TO BE COMPLETED AT A LATER DATE

The site should only be modified in Dreamweaver against a complete copy of the entire site. That copy must include all pages and directories that define the Rethinking Schools web site. This directory structure is one level higher than the "www" directory that appears on the server.

The top level site directory as defined in Dreamweaver must include these folders:

• "cgi" - appears on the server, not used for HTML editing
• "Templates" - used only in Dreamweaver - does NOT appear on the server
• "www" - appears on the server - contains all HTML files for the web site
• "_notes" - used only in Dreamweaver - does NOT appear on the server

All HTML pages defining the web site appear in the folder/directory "www" with these sub-folders:

• "about" - contains HTML & PDF files about Rethinking Schools
• "archive" - includes all past issues of the journal, including the Index of Articles
• "img" - includes ALL GIF and JPEG graphics for the site, in sub-folders
• "just_fun" - contains HTML and PDF files for the "Just For Fun" section
• "publication" - contains HTML and PDF files for publications, in sub-folders
• "rules" - contains the rules governing the creation of the site - like this page
• "web_resource" - contains all HTML and PDF files related to the "Web Resources" section of the site
• "_notes" - this is only used by Dreamweaver and does NOT appear on the server

Templates

Templates control common elements that occur on every page of the site or a section of pages. This makes updating the site easier.

Most pages are based on a base template: "RSbase.dwt" including this page. This template controls the header and footer of every page. Areas controlled by the template cannot be edited in Dreamweaver at a page level.

The header includes the logo, navigation bar, site-wide search, "crumbtrail" and page title. Only the "crumbtrail" and page title are editable on a page level.

The footer contains the text navigation and copyright notices appaering at the bottom of the page. These elements are only editable in the template.

Templates should only be modified in Dreamweaver against a complete copy of the entire site as described in the section above.

Editing any template will then automatically modify all pages attached to that template, populating the changes through many pages at once.

Each page built on a template

Cascading Style sheets

This site uses Cascading style sheets for all type formatting. The main CSS file is: RSstyle.css DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE. It includes defintions for how text is rendered throughout the entire site. CSS rules for Rethinking Schools