Skyways Stylesheet
Some uniformity in web page style, design, and navigation is necessary for visitors to be able to use our site and retain some sanity.
Below are some guidelines for developing your page. They are ranked in order of importance - the first is a must, the last something to think about.
Adding the Blue Skyways logo to your page
Resource Listing
"Under Construction" projects
Directory Naming Schemes
Top-Level Skyways template
Adding the Blue Skyways logo to pages
All main pages on Skyways must have a link back to the
main Skyways page. Main pages are defined as being the home page or first
page in a series of pages.
The primary way to do so is to add the image smlogo.gif found in the
/images/ directory,
using it as a hyperlink to /index.html with the border=0 tag inserted.
No accompanying text is needed.
Copy and paste the following code to insert the above Blue Skyways logo
on your web page. Placement is generally in the lower left hand corner.
<a href="http://skyways.lib.ks.us"><img src="/images/smlogo.gif"
width="100" height="22" align="left" alt="Return
to the Blue Skyways Home Page" border="0"></a>
If, however, the Skyways button simply does not fit in well with other design
characteristics of the page, a text link may be added instead.
The Skyways button (above) should not be modified. Neither should it
be used on a site off of the Skyways server without copyright permission
given (contact jeffh@kslib.info for information).
Resource listing
As a courtesy, pages on Skyways that list resources should include Skyways'
own listings if related to the topic. For example, if one were to list
information regarding Kansas community resources, it would be appropriate
to add a link to Kansas Communities on the Web.
Please use the notion of "under construction" selectively.
It should only be used when a partially completed document or a  working draft is actually available for
use on Skyways. Do not use "under construction" when no document
exists and when what you really mean is "under consideration"
or "under development but not yet posted." Dead-end links (those
which lead ONLY to an "under construction" message) frustrate
system users.
Skyways top level menus of resources
Content comprised mostly of pointers to other Skyways pages.
Design features: Blue Skyways Template
Placement of Directories and Naming Schemes
The scheme for adding new directories should be as follows:
- Cities and Towns - placed in /towns/Cityname/
(note the capital C)
Public Libraries - placed in /library/libraryname/
Schools - placed in the /schools/schoolname/
Government Agencies - placed in /agencyname/
Government Officials - placed in /government/officialname/
Genealogy Resources - placed in /genweb/
Opening pages for all sites hosted on Skyways should be named index.html.
The resulting URL for the page will be shorter.
Example: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/ValleyFalls
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