easiest
just to take an unformatted text version (which is how I write up each week's
issue), and then format the document with small page margins (0.2) and in a
large type font (we use Calibri 24 pt), and save it as a PDF. This is what
gets posted, and when you access it on a smartphone (regardless of the brand),
it just opens in a full screen that you can scroll down as you read. We're
tinkering with including some graphics like photos and tables, but this can
require more effort to format
I haven't gotten any feedback on this version yet, so I really couldn't tell
you how many people might be using it.
I noticed Penn's Fruit Times is providing a smartphone version, but it looks
like they may actually be doing it properly, with some customized formatting to
include navigation and search functions.
Regards,
Art
On 4/11/11 4:00 PM, Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA) leslie.huff...@ontario.ca
wrote:
Hi Art,
Thanks for your newsletter. Just wondering about the ScaffoldsMD - I know what
it is, but wondered how you make the files - what program, what size, etc. I
see that Penn State is also providing mobile versions.
Any idea how many growers are reading yours on smartphones? Do you need to make
different files for iPhones and Blackberries etc?
Just trying to keep up with the technology. Thanks, Art!
Ps. Thanks for your comments on apple-crop about the rumour of oil reducing
yields. Hope others chime in.
Leslie
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Leslie Huffman
519-738-1256
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From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M Agnello
Sent: April 11, 2011 3:02 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11
A new issue of Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter for the week of 4/11 has been posted
and can be found at:
Regular pdf -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/110411.pdf
ScaffoldsMD for mobile devices -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/4.11MD.pdf
This issue includes the following articles:
INSECTS
- Prebloom pest considerations
CHEM NEWS
- Errata - Stinkbug control materials
DISEASES
- Apple scab post-infection control
GENERAL INFO
- NYSIPM news
PHENOLOGIES
PEST FOCUS
UPCOMING PEST EVENTS
--
Arthur M. Agnello
Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist
Dept. of Entomology a...@cornell.edu
N.Y.S. Agric. Expt. Sta.Tel: 315-787-2341
630 W. North St. Fax: 315-787-2326
Geneva, NY 14456-1371 http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/agnello
Scaffolds Fruit Journal online [NOTE NEW ADDRESS]:
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/index.html
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