Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday January 24th 2001
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check
date posted 24th January 2001 22:50
Andrew McIntyre asked:
> Hi all, I'd appreciate input on the following site -
www.manchesterads.com
> It's a free classified site for Manchester etc.., I'm not really
after
> design comments, just c...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check
date posted 24th January 2001 22:32
> OK, you can find the rest, I'm sure
> HTH
> Kathy
>
>
Thanks for that Kathy, I'll get on to it shortly, although i may just kick
back now as i've seen enough code to last me a lifetime :)
Regar...
Re: FN-FORUM MS Excel used on a Web page
date posted 24th January 2001 22:26
Yes if they are using Excel 2000, Office web components and IE 4.01 or
later. (it's XML really) See Excel Help. There are different levels of
interactivity. Better for intranets. There's also an ODBC...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 22:20
At 19:53 24/01/01 , Ray McGinty wrote:
>If you decide to work for this person:
>
>Give him a written quote, outlining your terms and conditions on the
>back. Most important are the terms relating to...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check
date posted 24th January 2001 22:13
OK
Home page: Computer games and consoles has an apostrophe in it (which it
shouldn't have)
Antiques and Collectables. I don't think we say Transportation Items in
the UK for things to do with tran...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check
date posted 24th January 2001 22:02
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Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Site Check
> > Andrew McIntyre asked .......
> >
>...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check
date posted 24th January 2001 21:43
> Andrew McIntyre asked .......
>
> Hi all, I'd appreciate input on the following site - www.manchesterads.com
>
I could only find one error, when placing an ad, the drop-down menu
containing the ca...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 21:42
Ohh yes, been there, done that. If I have a bad gut feeling about someone I
usually either refuse outright to take on the job, or ask (in the quote) for
some of the invoice to be paid upfront.
It's...
grammar
date posted 24th January 2001 21:15
I agree that there is nothing worse than bad grammar on a website, or anywhere to be honest. People do fix it, I do, www.m-e-s.co.uk. POA!
Ems...
Site Check
date posted 24th January 2001 21:05
Hi all, I'd appreciate input on the following site - www.manchesterads.com
It's a free classified site for Manchester etc.., I'm not really after
design comments, just comments on spelling, wording e...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 20:49
> > Ask for 50% of your fee up front - tell him you've got cash flow
> > problems or something. He might say no, but it doesn't hurt to ask -
and
> > his response might tell you a bit more about hi...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 20:23
Wise words Ray
Regards
Phil Ward
Crescent Graphics
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Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 19:59
Jo,
>I have recently been contacted by someone who wants my services and I had
>arranged to meet them this afternoon to discuss the project in more detail.
>We arranged a time and a place but he nev...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 19:58
oops sorry 'regarding Flash vs HTML did go *too* far...'
Talking of intellect, I really should proof my own emails....
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Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 19:46
I agree with Morgan and the others here, this forum is inappropriate
for childish insults and
pathetic name calling. Also seeing that nothing constructive is coming from
Andrew, perhaps his use of t...
RE: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 19:23
> I charge 20%-40% deposit up front depending on the size of the job
> and how much I trust the client. Most serious clients will have budgeted
> for this.
Same here. I ask for a 50% non-returnable...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 18:42
I have to be honest, I'd agree with the others on this point - if the client
is a tosser at this early stage - think about how much of a tosser he could
be when you present him with the invoice... yo...
Re: FN-FORUM Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 18:34
> It is almost certainly faster than Perl - that is Perl's main drawback.
I'd
> be interested
> to know the licensing cost if you want to use the same solution on
multiple
> web sites...
> Do you hav...
Pub......
date posted 24th January 2001 18:21
I'll have a pint of Shires, if you're buying!!
Paul
P J White
www.BW3.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM Reminder: List Netiquette
date posted 24th January 2001 18:15
From: "Garrett Coakley" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> P.P.P.S. Who wants to go to the pub?
Would love too, any suggestions ? Mine's a Guinness by the way!
later
Martin Woollatt
Martin, Lincs, UK
Tel: +44 (0)...
