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<p class=MsoPlainText>I should have commented on the general design earlier, so
my comments <b><u><span style='color:#1F497D'>below</span></u></b> apply to the
general web layout, not the box around CA. Apologies for not providing this
feedback earlier.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Regarding the box and index page to CA, that looks good
to me, except for an earlier suggestion I offered. If you compare the sizes of
the maps at, say,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a
href="http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada.php">http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/special/California_Nevada.php</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>with<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latestfault.htm">http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/latestfault.htm</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>you’ll note that the former gives up a lot of real
estate to less important information. Most people have monitors that are 12”
high these days, so I would take advantage of that size and up the size of *<b>all</b>*
of the recenteqs maps to be the same size as on the CA-NV pages.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>I presume, also, that when the maps are migrated, that
the link to the “USGS California-Nevada webpages” on the lower
right will disappear.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-David <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>David
Oppenheimer
office:650.329.4792<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>U.S. Geological
Survey fax:
650.329.4732<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>345 Middlefield Road.-MS 977 email:
oppen@usgs.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Menlo Park, CA 94025<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: ehpweb-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov
[mailto:ehpweb-bounces@geohazards.usgs.gov] On Behalf Of Jeremy M Fee<br>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:16 AM<br>
To: EHP Web<br>
Subject: [EHPweb] Ideas for linking to California/Nevada from homepage<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>We've received some feedback on how to improve access to
California/ <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Nevada pages for users from California/Nevada. The
idea of adding a <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>border around the region on the U.S. map is still the
simplest <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>solution we've heard for the short term (besides doing
nothing). One <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>issue with the initial example was the border being too
fuzzy. I <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>cleaned up the border, so it is similar to other regions,
and have an <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>example with image map in place on ehpdevel.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Please take a look at the development pages and send any
feedback to <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>this list or directly to lisa@usgs.gov this week.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Proposed:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a
href="http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>ok, but what happened to
the left-hand side bar? I recommend the “regional offices”
content at the bottom be moved to the (restored) left-hand sidebar. I bet a
review of site visits will indicate that there is not much traffic to these
links. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>I like the clickable
expansion subwindows on the RHS. That’s very efficient use of space. You
might also consider adding the 2 items below (Featured Items, and Additional
Resources) to the list <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:#1F497D'> <a
href="http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>This page is highly
redundant and cluttered. The icons on the right of the map are identical to the
list on the left-hand side bar. Moreover, the icons are so big that they dribble
off the bottom of my monitor. Similarly, the “past/future/location”
stuff on the right is presented in the left-hand side bar. This page is
very redundant with the </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://ehpd-earthquake.cr.usgs.gov/</span></a><b>.
Why do we need both?<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Existing: <b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Same general
comments apply</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Any feedback is appreciated,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Jeremy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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