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Football Officiating => Texas Topics => Topic started by: T.C. Welton on June 10, 2011, 11:10:56 AM

Title: State Meeting
Post by: T.C. Welton on June 10, 2011, 11:10:56 AM
I am sure it is out there somewhere, but I sure haven't been able to find it...

How much is the state meeting going to cost this year?

Regards,
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: beaye1 on June 10, 2011, 01:22:46 PM
$25.00 with a cutoff of 15 July for online registration and 13 July for mail in registration.  $35.00 after that.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: rickref on June 10, 2011, 01:48:07 PM
is online registration available yet?
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: beaye1 on June 13, 2011, 09:13:45 AM
Working on it right now.  Hopefully up and running by today or tomorrow.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: TXMike on June 14, 2011, 09:12:52 PM
Meeting info and registration now available at:
http://www.safootballchapter.us/2011TASOMTG.htm (http://www.safootballchapter.us/2011TASOMTG.htm)
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: beaye1 on June 15, 2011, 08:32:57 AM
If there are any questions, feel free to PM me and I will try to answer them.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: mishatx on June 16, 2011, 10:07:59 AM
I notice the registration links only work in IE.

I also notice the Registration Info page says Saturday lunch is $7 and the registration forms say $11.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: beaye1 on June 16, 2011, 01:30:06 PM
The price is $11.00.  I will get that changed on the info page.  What issue with IE are you have problems with?
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: mishatx on June 16, 2011, 06:32:48 PM
No issue with IE, but with firefox the page for registration links doesn't work.  I guess this is to expected, though, since I get a warning stating that the page may not work with my browser, but other than the registration slide, it seems to work "OK".

It looks like the warning will show up on a Mac, too. Can those with a Mac get the registration links page to work properly on Safari or Firefox?
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: beaye1 on June 17, 2011, 07:26:07 AM
Getting with TxMike on this issue and will give you an answer once received.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: Welpe on June 17, 2011, 08:48:14 AM
Wish I could make it...my wife's friend is getting married that weekend and of course I am expected to be there.  hEaDbAnG
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: beaye1 on June 17, 2011, 08:58:12 AM
Getting with TxMike on this issue and will give you an answer once received.
Research will be done to see if this issue can be rectified.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: fencewire on June 17, 2011, 09:10:52 AM
probably because developing web pages in PowerPoint isn't the best idea...
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: beaye1 on June 17, 2011, 05:29:25 PM
I'll tell that IT guy that.  I do money, I don't do computers.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: TXMike on June 18, 2011, 11:30:47 AM
You guys just need to quit using all that commie pinko stuff and stick with the tried and true IE.   FlAg1

If anyone has any suggestions I am all ears.  I am not an IT person, do not play one on TV, and did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: jeffreff on June 19, 2011, 12:29:57 AM
Any chance we can see the reg. for the state mtg. on a mac?
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: TXMike on June 19, 2011, 07:43:20 PM
Jeff I have been looking for solutions and and drawing blanks.  Do you know if there is any program that can take a page and convert it so it will work on a Mac?
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: mishatx on June 20, 2011, 06:42:56 PM
Starting from a powerpoint file, it'll be tricky to get straight from that to standards-compliant HTML.  You may have some luck passing it through OpenOffice's Impress, although you might have to fiddle with the slides a little bit, anyway.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: jeffreff on June 20, 2011, 08:12:36 PM
Jeff I have been looking for solutions and and drawing blanks.  Do you know if there is any program that can take a page and convert it so it will work on a Mac?
Sorry...I'm afraid I will not be helpful.
Guess I could find a working PC somewhere and print it out.
Thanks for trying.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: rsquare on June 20, 2011, 09:02:23 PM
I have a Mac and Windows PC
There is software conversion you can purchase.
I know Best Buy has it.
Got it for the Mac.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: mishatx on June 20, 2011, 09:12:23 PM
The links on the first page work fine.  Either instead of or in addition to the click-on-the-football style links on the registration page, just put in links like you have on the first page.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: mishatx on June 20, 2011, 09:28:18 PM
Also,

Your version of powerpoint may be different than mine, but when I choose save as  ... web file (htm, html), a Publish button appears.  If I click on that, a dialog box appears with a Web Options button.  Click this button, and under "Browsers", either choose the most inclusive option, or go ahead and choose the "IE6 or higher" option, but UNCHECK the box that says "Rely on VML for displaying graphics..."  It's the VML that's killing the web page in non-IE browsers.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: jeffreff on June 21, 2011, 04:45:06 PM
Jeff I have been looking for solutions and and drawing blanks.  Do you know if there is any program that can take a page and convert it so it will work on a Mac?
I think I found the answer:
For future hosts of this convention, place files online that can be viewed on Mac as well as PC with other browsers besides IE. No extra software needed. Think outside the box as they say.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: allen on June 22, 2011, 09:25:03 AM
You guys are kidding right?

IE is "tried" and "true" only in the sense that its "true" that you don't need to "try" to get a virus or malware.

It's a web page.  You shouldn't have to go borrow someones computer to make a link work.

Also, 57% of the internet now uses a browser other than IE.  As a web developer I can tell you that you have to go out of your way to make a link only work in 1 browser.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: TXMike on June 23, 2011, 05:38:23 AM
Try it now and let me know if there are still issues and if so, where.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: mishatx on June 23, 2011, 07:38:20 AM
Oh, my.  Now (in any browser) the first page has no background, the registration links page has no text and no clickable links (although the pictures on this page do show up properly on firefox, now) and the navigation frame takes up about 80% of the window.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: allen on June 23, 2011, 08:25:39 AM
What Mishatx said.

if its helpful to anyone else, the link to pay online is this:  http://www.safootballchapter.us/Paypal.htm (http://www.safootballchapter.us/Paypal.htm)

The problem with the website links is that you converted a powerpoint slide into a webpage and it only supports Internet Explorer.  Most people don't use IE any more and all Mac, Linux and most mobile device users can't use IE if they wanted to.

These kind of sites need to be done with actual HTML code or with an editor like FrontPage or Dreamweaver if you don't know how to code HTML.

If you want the page redone so anyone can use it, let me know and I'll be happy to do it same day for free and send it to you.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: TXMike on June 23, 2011, 08:28:04 AM
You are hired!  I will send you a PM
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: rickref on June 23, 2011, 10:58:07 AM
That's my boy Allen. He is badasery.  :bOW

Guess his state meeting fees are covered now? ;)
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: TXMike on June 23, 2011, 11:11:31 AM
The dude is a freakin' genius!!!    ^good :thumbup :bOW ^TD aWaRd tiphat: yEs:

try this link now:  http://www.safootballchapter.us/taso/index.htm
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: allen on June 23, 2011, 12:08:01 PM
That's my boy Allen. He is badasery.  :bOW

Guess his state meeting fees are covered now? ;)

Lol.  I already paid via paypal.  Glad to be able to help.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: Welpe on June 23, 2011, 01:34:12 PM
Too bad shirts weren't available last year, would have been nice to have one.  Have a good meeting, wish I could make it.
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: williebe on June 25, 2011, 09:13:35 AM
I know this guy he is he will want a box of snickers
Title: Re: State Meeting
Post by: allen on June 27, 2011, 08:28:24 PM
Does TASO get a 10% discount at San Antonio bars? (getting to the important stuff)