Re: FN-FORUM Reminder: List Netiquette
date posted 24th January 2001 18:10
> P.P.P.S. Who wants to go to the pub?
ME!...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 18:05
I did one website which I might has well have done for free in the first
place seeing as I did more than was agreed. The cheeky swine even calls me
months after to demand I did more on it for free an...
Re: FN-FORUM Adobe Acrobat
date posted 24th January 2001 17:52
Never heard of that Jo, it'd be a terrible idea - slow and clunky. Maybe all
the companies documents, etc... were published in Acrobat and they were
simply confused. Creating a whole site (intranet o...
Reminder: List Netiquette
date posted 24th January 2001 17:48
Hi all,
With the current Flash/HTML discussion tempers are getting a little
frayed and the trimming of posts seems to been forgotten. As Dan and Andy
have been pretty quiet can I just gently remind...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:44
In my experience if I get a bad feeling about a client so early on, then as
long contracts haven't been signed, etc.. I'm inclined to ditch the whole
thing. As Morgan quite rightly says, how will the...
RE: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:36
Beware or arseholes.
You could always try to cover yourself a bit by asking for references from
previous suppliers of his. If necessary say you will give the current
client a copy of the questions...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:34
At 16:51 24/01/01 , you wrote:
>I have recently been contacted by someone who wants my services and I had
>arranged to meet them this afternoon to discuss the project in more detail.
>We arranged a t...
RE: FN-FORUM grammar etc.
date posted 24th January 2001 17:32
Cheers Paul but I was only asking out of interest, I'm afraid that I'm
capable of doing my own proof-reading. Sorry!
Alex.
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Re: FN-FORUM Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 17:30
At 16:43 24/01/01 , you wrote:
> > Not sure I would like to trust my ongoing development effort to a
> > proprietary, closed-source
> > product such as ColdFusion... but then opinions differ - as o...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:30
From: "Jo Hall" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> My question is.........Do you let business pass you by because you think
someone's a bit of a tosser or do you keep going for the sake of the
mortgage?<
Go with yo...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:29
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
> I have recently been contacted by some...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:28
Well Jo, I've had a couple of experiences like that and you can for
the most part go with that *gut* feeling. I luckily hadn't wasted too
much time other than a day out. But generally it's tricky, as...
Re: FN-FORUM How many?
date posted 24th January 2001 17:26
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM How many?
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering, how many m...
Re: FN-FORUM perl problem
date posted 24th January 2001 17:25
At 16:53 24/01/01 , you wrote:
>Can anyone interperet this subroutine as I know little about perl.
Looks like a primitive text-->html parser
># STRIP SUBROUTINE
>sub strip {
>
> my($cheese)...
Re: FN-FORUM perl problem
date posted 24th January 2001 17:23
> # STRIP SUBROUTINE
> sub strip {
> my($cheese)= @_;
Pass parameters into function and store as $cheese.
> $cheese =~ s///g;
Replace all "" with "".
> $cheese =~ s/
//g;
Replace...
RE: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:22
> Do you let business pass you by because you think
> someone's a bit of a tosser or do you keep going for the sake of the
> mortgage?
errrrm .... I'd say go with your instincts. Whenever I haven'...
Re: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:18
You have my sympathies, Jo.
I have had dealings with (am still having dealings with one)
a couple of 'friends' in an effort to build up a portfolio.
The most recent one is a director in his own comp...
Adobe Acrobat
date posted 24th January 2001 17:15
Has anyone ever heard of Acrobat being used as a web development tool? My
client insists that their intranet was created *solely* using Acrobat.
Thanks
Jo
Indigo Web Design...
RE: FN-FORUM Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 17:14
My gut feling is, if (s)he's like this now what is (s)he going to be like
when they have to pay?
I'd leave it but I also have a full time job.......
RE: FN-FORUM How many?
date posted 24th January 2001 17:11
I would say so...
but this will be the 147th so you probably already know that... ;p...
