News
Site additions and changes are noted below, with the most recent at the top. The date and time are listed according to U.S. Central Time.
Jan - Mar 2022
- Life User Guide. On 14 Mar 2022, a Life User Guide page was added. [View]
- Resources. On 14 Mar 2022, a page for general resources was added. [View]
Sep - Dec 2021
- There were no developments in the final quarter of the year.
August 2021
- Virtues. A new page was added to consider Values, Virtues, Morals and Outcomes. (11 Aug 2021 at 8:49 PM) [View]
- Link Text Colors. A few link text colors have been tested on the site including deep pink with white on hover, peru with darkgoldenrod on hover, and also cyan with deepskyblue on hover. Today this was changed to skyblue with deepskyblue on hover. This seems to be a good balance of brightness with a soft contrast. The sampling of colorful text on a black background has been updated on the Site Colors page. (6 Aug 2021 at 11:54 PM)
- Site Structure. There had been a folder structure that included a /site-files/ folder below the root level of the site. Inside that folder had been the css, icons, and images folders. These have now been moved to the top level, and the site-files folder has been removed. All pages on the site were updated to reflect the new locations. This was done with the global search and replace option in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. The reasoning for this was to have consistent folder depth and simplify references to site metadata. The term site-files could be ambiguous. The original reasoning behind having a site-files folder was to reduce the number of folders at the root level. (6 Aug 2021 at 10:33 PM)
- Site Header / Footer Logo Image. The original site logo was bright white with a black background. This was stark with too much contrast, and a strain on the eyes. A color picker was used to replicate the site font color and apply that to the header image. However, due to the size of the white areas in the header image and large block text, it was helpful to use a slightly darker shade of R229-G227-B227 rather than the site font color of R244 G243 B243. This creates a visual equivalence in brightness between the header and text. When combined, the text and header color have the effect of turning down the screen brightness. (6 Aug 2021 at 8:07 PM)
- Home Page. Some cleanup and layout changes were made to the home page to emphasise the introductory message and link to the news page. (6 Aug 2021 at 8:07 PM)
- Navigation. The site navigation previously had links to Home, About, Pages, and Contact. The Contact link was replaced with News. The Contact information can be found on the Home page and other pages of the site. (6 Aug 2021 at 7:16 PM)
- Site Health Checklist. A new page provides guidelines for regularly checking website health. (5 Aug 2021 at 1:19 PM) [View]
- Iowa City. A page with Iowa City resources was added. (4 Aug 2021 at 8:56 PM) [View]
- Site Workflow. A page was created to describe the process of editing and maintaining the site. (4 Aug 2021 at 6:48 PM) [View]
- Page Directory. The site directory of pages was updated and the pages were organized into categories. (4 Aug 2021 at 5:17 PM) [View]
- Privacy. A privacy statement was added. (3 Aug 2021 at 11:43 AM) [View]
- Accessibility. Some modifications were made to make the site more accessible. (3 Aug 2021 at 11:30 AM)
- New Pages. Pages added today include Measurements and Conversions, as well as News Sources. Find these on the Pages directory. (2 Aug 2021 at 7:47 PM)
- Site Updates. Revisions to the site styling were made. The site pages now include About, Contact, Donate, Life Map, News, Pages, Pay, Site Colors, Site Design Notes, and Site Tools. (1 Aug 2021 at 6:10 PM)
July 2021
- Site Development. The dot org HTML-version of the site was launched in July 2021. The project is based on study that began in the 1970s, continued in the 1980s, and was online from the late 1990s through 2021 in the dot com version of the site. (31 Jul 2021)