editsked.html

Your starting point is http://bartonarts.org/hours/editsked.html . You'll need to enter your username and password to view this page.

This will have the relevant information shown on http://bartonarts.org/hours/ (the current test preview of the front page on our web site viewed by the public) with two differences:

  1. the dates are underlined. Clicking on that date will bring you to an editgig.html page where you can change or delete the information.
  2. there's a button for adding a new notice. Clicking on this will bring you to a clean editgig.html page where you can add the information.

Past notices will move from our schedule page to a past notices page automatically. You need not and should not delete past notices. Instead, they will be available on another page called http://bartonarts.org/hours/pastgigs.html which will show past notices in reverse chronological order. Therefore, the only reason to delete a notice is if it is cancelled before happening. The only notices you will be able to edit are future notices.

editgig.html

Type of Notice
This drop-down menu allows you to choose Power-user tip: When you first reach the page, hit TAB twice. This drop-down should be highlighted. Type the first letter of the choice above and it will jump to that choice. Hit TAB again and you'll be at the place to enter the date.
Date of notice
This is the most important thing to put in. You may use any standard American form for entering the date (4/10/01 is one way). You must enter the first date. The second date space is only for multi-date closings. If it is a one-day notice, this should be left blank. However, if it is a multi-date closing, put that in the second box. Entry format is like the starting date.
Opening and Closing Times for the notice
If you are announcing hours we'll be open, both of these should be completed. They will appear exactly in the format as you type it. The second box is for the closing time
All of these notes fields are optional if you wish to add something about the announcement for that date.
Note 1
This is what will appear in bold. This is the only one that can automatically produce a link.
Note 1 URL
If you know the URL for more information about note 1, put it here. Be sure to include the http:// portion of the URL. If you don't know a URL, leave this field blank. More about this at the bottom of this page.
Note 2
Put any note you'd want italicized Otherwise, leave it blank.
Note 3
Enter any additional information about this notice that you want in regular size type. You can also enter the following “code”
<i> turn on italicizing
</i> turn off italicizing
<b> turn on bold
</b> turn off bold
<br> force a new line
<p> new line, then blank line
<hr> horizontal rule (insert straight line)
Note 4
Enter any information about this notice that you want in smaller type like this. Again, you may use the “code” in the table above.
Submit button
When you've finished adding or editing the notice, hit the submit button and you'll go to the editappr.html page where you'll be able to see that notice as it will appear on the schedule.
Cancel this notice button
Use with caution! If you hit this button, that notice will be removed from the data base. If this happens accidentally, you'll need to add it as a new notice. Do not delete notices simply because they are in the past. These will automatically move from the front page to a Past Announcements page one day after the notice.

editappr.html

After submitting the new or edited notice, you'll be shown what that entry will look like when viewed on your schedule. If it's ok, hit the Approve button. If not, hit the “re-edit” button and you'll return to the edit screen. Fix it and submit it again. If you still have a problem, write to me at [email protected].

http://bartonarts.org

When this system goes live, this is the page the public will view on our site as our front page. You do not need to touch this page itself, but what you do on the editing will immediately take effect when this page is visited.

http://bartonarts.org/hours

Until this system goes live, this is the page you can view on our site as a test preview of our front page. You do not need to touch this page itself, but what you do on the editing will immediately take effect when this page is visited.

pastgigs.html

On some sites, I've noticed that they like to show past events. Therefore, there will not be a link from our pages to this page, but it will be there for our internal reference. While the regular front page will be in chronological order, this one will be in reverse chronological order so the most recent notice will be at the top.

entering the URL

If you know of the URL for a notice or venue, you should view the page yourself before adding it to the database. Therefore:
  1. open another copy of the browser
  2. enter the URL by hand or surf to the page
  3. hit the TAB key (this should highlight the URL)
  4. hit CTRL-C or else Edit, Copy to put this URL in your clipboard
  5. return to your editgig page
  6. be sure the cursor is in the URL field
  7. hit CTRL-V or else Edit, Paste to paste the URL in that field
Following this procedure will insure that
  1. the page you're linking to is actually there
  2. the URL will be typed correctly
  3. the http:// portion of the URL will be there