Site Formatting Question & Possible Solution

[Gary Lewis]

Guys - Bill/85lebaront2 sent me several docs that I'm in the process of scanning and have been wondering where to put them. Here's what he sent:

• Kelsey Electric Brake Controller Installation Instructions

• 1990: F-Series Operating Guide; F-Series Owner Guide; F-Series & Bronco Maint Sched & Log; Warranty Info Booklet

• 1995 F-Series Maint Sched

• 1996: F-Series Owner Guide; F-Series Maint Sched

Some may wonder why include them in a Bullnose repository, but they have info that could be helpful to many of us. For instance, Bill's Darth is basically a '96 inside. And I have a ZF5 and D60 in Big Blue and they are covered in those doc's. Plus the E4OD in Dad's truck. So I'll include them as they could be very useful.

But the question was where? We've heretofore had the Manuals & Literature page (Documentation/Manuals & Literature) that just included 1980 - 86. But we already had the '95 and '96 brochures on the site. So I decided to expand the M&L page to go out to '96 and that's where I'm placing the later stuff. And I put the Kelsey brake controller down below that in Other Publications because it isn't year-specific.

Hope y'all like that, but it gives me an easy place to put things. And it should make it easier for you to find things.

But please let me know what you think? And if you have a Better Idea then please let me know.

[grumpin]

That’s great Gary! Thanks to you and to Bill. You can never have to much info.

[Gary Lewis]

That’s great Gary! Thanks to you and to Bill. You can never have to much info.

That's my thinking as well, Dane. Thanks!

[BigBrother-84]

Yes, that's the place where it seems natutal to be found, where I would have search firstly.

However, I have a newbie question: Is there a more direct way to reach this litterature section of the website?

The path I use is really not intuitive:

1-Bullnose Forum Homepage;

2-Then "Resources" pinned item;

3-Then "Documentation" pinned item;

4-Then read Gary's intro and find the "literature'" hyperlink in the text;

5-And boom, finally access the table of available documents.

Each time it takes me couple of minutes to remember the "trick".

Is there a more direct route?

Thanks Gary for your nice work!

[Gary Lewis]

Yes, that's the place where it seems natutal to be found, where I would have search firstly.

However, I have a newbie question: Is there a more direct way to reach this litterature section of the website?

The path I use is really not intuitive:

1-Bullnose Forum Homepage;

2-Then "Resources" pinned item;

3-Then "Documentation" pinned item;

4-Then read Gary's intro and find the "literature'" hyperlink in the text;

5-And boom, finally access the table of available documents.

Each time it takes me couple of minutes to remember the "trick".

Is there a more direct route?

Thanks Gary for your nice work!

Yikes! I'd forgotten about that approach to things.

The best way is to use the menu and go to Documentation/Manuals & Literature. Or you can bookmark it.

And thanks. Glad it is helping.

[Gary Lewis]

Yikes! I'd forgotten about that approach to things.

The best way is to use the menu and go to Documentation/Manuals & Literature. Or you can bookmark it.

And thanks. Glad it is helping.

Ok folks, I need some help. I've been looking at the Manuals & Literature spreadsheet on my computers and it works well. But I just looked at it on my phone and it doesn't work so well.

Basically the issue is that the Excel feature of being able to freeze panes doesn't appear to work for embedded spreadsheets. (I've asked for help in the Microsoft Tech Community, so maybe someone can help.) So when you scroll down the sheet you lose the years at top, and when you scroll over you lose the row headings on the left.

So I'm looking for ways to make it more usable for mobile users. One thought was to split the years by placing 1980 - 86 on one tab and 87 - 96 on another tab. But that doesn't fix the years at the top, just the headings on the left.

So, what can y'all think of? How can we make this better?

[Gary Lewis]

Ok folks, I need some help. I've been looking at the Manuals & Literature spreadsheet on my computers and it works well. But I just looked at it on my phone and it doesn't work so well.

Basically the issue is that the Excel feature of being able to freeze panes doesn't appear to work for embedded spreadsheets. (I've asked for help in the Microsoft Tech Community, so maybe someone can help.) So when you scroll down the sheet you lose the years at top, and when you scroll over you lose the row headings on the left.

So I'm looking for ways to make it more usable for mobile users. One thought was to split the years by placing 1980 - 86 on one tab and 87 - 96 on another tab. But that doesn't fix the years at the top, just the headings on the left.

So, what can y'all think of? How can we make this better?

Well, I think I helped things. I replaced "On Site" with the year of the publication. IOW, in the 1980 column all of the "On Sites" now read "1980", and the same is true for each year. So as you scroll down it is easy to tell what year something is.

And, I changed the "1980" at the top of that column to "80", etc all the way across to "96". That let me make each column skinnier so the whole spreadsheet is narrower and there is less side-to-side scrolling needed.

However, I haven't truly solved the side-to-side scrolling issue. Until I figure out something there you'll just have to keep your eyes on the row you are interested in if you are on a mobile device.

[85lebaront2]

Well, I think I helped things. I replaced "On Site" with the year of the publication. IOW, in the 1980 column all of the "On Sites" now read "1980", and the same is true for each year. So as you scroll down it is easy to tell what year something is.

And, I changed the "1980" at the top of that column to "80", etc all the way across to "96". That let me make each column skinnier so the whole spreadsheet is narrower and there is less side-to-side scrolling needed.

However, I haven't truly solved the side-to-side scrolling issue. Until I figure out something there you'll just have to keep your eyes on the row you are interested in if you are on a mobile device.

Looks good! I have a question, where did you find the DeeZee lited running board information? Now all I need is a list of replacement parts for mine.

Darth has the crew cab length running boards and bed side dually boards neither of which are still manufactured. DeeZee was helpful in getting me something I could use to replace the rusted supports and I replaced all the original steel hardware with CRES from Fastenal in Hampton VA. Mine are the extruded aluminum ones depicted in the instructions and were originally lited. The end caps were in rough shape, so at least two are reproductions made from some stuff we had in the lab at NNS. Two best were used as patterns as there are two styles and they are mirror images.

[Gary Lewis]

Looks good! I have a question, where did you find the DeeZee lited running board information? Now all I need is a list of replacement parts for mine.

Darth has the crew cab length running boards and bed side dually boards neither of which are still manufactured. DeeZee was helpful in getting me something I could use to replace the rusted supports and I replaced all the original steel hardware with CRES from Fastenal in Hampton VA. Mine are the extruded aluminum ones depicted in the instructions and were originally lited. The end caps were in rough shape, so at least two are reproductions made from some stuff we had in the lab at NNS. Two best were used as patterns as there are two styles and they are mirror images.

Thanks, Bill.

I think the DeeZee info came from Scott/kramttocs, but I'm not sure. I probably should document those things.

[85lebaront2]

Thanks, Bill.

I think the DeeZee info came from Scott/kramttocs, but I'm not sure. I probably should document those things.

Gary, I have a bunch of the later Emissions manuals, and... they are loose leaf design! From 1995 there are two, OBD-I and OBD-II.