Can we maybe vote on the whole murdering people issue?

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John H - Mar 08, 2003 4:53:57 pm PST #3403 of 10000

In my spec, all the parameters were in the URL but she did some PHP magic to hide them.

I think what she did was change the form's method from "get" to "post", for the record.

Any form can be reverse-engineered quite easily -- it's how I wrote that autobrowser which we used to stress-test the board -- you just find the name and value pairs in the fields and make them into a query string.

<form action="something.php">
<input type="text" name="firstname">
<input type="text" name="secondname">
</form>

just becomes

something.php?firstname=John&secondname=H

when filled out and submitted. If the method is GET, then you see it. If the method is POST, you don't.

However it may just be that the script will not accept a GET-type request, only a POST.


§ ita § - Mar 08, 2003 4:56:50 pm PST #3404 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

it may just be that the script will not accept a GET-type request, only a POST.

Yup. This version of PHP refers to GET and POST variables separately, and I'm only checking for the one.


John H - Mar 08, 2003 5:05:55 pm PST #3405 of 10000

So, could I ask for that to be changed sometime when you have a moment?


§ ita § - Mar 08, 2003 5:50:49 pm PST #3406 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'd rather add a feature that changes the mime type so you're prompted to download. Would that be okay?


John H - Mar 08, 2003 8:17:37 pm PST #3407 of 10000

I'd rather add a feature that changes the mime type so you're prompted to download. Would that be okay?

Kisk-ass! I mean yeah. That way we could choose that option from a checkbox too.

My way you'd have to submit the form, then have it give you a page with the GET URL on it, then click on the GET URL with the right combination of keys/other mouse buttons for your system.

I found some PHP code on Google Groups a while ago which promised to achieve the "prompt to download" effect on all browsers -- it apparently wasn't as easy as one might think.


Liese S. - Mar 08, 2003 8:21:52 pm PST #3408 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

That sounds good, ita. Just voicing agreement with that change.


jengod - Mar 09, 2003 11:15:28 am PST #3409 of 10000

Hey all. There was some talk back in the day about having one of those little title bar icons. I just made one for my personal site, so while I was at it made a couple for Buffistas.org.

[link] [link]

The hex code for the red might not match the rest of the site. I tried to do the fade, but my PhotoShop skills are nil. Also, in 16x16, it's kinda hard to see that sort of detail. I vote for the black one myself.

Instructions on how to add to the site: [link]

(It's just one line of code. And I have yet to figure out how the 32x32 fit in, but I'm sure the Buffista hive mind understands it all.)


Jessica - Mar 09, 2003 11:19:21 am PST #3410 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Jengod, I don't think Geocities lets you link directly to images -- both of those links give me error messages.


Dana - Mar 09, 2003 11:20:32 am PST #3411 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

For most people, it will work if you get rid of the "www" from the hyperlink.


Jessica - Mar 09, 2003 11:24:38 am PST #3412 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Ooh, Dana is smart.

I like the red one.