Blackbird Founders Archive | Progress Log

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Week 16

ThursdayK. continued work on the appendices template. MK worked on early volume link fixes for archives, link to current journal, etc. Finished through v4n1. FridayMK–Completed through v6n2

Week 15

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Week 14

K completed Ruffle pointers on remaining Flash pages. We reviewed the Founders Archive Index page and made revisions to the four Google forms. Discussed possible format for appendix pages with K taking on the task of producing a proof-of-concept in v-appendix, working with a base copy of the v21n3 build. https://blackbird-archive.vcu.edu/index-founders.shtml (Sent to MF for […]

Week 12-13

K and I did not meet last week, nor today, but I have been working on the outreach surveys in Google Forms. Edited list of notes sent to our small team appears below. Auto response draft 1 for instructor feedback.Thanks for reaching out to the Blackbird Founders Archive. Your use of our no-cost materials, and […]

Week 7 – Week 11

We fell off of regular reporting with a number of disruptions in the volunteer schedule. Archive Page & Menu ProgressIn short one session was largely devoted to a discussion the presentation and order of information on the Founder’s Archive Page, with the link to all issues in v1-21 begin made larger and floated to the […]

Week 6 Log

Local folders for v3n2-v2n2 were mysteriously empty of content. Copied files back down to R: Realized updates on meta data contributor address was wrongly done as http needed to be changed to https, and www.blackbird-archive needed to be changed to blackbird archive. Corrected and republished v14 and v15 — will work forward on this through […]

Week 5 Log

Tuesday K published updates to previous.html Glitched updated page turned out to be from using .shtml instead of .htmlQuestion of .htm extensions in older issues came up. Answer: that’s what we did back in the day, so lave that url alone aside from making it relative. MK published updates to 16n1, 15n2, v15n1 (w/ this […]

Week 4 log

TuesdayI worked from home Monday evening and Tuesday to look at older issues (with no left include menu) to see how those updates would work. I changed links for in-previous for v9 ThursdayWhile K continued to work backward through the structure from v14 or so, I started publishing his changes and auditing the links ending […]

Week 3 Log

Remapped site definitions for 43 issues, as well as the root and index paths and exported them to the R: drive. K did changed code for in-previous back to about v14. Still need to be published. Confirmed I have to login on in order to for pagebuilder working adjacent to publish himself.

Week 2 Log

Tuesday Updated search/archive link in left menu to relative paths in v19n1, v19n2, v20n1, v20n2. Also updated paths for all these site definitions and exported. First meeting with KP, lead coder/pagebuilder to orient him on what has transpired since his previous work on the legacy journal. HasTech confirmed installation of Adobe Cloud Hibbs 341. Not […]

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