Child
View
This page describes how to the use the Child view for
www.KidsBirthdayList.com and www.KidsChristmasList.com.
The page is accessed through www.KidsBirthdayList.com/childmain.php and
www.KidsChristmasList.com/childmain.php respectively. When the page is
first accessed you will see the login frame as follows:
The Navigation area allows you to navigate between the pages showing
the gifts. Each page holds up to 10 gifts. If there
are more than 10 gifts then the <> controls will become
active so that you can navigate between the pages. The
< and > controls are shown in either blue or grey.
They are only active when they are shown in blue, and will
only be
shown in blue when they can be selected. For
example the > control will only be active if you are on the first page when there are more
than 10 giftts. 
Enter your child userid and password. At this point the page
will be updated to show the main gift list page as follows:
This page has 4 main areas which are:
- Child information area
- Navigation area
- List management area
- Gift list
Child Information Area
The Child information area contains information about the child
depending on which site you are currently using. For
KidsChristmasList.com it displays the child's name and the number of
days until Christmas. For KidsBirthDayList.com it displays
the child's name and their birthday.
Navigation Area
The Navigation area allows you to navigate between the pages showing
the gifts. Each page holds up to 10 gifts. If there
are more than 10 gifts then the <> controls will become
active so that you can navigate between the pages. The
< and > controls are shown in either blue or grey.
They are only active when they are shown in blue, and will
only be
shown in blue when they can be selected. For
example the > control will only be active if you are on the first page when there are more
than 10 giftts.
List Management Area
The List management area allows you to work with the gift list.
It includes a number of controls of which only a subset will
be available in the child view. Those available will include:
- + - used to add a new gift to the list
- X - used to delete a gift from the list
The + control can be selected at any time and it opens the gift entry area.
This area is used to enter information for a new gift. Only the
Name field is mandatory, however, it is recomended that you provide as
much information as possible including the make (manufacturer) of the
gift, a good description and if possible a link to a page providing
more information or a page from which the gift can be purchased.
The more information provided the easier it will be for gift
givers to find and purchase the right gift. Once the information
has been entered select the "Add" button to add the gift or the "Close"
button to close the gift entry area without adding the gift.
The X control can be used to delete an existing gift from the list.
It only becomes active (displayed in blue) once you have selected
one of the gifts from the list.
Once you have selected the gift and select the X control you will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the gift.
Select "Ok" to delete the gift or "Close" to close the delete confirmation area without deleting the gift
Gift List Area
The Gift list area provides information about the existing gifts and
lets you order the gifts by how much you want to receive them.
Each line in the list provides information for one gift including
the Gift Name, Brand/Manufacturer, description, link and the status of
the gift . The Gift Name, Brand and Status are in the columns
titled "Gift", "Brand" and "Status" respectively.
The status will show as either:
- added - this indicates you have addedthe gift but your parents have not yet approved it
- approved - this indicates that your parents have approved the gift
The description and link for the gift are accessed through the icons under the Choice column.
If you select the link icon (looks like a piece of paper) a new window
will open with the link that was provided for the gift. If you
move the mouse over the description icon (the one with the i) the
description will appear for as long as the mouse is over that icon:
The remaining control under the choice column allows you to order the
gifts by how much you want to receive them. The drop down box
allows you to select the relative priority for each of the gifts in a
range of 1 to 5. Those set to 1 will display at the top of the
list while those set at 5 will show at the bottom of the list.
You can have as many as you like at each value, but by setting
each to an appropriate value you give gift givers the most information.
