At our February meeting, we discussed a tool google provides that will dynamically translate a Web page into another language.
Ron Ramphal discussed how he has implemented this tool on the Welcome Center site.
You can find the code for this tool on the google translate website.
In an attempt to cut down on redundancy on our servers, I’ve installed jquery on the main server in the umkc-standards folder, the same folder where the standard CSS and header/footer files are located. I’ve posted an example page in the folder so that you can see the tool in action.
http://www.umkc.edu/umkc-standards/jquery/
If you want to use jquery on your site, you can pull the javascript from this location.
http://www.umkc.edu/umkc-standards/jquery/js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js
http://www.umkc.edu/umkc-standards/jquery/js/jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js
Feel free to create your own CSS with the Jquery themeroller, but if you are wanting to use standard colors, I have created a umkc theme as well.
http://www.umkc.edu/umkc-standards/jquery/css/umkc/jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.css
Agenda
1. Welcome
2. Recap of last meeting
3. Introduction to JavaScript 101– Vishal Kurup
4. Resources
5. Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
Actions
1. Action: Let us know what you think about the new virtual tour. All general observations are welcome and we are still fact checking, so if something is incorrect, please alert Vishal.
2. Action: Please notify others who might want to attend the Web Editing Basics training March 11 and March 25 at 10:30‐11:30 a.m. in the Admin Center and email Beth if you would like to attend a session.
News and Updates
1. Ron Ramphal showed us how he implemented Google Translate on a Welcome Center page. *Caution* Do not use Google Translate on pages with legal or policy content. Continue reading February Meeting