I finally finished up most of my Features/Sections module re-write. You can see the new look here. This new system will be much more scaleable for the future as well as supporting the various other languages on the site much better. Also it will leave an opening for Special Sections or Groups to open up and have their own little area of the site. I was envisioning groups along the lines of Braille Scale Armor, Scratchbuilding, Digital Photograhy, etc.

If you have any ideas about how this area could be improved further please share them with me. I also could use some help with the other language translations (basically whereever there is a word that starts with _example).

Thanks,
Jim

Hi Jim,

It looks GREAT.

How can we help for the other languages versions in my case Portuguese one ?

Jose

José,
Here is a listing of the elements I need translated from English:

1. MAIN SECTIONS
2. SPECIAL SECTIONS
3. RECENT ADDITIONS
4. HALL OF FAME - Top 10 Read Articles
5. IN (as "In" Armor Section)
6. GENERAL MODELING
7. AIRCRAFT
8. ARMOR / AFV
9. DIORAMAS
10. FIGURES
11. SPACECRAFT
12. WARSHIPS
13. MOST READ ARTICLES
14. READ COUNT (the number of times the article has been read)
15. RECENT FORUM TOPICS
16. READ MORE
17. You can access all our English language feature content here. Please be aware to switch back you will need to reselect your language of preference in the language selection area at left.

Anyone who is doing this simply post here that you are already on it and we can avoid duplicated work.

Thanks for the help!

Jim

Jim,

- - - Start ranslation
1. SECÇõES PRINCIPAIS
2. SECÇõES ESPECIAIS
3. NOVIDADES
4. HALL OF FAME - 10 Artigos mais lidos
5.
6. MODELISMO EM GERAL
7. AVIAÇÃO
8. TANQUES / AFV
9. DIORAMAS
10. FIGURAS
11. FICÇÃO CIENTIFICA
12. NAVIOS DE GUERRA
13. ARTIGOS MAIS LIDOS
14. CONTADOR (número de vezes que o artigo foi lido)
15. TÓPICOS RECENTES NOS FORUNS
16. LEIA MAIS
17. Pode aceder à secção em lingua inglesa aqui. Ter em atenção que para retornar aqui deve seleccionar novamente a sua lingua de preferência na área à esquerda.
- - - End translation

About #5 it depends where it goes to see what will be the best word to use

I have used the HTML code for portuguese accented letters, so that the browsers on all PC can have the text correct.

José,
Unfortunately the HTML disappears when you submit the message. Can you sent it so me in a plain text email? Thanks!

Jim

Jim,

I send you the text on an e-mail. I Hope it arrives OK.

Jim, it really looks great. The contest graphic you added is good too. I really like the 'most recent forum topics' function you added. I don't think that was on the preview you showed me.

It looks really great, Jim. :-) The site just keeps getting better and better.

Thanks you three. It's nice to be appriciated.

Jim

me too makes four
Arthur

Me, me, me.......me too. I just checked it out. As usual you're on top of it!

Tread.

BTW Jim, you've built yourself quite a loyal henhouse here. Just try to remember that the 'white noise' (silence) is noise too. In other words, I'm sure you can feel confident that just about every member of Armorama truly appreciates all the time you put into the site. That includes all the 'behind-the-scenes' stuff too. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Jim,

We may not always mention it, But we appreciate everything you do :-) :-) :-)

Matt

If this does'nt say it, nothing will. Here goes... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)




Thanks Jim...I smiled till it hurt.

Plus one

Good job, Jim! How much are they paying you for making us all so very happy? They pay you, right? However, this is the kind of service money can´t buy!
I´m amazed how this whole thing works so well and even the graphics rule!
Wow.

Toni

WOW! Now I really fell appriciated!!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Thanks everyone! Esspecially you Ken as that must have really hurt your face!

I'm glad everyone likes the new feature.

Cheers,
Jim

If only you knew how much I was laughing...cheerfully of course, when I did that.
Hmmm, all those smiles seems to have slowed the page load time. Darn dial-up.

Thanks for all Jim.

Now Jim,

I do appreciate all you dedication and heard work. But then, what else is there to do in sprawling downtown Charlottesville? Go to the Food Lion? :-)

Ok, so we used to drive from Culpepper to Charlottesville just to go do something. Now Fredericksburg has all the cool stuff. In those days visiting family was going to my uncles house in Staunton to milk his cows when he was too sick to milk. Then of course getting back to milk our cows.

Again, thanks for the wonderful site and putting up with all our occasional shenanigans.

Dave

Dave,
You said it man. That's why the family and I may be leaving soon. Any more peaceful and quite here and we are going mad. Virginia is beautiful in the Springtime though.

In less than 6 months it's looking like... "California here we come (back)!"

Jim

I have a cousin still living in Culpepper ( ooops, it’s officially Rixeyville now) and it’s nice to go for just a VISIT, don’t think I could live there again. Don’t miss the hot humid dog days at all. Now all the ‘city folk’ are buying up farm and pasture land to get away from the city and build their dream home. Before long all that they are trying to get away from will be out there with them.

See that out here in Western Washington. The morning commute into Seattle is a nightmare I only watch on the morning news. People are even commuting from east of the mountains!!! Up to 160 –180 miles round trip daily. It starts to bog down by 0530-0600 and lasts til almost 0900. The afternoon starts by 1400 and goes until after 1900. Dread the days I have to be downtown Seattle by 0800 or 0900. And they are few and far in between.

I still have flashbacks from the traffic in the South Bay Area and San Jose. Spent several months down there last year. Gunnie can keep it all to himself down there.

YES, I hate traffic!!!! Telecommute are my by words.

Dave

Okay... so I'm late.
The new Features page looks great Jim! Very.... 2002ish. ... ???......
....for lack of better way to say it, it looks great! :-) !

YodaMan
PS Ken, how long did it take for you to put all the smileys in that post? Did you wear out your mouse button?

Hey Kenc', all the smileys make me dizzy, kinda like one of those pictures you have to stare at to see the picture behind the picture......

so here I am again, the lazy guy from austria.
JIM! tanks for the rewriting--the logic and design is much clearer! I hope that my european friends will make more use of it.

regards, werner

a job very well done AGAIN....

if you need some translation from English to Dutch some time, just gimme a call

Any clues/docs on the changes you made to the sections module?

BTW, I found Armorama via the PostNuke site. This is the best looking pn implementation I've seen. Congratulations!