On 7/31/2013 14:34, George Sinos wrote:
Ann -
I doubt that you need to do anything with CSS or HTML.
Unfortunately , it is ignoring my HTML... :( THAT's what I object to)
I don't mind, actually, making some changes to my front page... but what
I want to end up with is my current banner across the top but maybe
larger . And my photo and bio as it is now.
I want to make sure that each gallery is all thumbnails and NOT square
and that the currently "featured" photo for a thumbnail stays the same
I dont' want the organization of the site to change at all..
This is like someone coming in and knocking all the books off my
bookcase, emptying the files drawers and telling me to change th
order of the alphabet . I HATE it!
ann
I've been
working with the new site this morning and everything is drag and
drop. I've been able to do everything I need to do so far with just
the customization settings that exist.
My only problem is discovering what can be done. I've been fumbling
through things. This afternoon I'm actually going to read through the
help files. (Yeah, I should have done that first, but...)
It's very similar to the system used by Squarespace where my blog is
hosted. Actually, much nicer. Squarespace doesn't have the sandbox
feature.
I'll probably make the new site available this afternoon, as it is,
and make adjustments over the next few days. I'm glad there are a
couple of weeks before classes start. That gives me time to make
alternate plans if the private features I use for class don't work.
gs
George Sinos
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www.GeorgeSinos.com
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks, George!
I wish I knew CSS
I can't do anything with this at all right now
I have ebay listings to make - a broken tooth, a broken BP machine , a
broken refrigerator ... I'm in a rather ugly mood
the K-5 is my ray of sunshine
ann
On 7/31/2013 10:07, George Sinos wrote:
Yes, this is a good news, bad news story.
The new stuff is really nice and beautiful, but once you finalize the
move, you can't go back. And, all of that customization of the old
site will be lost. You can add your banner back in the new
customization. The Smugmug design looks like it may be a similar
starting point.
I haven't found the "search by date" yet. I used that a lot.
On the other hand, changes are so easy to make in the new system, you
may not need the custom code.
They are saying you can leave your current site up as as long as you
want and only change when you are ready, but I don't know about making
changes to the old site. They also said this is only the beginning.
Now that they have the platform in place (and an ugly lawsuit settled)
they will be releasing a more new features. Of course, most software
companies say these things. I have a more faith that the Smugmug than
most other companies.
I watched this hangout last night. It's an interview with the Owners
and development team, and it gives some insight into the thought
process behind the changes. You'll probably want to fast forward
through a lot of it. Ratcliff, Hawk, and Barasa have a hard time
staying on topic and joke around a lot. But the parts with the
Smugmug team are interesting. It's also a little bit of a Smugmug
love fest.
<http://youtu.be/Tjk6b1-AQcQ>
In case you missed the announcement, here's the video -
<http://www.ustream.tv/smugmug>
I guess Pogue broke the embargo and announced the change in his NYT
column a few hours early and they were reacting to a huge influx of
new users and people starting the transition while they were trying to
make the announcement. I didn't think his column was all that great
but here it is.
<http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/smugmug-revamps-its-site-in-a-challenge-to-flickr/?_r=0>
Gotta go - lots of stuff to do today.
GS
George Sinos
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www.GeorgesPhotos.net
www.GeorgeSinos.com
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks, George...
actually - no green bar... there was a blue bar
however when I clicked on "annsan" there was a logout choice
and that DID get me back to my front page.
However , then it went to my page but as if I were not logged in.
So I logged in and it went right back to the awful newpreview I had
chosen
Hopefully I'll find an email from smugmug in my regular inbox
I've just woken up myself
PArt of the reason for my distress is the example I started to look at
stripped my banner off the front page and ignored all my html in my bio
therefore taking away the blue links I had there.
This isnt over
I'm prepared to fight
ann
On 7/31/2013 08:47, George Sinos wrote:
Hi Ann
Didn't see this till this morning.
It sounds like your in the "sandbox" area where you can look at the
different designs.
Scroll all the way to the top and there is a green bar across the with
of the page. Click on "done". That should take you back to the page
that is showing the preview you have picked.
Scroll to the top and you'll see a menu below a blue bar. Hover over
your name and choose logout from the dropdown menu. You'll be
returned to your legacy site.
-
Until you pick "unveil new smugmug" from that blue bar, nothing
(except gallery style and sorting) changes on your public site. It's
actually pretty nice.
I would have suggested having a "cancel without changing anything"
button. But other than that, I'm pretty happy with the available
changes.
The sandbox feature is nice. You can actually have several different
site designs in your sandbox so you can compare.
gs
George Sinos
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www.GeorgesPhotos.net
www.GeorgeSinos.com
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]>
wrote:
I don't wan't to change my page, I stupidly clicked on the preview and
I
don't know how to get out of it...
I've written three emails to help and as yet had no response.
George, you looked at it, how did you escape???
the "don't worry your page won't change" to your customers is not
reassuring... I want to be able to see it and work on it as it is.
thanks
ann
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