Alpha notice.

5 files changed, 40 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/app/views/help/_alpha_notice.rhtml b/app/views/help/_alpha_notice.rhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49c0a3a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/help/_alpha_notice.rhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<div id="alpha_notice">
+    <p>Hello! This site really isn't nearly finished yet, but it
+    <strong>works</strong> and so we wanted to start sharing it with you.</p>
+
+    <p>Things still to do.</p>
+
+    <ol>
+        <li> Design the site - the current appearance is purely placeholder. </li>
+        <li> Find a name of the site - <a href="/help/contact">suggestions to us</a> please. </li>
+        <li> Add search, plus RSS feeds and email alerts based on search terms. </li>
+        <li> Add things you tell us you want. </li>
+    </ol>
+
+    <p>As always, if you want mySociety to do more stuff like this, please
+    <a href="http://www.mysociety.org/volunteertasks">volunteer</a>, 
+    <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/">donate</a>, 
+    or <a href="/help/contact">contact us!</a></p>
+</div>
+
diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml
index 0bde9c898..f87dc70fe 100644
--- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 <% @title = "About" %>
 
-<dt>Is this site still in development?</dt> 
-
-<dd>Yes, that's right. The site is currently being tested and improved. 
-Feel free to make a test request, and <a href="/help/contact">let us know</a> how you
-find it. The design and the name are not final.  If you have any comments,
-or would like to help test by sending a request to a public body that
-we don't have yet, then <a href="/help/contact">contact us</a>.
-
-</dd>
+<%= render :partial => 'help/alpha_notice' %>
 
 <div id="about_sidebar">
 <h1>Contact Us</h1>
@@ -60,9 +52,8 @@ If you like what we're doing, then you can
 
 <dd>By law public bodies must respond within 20 days, excluding weekends and
 any UK bank holidays. The date that the response is due by is shown on the
-page for your request. If you have agreed to pay a fee, or if you had to give
-follow up information to clarify your request, the legal date will be slightly
-later.
+page for your request. You will be emailed if this date goes by without
+a response, so you can send the public body another note to hurry them up.
 </dd>
 
 </dl>
diff --git a/app/views/request/frontpage.rhtml b/app/views/request/frontpage.rhtml
index e03e98ce7..3200fc838 100644
--- a/app/views/request/frontpage.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/request/frontpage.rhtml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<%= render :partial => 'help/alpha_notice' %>
+
 <div id="make_requests">
     <h1>Make requests for information from the UK Government</h1>
 
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/main.css b/public/stylesheets/main.css
index 2207f7703..7f2e3e914 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/main.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/main.css
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ select, input, textarea {
 
 #errorExplanation, #error, #notice {
     text-align: center;
-    font-size: larger;
+    font-size: 120%;
     padding: 0.5em;
     margin: 1em;
 }
@@ -212,6 +212,20 @@ div.fieldWithErrors { display:inline; }
 
 /* / - front page */
 
+#alpha_notice {
+    font-size: 120%;
+    color: #000000;
+    background-color: #eeeeee;
+    border: solid 1px #000000;
+}
+#alpha_notice p {
+    text-align: center;
+}
+#alpha_notice ol {
+    margin-left: 20%;
+    width: 60%;
+}
+
 #request_frontpage h1 {
     margin-bottom: 1em;
 }
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 3b7afee87..c9241c462 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -27,13 +27,9 @@ Go through all requests and check status is shiny
 Next
 ====
 
-Spacing on 
-    http://localhost:3000/request/113/response#show_response_followup
-is screwy
-
 Browse all public bodies from front page
 Make front page somehow a bit prettier
-Remove the juicier sidebar on request pages
+Contact us to add a body you need
 
 Sort the requests by when something last happened to them (this needs thought as to what
 sort orders we need)