Custom Navigation
Wiki provides a top level navigation but little else. On bmesource.org we are
supplementing that with a “bread-crumb” navigation to each page
for two reasons: 1) It allows the user a simple navigation method; and 2)
it also provides some level of instruction – that is, if the user has
reached a page via search or other direct means, he/she can see immediately
where the particular concept fits in the hierarchy of the site. In order
to provide this feature, we ask that section editors add navigation to the
top of each page of content. Please use the following format, where each
page named (including start) is a link to that page. The word “Here” is
not a link.
Start > first_page > next_page > Here
(within the edit frame it would read *Start* > *first_page* > *next_page* > Here)
Specific Editing Information
Domains
Domains are fixed. Only the managing editorial team should be altering the
Start page for bmesource.org. This page defines domains and sections for those
domains.
Sections
Each Senior Editor is responsible for the topics, columns, link groups
and links found in the assigned section. Most sections have an existing
structure,
which may be used as a starting point or re-designed. However, once the
topics are determined and population of links begins, the topic categories
should
remain relatively static. The stability of these elements will help ensure
that users of the site will be able to use the site over time without confusion.
Determining the topic structure is the responsibility of
the Managing Editor in collaboration with the Senior Editor. Please
note that a general section is often used to start a section’s
page. This general Section contains link groups and links that encompass
the entire area of the Section or are not clearly identifiable with one
of the topics. For instance, in Medicine, the General Section includes
anatomy, physiology and pharmacology. This first Topic is left-justified
in line with the custom navigation (Start > page > page). The remaining
topics are indented with the use of a <blockquote> HTML element.
Topics are in alphabetical order following the indent. Each topic should
have listed the link groups (also in alphabetical order) that are included
within that topic, like this:
Topic Name
Includes: Link group 1, Link group 2, Link group 3, Link group 4, Link group
5, Link group 6, Link group 7
Link groups should be in alphabetic order and should include
all link groups of the topic page, regardless of distribution between
the three columns.
Topics
Topic pages are organized in columns according to their domain. For Engineering
the columns are labeled OVERVIEW, TECHNOLOGY, and APPLICATION. Each column
label is designated as a H4 (heading level in HTML). Each column label
is uppercase. Link Group Names are designated by <b>(bold). Note
that in each column there may be sets of links that do not fit under a
particular link group. These links should be directly below the column
label. This may be particularly prevalent in the Overview column.
Figure 1: Sample
Topic Page (Valvular):
 HTML formatting for the Engineering Topics layout is as
follows:
< table width="100%"><tr valign="top"><td><h4>OVERVIEW</h4>
link 1 (general overview link – does not fit in link group)
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td><td><h4>TECHNOLOGY</h4>
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td><td><h4>APPLICATION</h4>
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td>< /tr></table>
HTML formatting for Medicine Topics:
< table width="100%"><tr valign="top"><td><h4>OVERVIEW</h4>
link 1 (general overview link – does not fit in link group)
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td><td><h4>DIAGNOSIS</h4>
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td><td><h4>TREATMENT</h4>
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td>
HTML formatting for the Business/Law Topics layout is as
follows:
< table width="100%"><tr valign="top"><td><h4>OVERVIEW</h4>
link 1 (general overview link – does not fit in link group)
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td><td><h4>METHODS</h4>
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td><td><h4>APPLICATION</h4>
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2
< /td>< /tr></table>
Link Groups
Link group names should be selected to describe the groups you have created.
See Figure 1 for a sample page showing how link groups look on the site.
Names should be bold using the <b> format. There should be a space
above but no space below e.g.
link 2
< b>Link Group Name</b>
link 1
link 2 |
