IMPORTANT THINGS & TECHNICAL STUFF 

(FOR FIRST TIME VISITORS AND THOSE WITH TECHNICAL PROBLEMS)

Welcome!

This is not some long-winded crap.  It's important crap! This website is HUGE and we want you to understand how to deal with it to maximise what it can do for you. 

It's not an 'entertainment' vehicle  for casual web-surfers or people in a hurry.  It assumes you are seeking resources and perspectives  which you  can't find elsewhere. 

Consequently we make no apologies for pages which load slowly, or for its sometimes chaotic navigation.  The best stuff is hidden away, like an Easter Egg hunt, to reward  the persistent browser.  Treasures come  in accordance with depth of research.

 

FONTS

See the website the way we designed it!  If this text doesn't look like it's been typed on a vintage typewriter, then you don't have the primary font effect of the website. Here's how to get it.

 

The website has been developed with some 'character' fonts. "P-22 Typewriter" and "Texas Hero" are two which come immediately to mind.  If  your computer does not have these fonts installed, you're missing out.  The MEMBERSHIP CD includes ways and means to obtain and install them.  

Go Start/Settings/Control Panel/Fonts, then right click the mouse, / Open.  Then go to File, and Install New Fonts. You'll find the fonts in the _admin/admin_fonts subdirectory of the CD. 

There is a self-extracting ZIP file in the P22_ZIP sub-directory.

 P22 TYPEWRITER can be obtained from the International House of Fonts.   If on-line, double-click HERE.

COMPATIBILITY

Not every Internet Browser handles FP/JAVA language equally.  The website was developed using Microsoft FrontPage, and some of its features will not display identically using Mozilla Firefox.    Pages which may close easily on IE might not close on Firefox.  Banners will not scroll, some backgrounds in tables will disappear, some animated buttons may not animate, and some photographs may be obscured by text.

The Membership CD will run on the modern Apples - I know this because my son has shown it to me on his powerbook laptop. Not all the features run, however.

Presently,  all I can say is "Sorry!" because I don't how to fix it - other than by offering you something that will work. 

[To install from the CD] 
If you are running Netscape Navigator, or a version of Internet Explorer 4 or 5, click here to install Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.

POPUPS,  PRIVACY & TRACKING

 

The website uses NO pop-up advertisements, NO cookies,  and keep NO record of who is accessing it.   There are NO data-miners, and NO hidden pop-ups.  Active-X and Java are used, but just to navigate, close pages, and enhance the presentation.  There's no secret scripts etc.

FONTS

If this text doesn't look like it's been typed on an old WWII vintage typewriter, then you don't have the primary effects font which is used throughout the website, P22 TYPEWRITER. Here's how to get it, and see the website as it was designed. 

FREE,

The website has been developed with a range of fonts. If  your computer does not have each of those fonts installed, a page may appear differently, and we have no control over what they'll look like.  The MEMBERSHIP CD includes the additional "nostalgic" fonts,  which can be uploaded to your system. To install them, go Start/Settings/Control Panel/Fonts, then right click the mouse, / Open.  Then go to File, and Install New Fonts. You'll find the fonts in the _admin/admin_fonts subdirectory of the CD. 

There is a self-extracting ZIP file in the P22_ZIP sub-directory.

The main font,  necessary to see the website as it was intended to be seen, is P22 TYPEWRITER.  This font can be obtained FREE from the International House of Fonts.   If on-line, double-click HERE.

E-MAIL ADDRESSES - WHY THE ZZ'S?

Websites are one of the main sources which the junk-mail web-bots scour for e-mail addresses. To prevent this, we have added z's before and after the @ in every e-mail address on the site.  Simply remove the z's and the address should be correct.  When the web-bots learn the trick, we'll use another letter or symbol.

PASSWORDS FOR THE MEMBERS CD

So as to keep a record of the numbers of members who who are reading the two manuscripts contained on the Members CD, we have password-protected them. This means that you will not be able to go beyond a certain point without seeking the password. Please note that the password is free.  E-mail us at memberszz@zzcorregidor.org for them.  We won't divulge your e-mail address.  The full texts of these books are not available on the free to air website.

PRIVACY OF MEMBERS

Details of members will be available to other members only, and any commercial or nuisance use of members details is strictly prohibited, though I don't know WTF I can do about it.   There is a list of members posted on the website at an address which will be available only to current members. 

DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIP

The website is privately funded mostly by me, and the rest by a small group of private benefactors who believe that it reflects the history and values which they espouse.  Dues and donations go towards internet hosting costs, acquisition of code which is beyond this webmeister's meager competency, and to assist in gathering further materials. ( And other than for beer and women, the rest I just waste!)

Donations are not tax deductible.  Tough titties!  

More about the Membership CD.

CD ARCHIVES

Contained on the Membership CD are extra photographs which may interest the serious student.

ADOBE ACROBAT 

Acrobat is a document file format (*.pdf)  that allows us to fix the information in a document so that it cannot be changed - and can be viewed on any computer.   We are intending to use it more often as we add to the reference documents collection, and have included it on the CD-ROM so that people who are not connected to the internet can download it. 

[To install from the CD] 
Click here to install Acrobat.

[To download and install from the Internet] 
Click here. 

SCREEN RESOLUTION 

Generally, the larger the screen resolution, the more you will see of the web page. As these can differ according to individual machines, eyesight factors and personal preferences,   I have designed the pages at 1024x768.  To adjust your Windows preferences, right click your mouse on the desktop and left-click Properties. Then choose Settings, and adjust as you prefer.

NAVIGATION

As the CD-ROM reflects approximately four years of  my development of the website, it contains many different page styles and navigation schemes.  In time, they will be updated.  Features have increased in complexity as my own meager skills have been added to - one step at a time. Generally, when your mouse cursor changes shape, there will be a link that will take you to a new page. Some links will start new windows, others will not.  A parachute will generally indicate a link,  and on other pages there will be triangles, blinking words, or underlined hyperlinks in a contrasting color. It  IS easy to get lost, but I've given you plenty of ways to get out  when you do. Experiment!  (When all else fails, use your -back- key.) 

One system we have been experimenting with is the Photo-Zone Navigation System. 

Look for this thumbnail which will indicate that the photographs in the feature are PhotoZone enhanced.  

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