To-Do List for Computer Pioneers web pages

updated: 2023-09-08 13:20 THVV

This in an internal list for discussion among the IEEE History Committee. Order is not significant.

• Make a QA pass through the files and look for variances from the PDF.
• Look for broken formatting and funny characters; check with multiple browsers.
• Insert crosslinks between biographies in the book.
• Insert links to other IEEE history-related files.
• Word had some larger pictures in ".emz" format. Find a way to convert to jpg.
• Ensure that all citations are in a CITE tag, not an I tag.
• CITE and I tag often have trailing blanks. Fix.
• Create a custom Google Search widget on the home page, that searches the book pages only.
• Write additional checking tools to find errors, and run them.
• Generate a sitemap.xml.gz file automatically and register it with Google.
• Document how to respond to complaints and suggestions, and who does it.
• Multi-line footnotes look kind of ugly due to linespaciing.
• Index page
  • Remove PDF links?
  • Different bullet for deceased people?
  • Indicate if bio edited since the book?
  • Remove count of converted HTMLs.
• Expansion of existing bios
  • deaths, typos, and new pictures.
  • Addition of references, post-1995 events/awards/projects.
  • Improvement of minimal biographies.