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Revision History
List of updates and changes to the website -
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 28 February 2007 | Added banner picture to shop pages |
| 17 February 2007 | Added EnjoyEngland VAQAS award to menu bar |
| 4 February 2007 | Added 2007 Timetable and Events |
| 21 January 2006 | Updated Table definitions to use THEAD/TBODY and tidy up formatting. |
| 29 December 2005 | Added ESR Journals page |
| 26 November 2005 | Recoded Photo Gallery list to speed it up and greatly reduce the number of database reads |
| 12 November 2005 | Added current location to the top of the photo gallery page so whilst browsing galleries, so it is obvious where you are |
| 1 October 2005 | Converted main menu to use an unordered list instead of paragraphs, so it degrades better on lower spec devices and browsers |
| 30 September | Started work on converting website to XHTML |
| 17 September 2005 | Recoded Videos page to provide a thumbnail and make the layout more friendly |
| 4 September 2005 | Recoded Gallery Picture Viewer to fix next/prev bug and to tidy |
| 7 August 2005 | Added drop shadows to pictures |
| 24 July 2005 | Started job of converting website to use CSS2 for layout rather than tables |
| 23 July 2005 | Tidied up "About the ESR" section |
| 15 July 2005 | Added "stripey" table effect |
| 3 July 2005 | Fixed numerous minor issues resulting from Style sheet tidy |
| 2 July 2005 | Tidied up Style sheet and removed code rendered surplus from new style sheet |
| 15 June 2005 | Fixed scrolling text to appear central. Added links to Companies House and Charities Commission for registration information at bottom of page. |
| 11 June 2005 | Periodic website health check, checking for orphan and surplus files, broken and changed links and page errors. |
| 25 May 2005 | Added old brochures to brochure page |
| 1 May 2005 | Added Video Clips to the Photo Gallery |
| 17 April 2005 | Added "Recent updates" to the Photo Gallery and a placeholder for the video clips page. |
| 16 February 2005 | Overhaul of Photo Gallery to link in Rolling Stock photos and make it easier to use. |
| 6 February 2005 | Added Shop pages, initially just with Amazon Associates link |
| 18 December 2005 | Replaced 2004 events with 2005 events |
| 17 December 2005 | Added 2005 timetable and moved 2004 timetable |
| 1 November 2004 | Fixed Rolling Stock lists after database change stopped them working. |
| 28 October 2004 | Audited Rolling Stock photos, replacing some older ones and adding around 270 new pictures. |
| 26 October 2004 | Reorganised full stock lists into seperate 'current' and 'old' lists, to make them easier to use. |
| 25 October 2004 | Started audit and reorganisation of Rolling Stock info and pictures, which will take a few days to complete, and means some pictures may be missing. |
| 23 October 2004 | Modified Stock pages to use 'title' tags on abbreviations, to popup description. |
| 20 October 2004 | Modified main timetable page to use 'title' tag on days, so train details popup. Added note about 2005 timetable and events to relevant pages. |
| 5 October 2004 | Modified Rolling stock pages to make them easier to use and remove long lists of stock. |
| 30 September 2004 | Added Bibliography page listing books and videos which feature the ESR. |
| 17 September 2004 | Replaced front page activities with scrolling text box. |
| 1 September 2004 | Automatic page resizing added to all pages, allowing them to be more easily viewed in lower resolutions. |
| 29 Augut 2004 | Added 'new' and 'updated' icons to Photo Gallery list, and replaced sub-menu with icons |
| 27 August 2004 | Added 'Cranmore Water Tank appeal' page to 'Project' section. |
| 17 August 2004 | Moved remaining images into ImageDB and fixed last of image tag issues. |
| 16 August 2004 | Reviewed all pages, added links were required and fixed broken external links. |
| 15 August 2004 | Refreshed banner images to reduce height and thus the amount of screen space used. Also updated title bars to use background image. |
| 14 August 2004 | Added progress reports for Signalling Project |
| 26 July 2004 | Added 'per page' hit counter to page footer |
| 14 July 2004 | Change 'Contact Webmaster' page to remove need for CGI email script, which has been causing problems. |
| 13 July 2004 | Add link categories submenu to links section |
| 11 July 2004 | Added favicon |
| 5 July 2004 | Removed reference to Survey from front page. Simplified and standardised much of the code. Temporarily removed the Hit Counter due to problems. |
| 2 July 2004 | Modified Photo Gallery page to display pictures in a sequence order. Modified Admin pages to allow sequence to be changed |
| 1 July 2004 | Fix inconsistent fonts through website and made all PDF's open in new windows |
| 30 June 2004 | Fixed missing IMG attributes, and shortened rolling stock pages that were too long |
| 27 June 2004 | Added Awards page |
| 25 June 2004 | Completed historical timeline with all known information |
| 24 June 2004 | Release first phase of Photo Gallery facility |
| 23 June 2004 | Fixed problems with image management after ISP upgraded to new versions of PHP & GD |
| 8 June 2004 | Published May Survey results and added 'Survey Results' page. |
| 23 May 2004 | First test of login system to control access to specific parts of website. |
| 20 May 2004 | Fixed the last remaining 'Under Construction' pages. |
| 19 May 2004 | Created 'tabmenu' function using CSS & tables, and so removed reliance on bitmaps for tabbed windows. |
| 18 May 2004 | Moved remaining pictures into ImageDB and standardised layout of picture display to show description and credits. |
| 17 May 2004 | Updated 'About the ESR' -> 'Facilities' pages to add additional information and provide top of page menu to allow easier navigating between pages. |
| 16 May 2004 | Converted 'About the ESR' -> 'History' to 'Timeline' to reflect the changed use of this page. Added details for early preservationist era. |
| 14 May 2004 | Added Copyright statement |
| 12 May 2004 | Released Links page |
| 6 May 2004 | Added information to all Projects pages |
| 4 May 2004 | Added Conformance Statement and made main pages more compliant with older browsers (ie. v4.0 and earlier) |
| 12 April 2004 | Finishing off update to Rolling Stock pages, allowing new pictures to be added. |
| 5 April 2004 | Moved Rolling Stock pictures to ImageDB and updated pages to use ImageDB |
| 2 April 2004 | ImageDB introduced to store all pictures on the website and make their presentation easier to standardise. |
| 27 March 2004 | Released Survey form with first questions about types of traction. |
| 13 March 2004 | Replaced main Timetable page, which was graphic based, with a stylesheet controlled set of nested tables, with additional features and links. |
| 10 March 2004 | First part of overhaul of Rolling Stock pages, presenting the information in a more friendly manner. |
| 23 February 2004 | News item Admin form released to selected personnel |
| 17 February 2004 | News Item Admin form updated to fix several bugs and to allow pictures to be added to the news items. |
| 7 February 2004 | Release News Item Admin for for testing |
| 2 February 2004 | Website released on live www.eastsomersetrailway.com domain. |
| 5 January 2004 | Website released for testing. |
| 10 October 2003 | Development starts on new East Somerset Railway website. |