[Noisebridge-discuss] donate button on homepage

Fri May 10 19:46:51 UTC 2013

As I said, it's impossible with INLINE style attributes. Noisebridge's wiki security settings strip out all <style> tags.

Jeffrey

On May 10, 2013, at 12:44 PM, John Ellis <neurofog at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Darius,
> 
> I couldn't make it work in wikitext, but this is the CSS way to do image rollovers.
> 
> <div style="position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 0;">
> <style type="text/css">
>   a#donate_button img {  background: url('/images/5/55/Donate.png'); }
>   a#donate_button:hover img { background: url('/images/1/16/Donate-hover.png'); }
> </style>
> <p><a href="/wiki/Donate_or_Pay_Dues" title="Donate or Pay Dues" id="donate_button"><img alt="Donate.png" src="/images/d/d2/Blank.png" width="28" height="95"></a>
> </p>
> </div>
> 
> Cheers!
> -John
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Darius Garza <313kid at gmail.com> wrote:
> That would be great if you can make it work John. The hover state is already uploaded: donate-hover.png
> 
> cheers, 
> d.
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:31 AM, John Ellis <neurofog at gmail.com> wrote:
> Jeffrey,
> 
> Actually, no it isn't. The classic way is to use a transparent "button" with a background. Wrap in a <a href> tag and set the css accordingly. I'll take a look, and see if I can make it work.
> 
> At risk of being a smart ass. What style of payment button would you find more appropriate.
> 
> -John
> 
> PS: Yes, I was around at the tail end of the pre-css html eyesore web era with flashing text etc.
> 
> "The impossible just takes a little longer" - Someone (Not sure who originally created that quote)
> 
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw at gmail.com> wrote:
> Impossible :(
> 
> Jeffrey
> 
> On May 10, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Darius Garza <313kid at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> button is up. can't figure out how to make a hover state with inline css though. the interwebz says that it's not possible. any ideas?
>> 
>> d.
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:22 AM, Darius Garza <313kid at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the tip Jeffery, I"ll get around to implementing the button sooner than later :-)
>> 
>> And I think jeff is right, the donation header was over the top, but that was my intent for the time. The subtle donation button on the side is a better long-term option. 
>> 
>> d.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I took it down. It was a bit of an eyesore for me and a little too desperate for my liking (it was funny at the time, though). 
>> Jeffrey
>> 
>> 
>> On May 10, 2013, at 9:10 AM, James Sundquist <sundquistjames at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ken and a couple others created an eye-catching "donation botton" for the frontpage in mid-March.  Why in the world was that taken down?
>>> 
>>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:45 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> +1  
>>> Please go for it. 
>>> 
>>> > From: jeffreyatw at gmail.com
>>> > Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 13:12:53 -0700
>>> > To: 313kid at gmail.com
>>> > CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>> > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] donate button on homepage
>>> 
>>> > 
>>> > Sounds good! My suggestion: keep the "help out" section but possibly make it stand out - change the background? Put a big button in there and reduce the amount of links somehow?
>>> > 
>>> > Jeffrey
>>> > 
>>> > On May 9, 2013, at 11:56 AM, Darius Garza <313kid at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > 
>>> > > Even though noisebridge is no longer in financial crisis, I still think that it woud be beneficial to have a little donate button/call-to-action that stands out on the homepage. Nothing garish or desperate, but something easy to find. I wanted to donate today and I had to dig around to find the link. 
>>> > > 
>>> > > +1's and I will try to implement this, or if anyone else wants to do it, be my guest :-)
>>> > > 
>>> > > d.
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