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Old 11-24-2009, 12:42 PM   #21
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

While I am looking at the banner, maybe the trailer could be a bit less generic and a bit more Escape? Sadly, I am good at criticizing, but not good at drawing.
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Old 11-24-2009, 03:06 PM   #22
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While I am looking at the banner, maybe the trailer could be a bit less generic and a bit more Escape? Sadly, I am good at criticizing, but not good at drawing.
Either am I.. That's why the older banner looked the way it did (and displayed differently on different browsers).. I need a royalty free clip art in a .png file format.. I searched and found the current one..and imported it into "GIMP" a freeware graphic program to size it correctly and fit into the banner. To be "Escape" specific we would probably need to hire/get a graphic designer to do it (camera ready art) as a digital picture wouldn't really work as the background needs to be transparent (so it 'floats" over the banner) .. I'm semi-technical, but I really can't do the "Graphic Arty thing" (or dance the rumba or any kind of dance really, in fact my dancing skills are pretty much bunk..)

I really try to use "free stuff" as it kind-of adds up when you start going down the professional route..
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Old 11-24-2009, 04:18 PM   #23
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

Hi: JeffZ... I would like to get on the banner wagon, but mine is plain white with a white trailer in a white out(blizzard). How do I get the picture As for dancing... they don't play slo enough for me!!! Alf
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Old 11-25-2009, 05:16 PM   #24
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

Okie Dokie - I added the "Trailer" to the Escape Travel Forum.. so now it reads

Escape Travel Trailer Forum..

I'll work on the graphic next..
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Old 11-25-2009, 08:17 PM   #25
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Changed the banner to include "trailer".. I think we are stuck with the "generic trailer art" though, unless one of the members can come up with something better in a .PNG format. The size of the entire banner image is 468/60 pixels so the "trailer clip art" should be around 80/45 pixels or something that we can scale down to fit..
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Old 11-26-2009, 10:17 AM   #26
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

Of my two suggestions, you have fixed the more important. Thanks, Jeff.
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Old 11-26-2009, 11:04 AM   #27
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

Jeff, the little trailer looks like a 17' anyway, so personally, I think it's great. Great job, I appreciate all you've done on this forum. It's a fun addendum to our own HokieEscape.
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Old 11-26-2009, 11:08 AM   #28
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

Oh yes, Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
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Old 11-26-2009, 11:39 AM   #29
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Yep.. It's a Thanksgiving day!! We are very blessed and hope all of you have a great holiday! And for those Canadian members.. get back to work!!
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Old 11-26-2009, 04:26 PM   #30
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

Hi: JeffZ... I wish I could but I have to wait till our Transit Strike is over. It's like a "Divorce" and they're arguing over who gets the condo in Florida!!! Alf... Happy Thanksgiving Day to y'all. We had ours already!!!
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Old 11-27-2009, 01:59 AM   #31
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

Hey Alf---I can TOTALLY relate to what you are going through--we've been going through it for 4 weeks longer than you..
ARGHHHHHH
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Old 12-04-2009, 02:57 PM   #32
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

I'd like it if people would put their locations in either their profiles or signatures. Some do, some don't.

Well, lookie there, mine doesn't show either even if it is in my profile. Humm is there such thing as a self-populating signature with this software?
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Old 12-04-2009, 05:00 PM   #33
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I'll see if there's a modification that I can make to put the Location in the Members Info.. Right now the work around would be utilizing the "personal text" setting of the Member/Forum profile..

What ever you put in there displays under your pic/handle (left side) of a post.. that's why you see some that have it and some that don't..(like me for example..)
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Old 12-04-2009, 06:05 PM   #34
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Ok.. I figured out how to add the "Location" to everyone's post (if there's an entry in the account profile).. I thought Donna had a good idea and just kind-of went for it.. If anyone has an "aversion" to their location showing up on the posts.. just go into your profile and delete/blank out the location..

Or if there's an outcry of don't show this.. I can reverse it (since I figured out how everything gets displayed in the code..)

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Old 12-04-2009, 09:59 PM   #35
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Re: What you like to add or change on the site

I like having the location, trailer and tow. Gives a better picture of the poster.

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Old 12-09-2009, 03:57 PM   #36
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The banner says Escape Travel Forum.

I think Escape Trailer Forum or Escape Travel Trailer Forum would be better.

Any sort of vacation trip is escape travel.

What do you think, Jeff?
Ron & everyone..

I might need to change the banner back to the other one as I just realized that all my other stuff that I have done has "Escape Travel Forum" on it.. arrgh! and I'm kind-of running out of time to change it all.. since some of the stuff has a default numbers of characters to use of "17" including spaces.. so either I just go with the inconsistency or change it back.. which I'm inclined to do for the time being.. I think I may have a work around, but the show is tonight.. so I may just switch it back and deal with it later.. just the banner as it's easy as I already have the old one out there..

sorry..
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Old 12-09-2009, 04:17 PM   #37
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Aw, it's fine either way. I hardly EVER look at the banner anyway! I'm too eager to check on what's new in the messages. Do what's the simplest Jeff. And see you tonight.
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Old 12-09-2009, 05:51 PM   #38
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Fine with me Jeff. You do what you must. I know how much work it takes to keep a web site going.
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