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Do you have problems, concerns or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.

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Jon B. - Nov 03, 2002 9:55:44 pm PST #1164 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I agree about the button, but that would require a fancier javascript function. John's uses the default button that required no special coding.

I just tested it on Mozilla, Netscape 4.7X and IE, all on Windows ME, and it seems to work in al of them. My only aesthetic concern is that the button is kinda big in IE.

t edit Whoops! Didn't get John's newest mod. Back soon.


John H - Nov 03, 2002 9:56:52 pm PST #1165 of 10000

I'm wondering instead about using a button image that more closely resembles the "post message" one.

Sensible. As I said, it can be a button, an image or even a text link.

What we also need is the wording. "There are x chars in the tagline box. You have a problem."? Boring -- anyone got something a little more Buffistalike?


Jon B. - Nov 03, 2002 10:00:43 pm PST #1166 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

For the test version I was working with, I used:

  • Danger Will Robinson! There are n characters in the tag field.

and

  • You're five by five, B! There are n characters in the tag field.


John H - Nov 03, 2002 10:05:41 pm PST #1167 of 10000

I don't love the first one, (grew up without Lost In Space, in rural England. Issues.) but that's the general idea.

Should it perhaps say "...you're only allowed 255" or is that too much fuss?


Jon B. - Nov 03, 2002 10:09:40 pm PST #1168 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Should it perhaps say "...you're only allowed 255"

It says that already, just above the text box. No need to repeat ourselves.


Jon B. - Nov 03, 2002 10:29:18 pm PST #1169 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

John H. - I'd like you to look at something. Is your profile email OK?


Jon B. - Nov 03, 2002 11:01:03 pm PST #1170 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

John - I sent you an email to the address you wrote me from recently (not the profile addy). I have to get to bed, but if you could look it over, I'd greatly appreciate it.


John H - Nov 03, 2002 11:22:03 pm PST #1171 of 10000

Sorry, Jon, had to go on an inspection tour of the New Building at work, plus I'm desperately confused about where I might have written to you from. It's probably gone to the home address?

Write to me using webmail@johnhorner.net and that should bounce to both work and home.


beth b - Nov 04, 2002 12:05:19 am PST #1172 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Request:

After being Grey for a week ... I would love to be able to tell the board I like to go to post 2050 , then 2100 etc. like in People's forum. This would let me really skip and skim effeciently. now -- i read 2000 posts... I can't help it...


P.M. Marc - Nov 04, 2002 12:07:47 am PST #1173 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Add &post_id=#### where #### is the post you want to go to in the topic. It's not the most elegant solution, but it will work in the short term.