RE: FN-FORUM perl problem
date posted 24th January 2001 17:08
Hi Rob
It does the following to the string passed into the strip subroutine:
Replaces with just one
Replaces new lines with
Replaces cariage returns with
Removes pipe (|) characters
Replaces do...
Re: FN-FORUM How many?
date posted 24th January 2001 17:06
Correct....... no, it's 147 now ;-)
P J White
www.BW3.co.uk
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RE: FN-FORUM grammar etc.
date posted 24th January 2001 17:02
Incidentally if anybody needs english, french or spanish translations/proof
reading feel free to mail me off list.
German and Italian also possible if in dire need. Will discuss prices then.
(p.s....
perl problem
date posted 24th January 2001 17:00
Can anyone interperet this subroutine as I know little about perl.
# STRIP SUBROUTINE
sub strip {
my($cheese)= @_;
$cheese =~ s///g;
$cheese =~ s/
//g;
$cheese =~ s/
//g;...
Difficult clients
date posted 24th January 2001 16:58
I have recently been contacted by someone who wants my services and I had
arranged to meet them this afternoon to discuss the project in more detail.
We arranged a time and a place but he never showe...
RE: FN-FORUM Any CGI Experts?
date posted 24th January 2001 16:55
I know your gameplan Jon, join 15-20 forums and get everyone else to do your
work, and you get paid for it, while you watch Angry Kid all day...
Cunning.... Sign me up for it :)...
How many?
date posted 24th January 2001 16:54
Hello,
I was wondering, how many mails have been sent today? I seem to be
getting a lot of mail and its downloading it very slowly.
Acocrding to my mail client this group alone has sent 14...
Re: FN-FORUM MS Excel used on a Web page
date posted 24th January 2001 16:53
> Hi,
> I have a client who has asked whether it's possible to use Excel 2000 on
the
> web.
> He has 3 clients who operate in different parts of the country and would
> like to use the internet to ma...
Re: FN-FORUM Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 16:51
> Perl and embedded Perl - I have worked with PHP, but found it doesn't come
> close
> to Perl for feature-richness, data structures, and plug-in modules.
True...they can work well together though....
RE: FN-FORUM MS Excel used on a Web page
date posted 24th January 2001 16:48
I think the simple answer for most practical purposes is probably "No".
A more complex answer would require a lot more detail on what they are
trying to achieve.
Then again M$ are trying very hard...
RE: FN-FORUM grammar etc.
date posted 24th January 2001 16:48
There are definitely agencies that can do this. I remember a few years ago
I signed on with a media and music temp-agency (sorry I can't remember the
name, but it was on Golden Square, London W1)....
RE: FN-FORUM IMPORTANT - Please Read
date posted 24th January 2001 16:48
Well said.
Jo
Indigo Web Design
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Subject: FN-FORUM I...
RE: FN-FORUM Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 16:45
At 16:18 24/01/01 , you wrote:
>oohhh... potential Perl v PHP argument sitting there for the taking.
Which will be conducted with Object()s at 50 paces......
RE: FN-FORUM Any CGI Experts?
date posted 24th January 2001 16:41
Tis ok ... found one in about 2 seconds flat ... damn I love this forum
sometimes ;o)
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>
> What problems Jon ?...
RE: FN-FORUM Any CGI Experts?
date posted 24th January 2001 16:25
Probably easily solved by using PHP instead :-]
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RE: FN-FORUM Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 16:25
oohhh... potential Perl v PHP argument sitting there for the taking.
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Re: FN-FORUM MS Excel used on a Web page
date posted 24th January 2001 16:23
Steve.
Yes. Excel works quite well. We did come projects which required excel to
sql-server conversion etc.
regards
Duleep
At 03:51 PM 1/24/01 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi,
>I have a client who has ask...
RE: FN-FORUM grammar etc.
date posted 24th January 2001 16:19
I get a few people to check the site before it goes live (I don't do
copywriting for this very reason, spelling and grammar).
I get the client to do the copy and send it to me, any mistakes and they...
RE: FN-FORUM Any CGI Experts?
date posted 24th January 2001 16:17
What problems Jon ?
