Getting Ready for February

Looking at January

I learned a lot about building web pages in January. The first rule is just do something. Not every page is going to be interesting or insightful. But writing every day forces some discipline and keeps building skills and experience.

File Organization and Hierarchy

I also knew pretty quickly in January that I wanted to keep the graphics and images in a separate directory to keep the month directory organized. I decided to use the structure of /year /month with entries for html files of each day, and a /graphics folder for the pictures.

*** January ***
rudyrugebregt/
	2018/
		01/
			01.html
			02.html
			picture.jpg
			anotherPicture.jpg

*** February ***
rudyrugebregt/
	2018/
		02/
			01.html
			02.html
			graphics/
				picture.jpg
				anotherPicture.jpg
				
			

This would be a bit extra code for every picture and I'll see how this works out in February.

Building a New Template

I tried different navigation models in January. First I had links at the bottom of the page. Then I moved the to the top. I removed the signature from the top and added lines to separate out the body of the document.

I also changed my CSS style sheet half way through January but I think I'll keep this more stable to ensure I can make big changes without re-coding individual pages. I can always override individual pages and blocks.

Testing a New Scheme

The new month gives me a chance to reset some things but the site changes day by day.

This month I want to learn a bit of javascript so I can automate searches and make it easier to move about. I don't want to repeat a lot of code per page and I think a bit of scripting will help as the site grows.

Photo of the Day

Ocean Road Trees and Mackerel Sky - October 2016