June 16, 2005
Please feel free to invite some of your colleagues from your or another city/county if you think it would benefit them to be a part of our group.
Attendance
Johnson County Wastewater: Karen Sorensen, Ryan Metcalf
Clay County: Leslie Ensign
KCMO: Rich Lovett, Jan Wilkinson
Shawnee: Sonya Fendorf
Jackson County: Dan Davis, Joe Janner
Johnson County Appraiser's Office: Jeremy Smoot
Johnson County TRE: Greg Baldwin
Johnson County ITS: Kevin Whelan
Johnson County Sheriff: Tom Erickson
MARC: Julie Wittman, Barbara Hensley
Johnson County Airport Commission: Blanka Bellinger
Overland Park: Chris Audano, Susan Waters, Randy Ellis
Johnson County Human Services/Aging: Mike Davidson
Gladstone: Kelli Behr
Grain Valley: John Paa
Olathe: Chris Holdman
Cascading Style Sheets for Printing and Fly-out Menus
Rich
Lovett and Kelly Behr shared some CSS tips, with a special emphasis on
the print style sheet. Rich introduced the topic by sharing two handouts:
a web
page headlined "A
print alternative without the extra work" by Baseline Inc.,
and a sample script using
the CSS @media print option. Kelly followed by sharing two style sheets
-- one for print and
a matching one for screen output.
In addition, Randy Ellis described a command
for causing a page break in print versions.
A general rule is to code for the FireFox browser and tweak for MS Internet Explorer.
Barbara Hensley demonstrated her success with using CSS to create fly-out menus (no JavaScript involved). She supplied example files (Zipped). A free tutorial is available at http://www.communitymx.com/abstract.cfm?cid=55A69. Download support files are included. For $3, however, Barbara purchased a kind of "hack file" called csshoover.htc to create her menus.
Helpful URLs mentioned:
- www.plainlanguage.gov - "Good plain language on your Web site" - Rich Lovett
- http://my.opera.com/community/dev/device/css-media/ - "Excellent resource on designing for wireless devices" - Karen Sorensen
Other Business
Dan Davis won this month’s drawing for a copy of Windows XP from Microsoft.
MARC is having a photo swap meet Friday, June 24 at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is included for $10. Photo subject matter consists of generic public places and events such as parks and fairs. The collection can be pressed onto a CD and shared later. Please RSVP.
The 2005 Government Webmasters Conference is scheduled for Sept. 22 and 23 in Denver. Registration is $175. Consider reserving a hotel room early. An award for the best web site will be given in three population categories at the conference. Any political subdivision including a unit within a county whose officers are elected in a public election is eligible to enter, but a representative of the submitted site must be present to win. Visit www.governmentwebmasters.org for more information.
Upcoming Meeting Topic Suggestions
To be determined.
Next Meeting
Thursday, July 21, 2005, 10 a.m. at MARC.
Meeting minutes: Karen Lynne Sorensen, Johnson County Wastewater.