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Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 16:05
Alex Rose asked:
> Are there agencies that will check this sort of thing for you and
what sort
> of prices do they charge?
>
Proofreading rates tend to be in the £10-£15 an hour region.
I do it,...
Any CGI Experts?
date posted 24th January 2001 16:04
*Gasp* .... 102 e-mails in one day .....
Are there any CGI experts out there? I'm having some annoying problems with
a CGI search script that I'm sure would be easily solved by someone who
knows wha...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash screensaver needs mac tester (pleeeease)
date posted 24th January 2001 15:58
> and for my 2ps worth
> http://www.blackalicious.com/
> does what it says on the box...
It's that kioken.com horizontal navigation chestnut again ;o)
Jon H
Aardman Animations
Angry Kid - only av...
grammar etc.
date posted 24th January 2001 15:57
I don't know about agencies, but I can do the proof reading thing. If you
have any job in mind mail me off list and I'll discuss a price.
Cheers, Paul
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www.BW3.co.uk
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RE: FN-FORUM IMPORTANT - Please Read
date posted 24th January 2001 15:57
Opps ignore my PS should read all my mails before replying (but hell I'm
stuck in my ways)...
MS Excel used on a Web page
date posted 24th January 2001 15:57
Hi,
I have a client who has asked whether it's possible to use Excel 2000 on the
web.
He has 3 clients who operate in different parts of the country and would
like to use the internet to maintain a s...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 15:56
Andrew,
If you have no constructive information then please do not contribute, if
you do make your point and make it to the forum in general, there is no need
for name calling...
Morgan
PS this is...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 15:55
Last week we were debating the death of text. No worries. This week
it's alive and screaming its head off.
A few contributors even gave us a well-reasoned argument. But some --
like the one that fol...
Re: FN-FORUM Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 15:55
At 14:41 24/01/01 , you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Been lurking for a while - just curious as to who's developing in Cold
>Fusion, or any other server-sided languages.
Perl and embedded Perl - I have worked...
FN-Forum
date posted 24th January 2001 15:47
I would like to say that I only subscribed to this forum a day or so ago
I thought maybe it would be both interesting , helpful and educational
I unsubscribed today
Does that tell you guys anythin...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 15:44
> > >>you insulting no mothing nothing prick
> >
> > Hey man, back of the mike....
>
> err... excuse me?
>
> Ema
You know - back of the mike - the opposite end of the microphone from the
front :)...
RE: FN-FORUM Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 15:29
Me. PHP. Not CF.
Also x-training myself to ASP...when I get 5 mins spare.
Having said that, I seem to have a few 5 mins to post to this email list.
Hmmm.
Something's not quite right!
David
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RE: FN-FORUM Uk daily rates?
date posted 24th January 2001 15:21
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Fusioneers?
date posted 24th January 2001 15:15
Hi all,
Been lurking for a while - just curious as to who's developing in Cold
Fusion, or any other server-sided languages.
Cheers
Will
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 15:12
It certainly did, and this time as well :)
Alex.
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DDA 1995 (was Re: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!)
date posted 24th January 2001 15:08
From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> What's the current position with the DDA?
Probably the most important question asked so far. I wouldn't claim to be
perfect (who is?), but this is not something to be sniffe...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 15:03
> >>you insulting no mothing nothing prick
>
> Hey man, back of the mike....
err... excuse me?
Ema
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 15:03
Oh sorry
>> Get a life
This is getting better you really are an intelligent individual arent you,
please do me one thing, please give me a list of URL's of your work.
Pete
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 15:03
Exuse me, is there something wrong with you, I have discussed things with
people, all I have heard from you is
>>Peter McSmallDick
>>You Insulting no mothing nothing prick
This is a very childish,...
IMPORTANT - Please Read
date posted 24th January 2001 15:00
Hi all
Can we please stop all these personal insults, I know things have got a bit
heated over the past few days and generally the discussion has been
interesting but it's really getting out of hand...
