This page serves as a repository for future maintenance of the PEL and PEL Traces webpages. Use of all code contained on these pages is governed by the GPL.

• Buttons

  Buttons were created with the Gimp with custom scripts created for quick construction of the images used on these pages. The following scripts can be downloaded and used in conjunction with the Gimp:
  • pel-main-button.scm .
  • pel-medium-button.scm
  • pel-small-button.scm.
  • pel-small-white-button.scm.

  To use these buttons, simply download the scripts into your global ${gimpdir}/scripts/ directory or to your own .gimp/scripts/ directory. In order to use pel-medium-button.scm, you will also need a file called circuitball.gif.

  Once the files are in place, simply select Script Fu -> PEL -> [button name] from the Xtns menu after starting the Gimp. Then, fill out the form that pops up with the desired text, etc. and Gimp will create your shiny new buttons.

  Note: If Gimp gives you errors about fonts while trying to create buttons, it is likely that you need to either install new fonts (by default, the scripts try to use some standard truetype fonts), or change the font foundry and family to an appropriate font that exists on your system. If you already have truetype fonts installed on your system, you may need to change the name of the font foundry to match that used by your system for truetype fonts (my system uses "monotype" as the foundry, but other systems have used "truetype", "microsoft", or just "fonts").

• javascript

  The main script used to create the animation effects for the buttons can be found here. Additionally, each page needs a < script > section in the < head > section, similar to this one:
  

  <script> 
  if (document.images) {
    setImagePath("http://traces.byu.edu/images/");
  
    PEL_HomepageOn = getImage("PEL-Homepage-on");
    PEL_HomepageOff = getImage("PEL-Homepage");
    Trace_CollectionOn = getImage("Trace-Collection-on");
    Trace_CollectionOff = getImage("Trace-Collection");
    Research_ProjectsOn = getImage("Research-Projects-on");
    Research_ProjectsOff = getImage("Research-Projects");
    Mission_StatementOn = getImage("Mission-Statement-on");
    Mission_StatementOff = getImage("Mission-Statement");
    Papers_PublicationsOn = getImage("Papers-Publications-on");
    Papers_PublicationsOff = getImage("Papers-Publications");
    Contact_InformationOn = getImage("Contact-Information-on");
    Contact_InformationOff = getImage("Contact-Information");
  
  </script> 
  

  Examples of how to call the functions in these scripts can be found in the page source code for any of these pages.