Version 3 of the site will be fully separation-of-structure-and-presentation compliant… :-) This is the only instance of mark-up “abuse”, but it was easier than farting around with CSS floats or positioning to get what I wanted. And yes, before anyone jumps down my throat for this, the site uses a single 3-column table to provide its structure. Mail me or post a reply if you want more details. Zem_cache: used to cache output from stw_category_tree, which is very database intensive given the sheer number of categories.Īko_ifBrowser and ptv_if: used to serve alternate code to IE5 and IE6 because they still do not support alpha transparency in PNGs. If anyone can suggest a way to do this, but with forms support, please help!
Rss_suparchive: spits out nested article listing for archive by date page. Stw_category_tree: spits out nested category list for archive by author and publisher pages. Also, for accuracy of data entry, picking something from a pop-up category list is way better than having to type entries into custom fields.Ī complete list is available on the site, but the main ones are:Įtz_pg: breaks each novel into “chapters”. Why structure the site this way? There are are a huge number of authors (300+ at last count) and publishers/series and it is simply not feasible to create seperate author accounts and having to log in to the correct one each time a new novel is posted. The categories are structured in 3 levels: author
The 700+ novels are organised using txp’s buit in category mechanism, with cat1 being author and cat2 being publisher. (Why is the screenshot working in preview, but not when I post?) Screenshot (blurry to protect the innocent – ha ha): These pulps have become collectors items, fetching as much as $150 per book! They were mainly published in the 1960s and 70s, and coincided with the same relaxation of censorship laws in the United States that gave birth to publications such as Playboy.
x-rated novels) from defunct publishers such as Greenleaf Classics, Liverpool Press and Beeline.
an online lilbrary) might be of interest to some people. However, I thought that the way the site was structured (i.e. I’m a little hesitant to post about this site because of the subject matter.
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