SIG Page Notes
Here are some notes to help anyone doing their first HAL-PC SIG home page. Also, watch for HTML classes offered at HAL-PC.
How do I create a home page for my SIG?
A stencil, is available or you can copy some other SIG's source code and edit it to fit your needs.
Where does the page go?
- If you only want a single page, like the stencil, it can reside in the common /~SIG directory. Pages in this directory should only use the HAL-PC logo graphic and, optionally, one (small) unique graphic. To place a new page in the/~SIG directory or update an existing page, the HTML source should be sent as an e-mail attachment to the Webmaster.
- If you want to have multiple pages or lots of graphics, your site should reside in your user account, either on HALNet or another ISP. Having your SIG pages in your own webspace gives you direct control, as you upload your own files and your site is instantly updated. All HAL-PC SIG Leaders can apply for a free Administrative account on HALNet with its own web space which can be used to host the SIG's web page. To get your SIG leader admin account, email the Vice President of SIGS, or call (713) 341-8102. To have the main SIG Page and SIG Online Calendar link to your SIG Page, E-mail the webmaster the link information.
In either case it is your responsibility to keep the information on your SIG pages updated.
What should I put on my page?
A page should provide the following information:
- SIG leader's name
- SIG leader's email address, linked
- Purpose of the SIG
- Time and place of SIG meetings
- Brief description of software
Optionally, you can include information on upcoming programs and past programs, links to other sites on the Internet and links to projects on your SIG members' pages. You may link to a map to HAL headquarters at http://www.hal-pc.org/map.html.
Please include the generic bottom-of-page links to the SIG main page, SIG calendar, and HAL-PC home page as shown on the bottom of the stencil page.
Editing
HTML documents are ASCII text, including the HTML codes. Any editor which can output an ASCII text file will work just fine (Notepad or Wordpad). Entering the codes is less work than it first appears. If you are doing a complex page then you may wish to try a specialized HTML editor.
Web browser software includes the ability to view and capture the source code from a page you are viewing.
Explorer
- View a document's source code by clicking "View/Source". Source code will come up in Notepad
- Edit code as desired
- Save document with .html extension
Netscape
- View a document's source code by clicking "View/Page Source"
- Copy text and paste into a text editor (Notepad)
- Edit code as desired
- Save document with .html extension
Reference material
How do I publish my web pages to my HAL-PC account?
Full instructions for publishing pages on www.hal-pc.org are found at www.hal-pc.org/publish.html.