TECHNICAL BRIEF

Client Name: Legal Aid of Sonoma County
Date: February 27, 2009
Programmer: Al Shanto

Overview

The completed website will be hosted at Sonic.net. The contractors will have ftp access to the server during the project development stage.

JavaScript

There will be JavaScript used at the bottom of each page just above the closing body tag, for the purpose of using Google Analytic, a browser tracking program. This program will track visit frequencies, individual page view durations, location of visitors, and other site traffic data.

Flash and ActionScript

There will be 3 Flash slideshows programmed with ActionScript3 and using the .swf extension. The images will be dynamically loaded using an XML file to define the images, their location within the site, and their order within the slideshow. There will be 5 images loaded into each slideshow, for a total of 15 images for the combined slideshows. These images will be provided by the client. Instructions will be given on how to edit the slideshow, by adding or deleting images, and/or changing the order of images order within the slideshow. All .swf files for the slideshows will be stored in the "slideshows" folder, within the "images" folder. Also within the "slideshow" folder, will be a "swfImages" folder to store .jpg images, a "swfScript" folder to store .as code files, and a "swfXML" folder to store .xml files.

Donate function using PayPal

There will be a donate button on the Donate Now (donate.html) page utilizing a PayPal form. The PayPal markup consist of a html form which will be nested within the Donate Now html. When the button is clicked by a user, a new window will open which will allow the user to transfer any amount from a credit card to a PayPal account held by the client.