[UCIMC-Tech] events calendar on UCIMC homepage missing?

[Chris Ritzo]

I also have to say it's looking great josh. Thanks for all your work on
this!

-Chris

2009/3/26 Josh King <josh at ucimc.org>

> Hi Barry,
>
> Thanks for the feedback. I am actually working on the menu right this
> second, and am aware of the click problem with the calendar. My intention is
> both to have an event calendar sublink and have the "Calendar" parent link
> function (if I can figure out why it is not). I'm fixing it right now and
> should show up in the cache within the next 5 minutes.
>
>
> Barry Isralewitz wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>  I can't see the link to the regular IMC events calendar
>> http://shows.ucimc.org/calendar
>>  on the main IMC homepage.
>> http://ucimc.org/
>>
>>  That is: exciting to see that new Staffing Calendar on the homepage.
>> The homepage may need an additional change: add back a prominent
>> link to the UCIMC Shows/Staffing calendar
>> Details/suggestions:
>>
>>  From the the horizontal menu "Publish!, calendar, booking,..."
>>  the message to a site-visitor seems to be "there is only one calendar,
>> and it is the staffing calendar".
>>   More important than a misleading appearance: I can't find any link to
>> the calendar, the Events (Shows) calendar,  in this
>> menu.
>>
>>  A click on "Calendar" does not take me to any calendar, instead
>> performs a  submenu show/hide toggle. (tried this on both a  Mac and
>> Linux Firefox).   A click on "staffing calendar" takes me to (no surprise)
>> the staffing
>> calendar.
>>  Apologies if I'm out of the loop here on website/scheduling changes or
>> similar, or just missing something obvious..
>>
>> Suggestions:
>>    1) Add a link like "Events Calendar" at same level of "staffing
>> calendar"
>>     or..
>>    2a) Make "Calendar" a single-click link, like "donate" is (instead of
>> 'toggle submenu' button / submenu header.      2b) Move 'stafffing
>> calendar' link off of main page top menu.  Do
>> majority of visitors to site need to know about staffing coordination,
>> or are they only looking for building events?  Don't want a potential
>> visitor to too-easily get to a calendar that has no events on it, then
>> visitor thinks "nothing is happening.
>>   3) Change the menu "publish!, calendar, booking,..." so that clicks
>> on all toplevel menu entries go to an appropriate  web page, instead of
>> -- as now for some items -- toggling visibility of submenu items.  Mouse
>> hovers over any item with subheadings will then alwys show these
>> subheadings.  A single click on either type of  menu item (e.g.)
>> publish! and submenu items (e.g. "News Story") will take user to
>> appropriate web page.
>>
>>
>>  The curent "toggle-menu-visibility" behavior has some problems:    the
>> toggle isn't needed -- submenus auto-hide after mouseover
>>    the toggle hides vital naviagation information for rest of page visit!
>>    works differently from no-subitem top-level menu items like "donate".
>>
>> Current horz. menu hierarchy...
>>    * publish!
>>          o News Story
>>          o Audio
>>          o Picture
>>    * calendar
>>          o staffing calendar
>>    * booking
>>    * volunteer
>>    * rental space
>>    * about us
>>    * donate
>>
>>        Cheers,
>>
>>        Barry
>>
>
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> Josh King
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