Clann Alba Forums Clann Alba Forums http://www.clannalba.com/index.php Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:44:13 +0000 5 A new forum skin http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1410-a-new-forum-skin/


If you've not already noticed, press the CTRL key and the F5 key together.

:hide: Before you start sending me nasty e-mails, if you don't care for it, it is easily changed. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select another style in the skin selector. There, see how easy that was?

The new skin is one I've been contemplating for quite some time. I've been looking for a forum skin that makes the site look completely different and this one certainly qualifies. The young man that developed the skin has made wholesale changes and I've a bit of time in modifying it even further. Actually it was more than just a bit of time. I've been elbow-deep in more CSS templates than I ever wanted to see in my life. But the blue sky and puffy white cloud background has been replaced with a fading Saltire, the menu buttons have been moved down under the new logo and a midnight-blue bar that ran across the top of the page has been removed.

I like the new look of the forum index page, but I also like the advantages the skin gives us with respect to search engine optimization, by removing all the last post information from the page.

I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on the skin, but it is here to stay. I'll be adding at least one other skin and possibly two, to offer you more options. The skin designer has some revolutionary ideas, but there are some familiar lay-outs as well.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:44:13 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1410-a-new-forum-skin/ Snow http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1408-snow/ Let's see, it was in the sixties every night and in the low eighties everyday. We went whale watching,took a trip to Pearl Harbor ETC. As soon as I upload pics and videos,I will post them. It's all they say about Hawaii. Wish I could take my family and live there. Long plane ride over five time zones. Hawaii has their own time zone. When we landed at Port Columbus, Jim Tressel was waiting to get on our plane. He even had his red sweater vest on.

I forgot, Hawaii grows their own coffee. My favorite is, Kona Coffee. Best I ever had.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:45:24 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1408-snow/ Death of John Law (SNP) http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1407-death-of-john-law-snp/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8515258.stm

I knew John since 2002 and always had a great respect for him. I haven't spoke to him in a while since I stood back from attending Community Council meetings but know that he will be a great loss not only to his family and the SNP but to local politics. He was a committed Nationalist and I am sure will be sadly missed.

M...]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:56:54 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1407-death-of-john-law-snp/ New online paper http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1402-new-online-paper/
http://caledonianmercury.com/

M...]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:57:49 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1402-new-online-paper/ On goes the Haggis http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1401-on-goes-the-haggis/
It is nice to know that those in America are now able to have Haggis on the 25th January.

To all at Clann Alba, a wee toast to Robert Burns, The Scottish Bard. :hoist:

M...]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:43:40 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1401-on-goes-the-haggis/ Border Reivers http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1399-border-reivers/
Most books mention that this occurred when James united the two kingdoms to break the power of the Border families but I have been unable to gather any specifics, names, dates etc.

My father's side emigrated to NZ from County Antrim in 1856. They were protestant and had a Border Reiver name so I would like to be able to trace back if at all possible.

Brian]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:20:12 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1399-border-reivers/ David R Ross http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1397-david-r-ross/
M...]]> Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:03:30 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1397-david-r-ross/ Happy New Year from Bonnie Scotland http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1395-happy-new-year-from-bonnie-scotland/
M...]]> Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:24:35 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1395-happy-new-year-from-bonnie-scotland/ Somebody forgot to turn off the snow! http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1394-somebody-forgot-to-turn-off-the-snow/
The children aren't up yet but when they do we will be playing some board games. Given the fact that we live next to woods means that the trees are so heavily laden with snow that there is now no TV signal, they will be pleased.

M...]]> Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:59:57 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1394-somebody-forgot-to-turn-off-the-snow/ Why do we no longer have a link to new topics? http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1393-why-do-we-no-longer-have-a-link-to-new-topics/
Am I missing something?]]> Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:26:14 +0000 http://www.clannalba.com/topic/1393-why-do-we-no-longer-have-a-link-to-new-topics/