Captain's Phlog 2020.01.14 ___________________________________________________________________ ELEMENTS OF STYLE MY PERSONAL DESIGN TIPS FOR GOPHER ___________________________________________________________________ Forward: The inspiration for this document is Gopher Design Tips [1] though in my case the ideas aren't meant as suggestions for anyone but myself. My tendency toward order and predictability almost mandated this creation. Menu Presentation Standards * The main gophermap should be limited to one "page" (20 lines). * Secondary gophermaps should be limited to 2 pages (excepting the Phlog roll). * The Tertiary level is the limit of depth and will never be a gophermap (exc. Phlog). * The Phlog roll is ordered chronologically, newest entry first. * The first menu item of any secondary or tertiary gophermap must be a link to return to parent level. Main GopherMap: Fixed Menu Items * The first menu item should be a .txt file labeled "About" with autobiographical content. * Technical details of the server shall be limited to a footnote in this file or else become their own menu item. * The second menu item should be a Now file. [2] Items (documents) * File names are immaterial. However, menu item descriptions should be detailed and germain if Veronica optomization is desired. * Don't put information in an area that does not fit the topic. Stick to the topic! * Clearly identify links to external material. * Indicate, in the item name, if a link is empty. * Most relevant information should be organized at top of menu. * Alphabetizing is not the desired method of organizing menu options. * Files should not be duplicated but referenced. * Where possible, document widths should be limited to 70 characters or less. Notable exceptions include scripts and program source code. * Where horizontal lines are desired, use underlines (____) rather than hyphens (----). * Footnote external references as done in this document. ___________________________________________________________________ So ends this file. [1] Gopher Design Tips 2003-Jan-08 13:39 7.3 KB gopher://sdf.org/M/users/msittig/Gopher%23040Design%23040Tips [2] https://nownownow.com/about