Site layout changes underway on IHC!

[Justin]

Hello IHC readers!

As you may or may not have already noticed, there are a number of changes going on to Inline Hockey Central! With the winter approaching, we felt it was necessary to reaffirm IHC as the number one news source for inline hockey on the Internet. This process is well underway, and so far we are excited about what is happening:


- site navigation tools on all pages! This new layout features navigational bars that provide access to all areas of IHC from nearly every page on site! Highlighting and high contrast text provide easy-to-read menu structure!

- a new Gear Up section; this is a work in progress, but is quickly on pace to become the leading resource of all things inline hockey. Browse professional reviews on equipment, books, videos and more, in a simple categorized structure!

- new archive sections! Any page of a particular section of the site will now feature a link at the bottom to indexed archives of all previously written columns and past news, providing fingertip access to all the information you'll ever need!

- Quick access sections! perform quick searches of IHC's content or our newly added Hockey Database search box on the left-side of the layout!


Be sure to check out the new layout to find even more things that aren't mentioned here. One note: the new layout is fully functional with ALL browsers, but in order to see the display enhancements, you will need Microsoft's Internet Explorer as it is the most supportive to date (sorry, this is a browser issue!).

You will notice that some older stories, columns and pages are not yet upgraded to the new layout, and they may never be. Please understand that there are thousands of pages on site and top priority are the ones that people enjoy reading the most.

As usual, if anyone has any technical questions or comments, please direct them to me at mailto:[email protected][email protected]</A>. Everything else should go to Richard Graham at mailto:[email protected][email protected]</A>.

Thanks and play hard!
Justin Nazarenko
Webmaster
Inline Hockey Central



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[Justin]

By the way...

If you are reading this message, it means you are seeing the messageboard on Wednesday/Thursday while it is being upgraded. This look for the messageboard is only temporary! The colors are horible and it's a little tough to read.

But t'will all be fixed soon enough..

Justin



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[Justin]

A few quick notes...

Many Macintosh users have informed me that the site does not appear correctly in IE 5.0+. I am aware of the problem and am working on a solution. It seems to reside in the interpretation of the code for the tables that are used in site display.

Also, Netscape users see fonts a little differently than IE users do. Again, I believe this has to do with a misinterpretation of the code by Netscape, specifically having to do with the stylesheets that are used to provide display information to the web browser. I am working on a remedy.

If anyone has any other comments or problem reports, please e-mail them to me at mailto:[email protected][email protected]</A> so I can look into them. Thanks.

Justin Nazarenko
Webmaster, Web design, tech support, payroll, mail room manager and head coffee boiler
Inline Hockey Central



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[RichardGraham]

Hi Folks,

One GREAT feature Justin neglected to add is that you can change your preferences so that photos of people who post won't be visible.

FYI.

Sincerely,

Richard Graham
Editor
Inline Hockey Central

[Jon Niola]

Justin,

The new look is great! It is a dramatic improvement. I am really happy to what you have been able to contribute to Inline Hockey Central.

Keep up the great work!

Jon Niola
IHC Co-founder