Re: FN-FORUM Privacy Statement
date posted 24th January 2001 14:55
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Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:33 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Privacy Statement
> http://privacy.linkexchan...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:51
>>you insulting no mothing nothing prick
Hey man, back of the mike.......
Fusioneers
date posted 24th January 2001 14:49
Hi all,
Been lurking for a while - just curious as to who's developing in Cold
Fusion, or any other server-sided languages.
Cheers
Will
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Re: FN-FORUM Uk daily rates?
date posted 24th January 2001 14:44
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jobs for the boy...
RE: FN-FORUM Privacy Statement
date posted 24th January 2001 14:44
> Andrew McIntyre asked....
>
> Hi all, does anyone know of anywhere which has a template i can
> modify for a
> privacy statement, searching the web is bringing up millions of results :)
>
> Thanks...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:44
no apologies for this as the whole topic is for kiddies I am surpirsed you all have so much leisure time and industry waste time
checkout http://:www.shockwave.com they some great games to play th...
RE: FN-FORUM Privacy Statement
date posted 24th January 2001 14:43
http://privacy.linkexchange.com/
It's a privacy wizard, you'll have to modify the output but good for a
start, for almost any Privacy Statement....
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:41
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:39
get a life
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The reas...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:37
I have no doubt everyone has read your tripe and your endless pathetic
attemtp to apologise if you love a good argument for the sake of an
argument and not for know jack shit. How long would you s...
RE: FN-FORUM Uk daily rates?
date posted 24th January 2001 14:33
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:33
No need for HTML emails either :)
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:32
I have to agree that personal insults don't have a place here.
But why do you consider that the poor sites you see are the work of techies?
Might they not be the work of poor designers?
Alex.
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Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:27
here here - it was all getting too personal - and therefore of little use to
anyone.
Lets keep it friendly. I've kept out of this till now - too busy crashing
out web pages!
Andrew
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JAVA (not Javascript!!)
date posted 24th January 2001 14:25
Does anyone have experiance with Java, the compiled language not Javascript,
as I am learing it, which seems pretty easy, but am having a problem, which
is a stupidly easy one to resolve no doubt.
I...
Privacy Statement
date posted 24th January 2001 14:24
Hi all, does anyone know of anywhere which has a template i can modify for a
privacy statement, searching the web is bringing up millions of results :)
Thanks you
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:16
Enough of the personal insults, if all you have to say is derogatory then
don't mail it in, if you feel the need for it then do it privately... NOT TO
THE FORUM....
RE: FN-FORUM Flash screensaver needs mac tester (pleeeease)
date posted 24th January 2001 14:08
Of course if anyone has the ability to create screensavers on a mac, I'd be
very interested to hear from you... :o)
Paul...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash screensaver needs mac tester (pleeeease)
date posted 24th January 2001 14:03
>>If you want you can mail it to me to test it 4 u.
>>no worries
Thanks Mike but I've been told it wont work. The screensaver will have to
be made on a mac to be displayed on a mac...
Paul...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 14:00
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Re: FN-FORUM Flash screensaver needs mac tester (pleeeease)
date posted 24th January 2001 13:54
send it to me, i'll have a look for you
Regards
Damian Thomas
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM Flash screensaver needs mac tester (pleeeease)
date posted 24th January 2001 13:53
Paul,
If you want you can mail it to me to test it 4 u.
no worries
mikek
and for my 2ps worth
http://www.blackalicious.com/
does what it says on the box...
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 13:51
The reason I have said I think this is a forum full of techies is because of
the standard of work which comes through here, most of it is sub-standard.
If there are designers here fairplay. Look I am...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 13:49
>> Peter mcsmalldick - Please grow up for christs sake, I have never
directly made any insulting or degrading comments to anyone, but your little
funny comment just shows your maturity level. Have yo...
RE: FN-FORUM Good Flash sites???
date posted 24th January 2001 13:39
I should have explained this one, it is a little different from the others,
it is a demonstration of the z factor, and how it can be programmed in
Flash. For this it is bloody good
Pete
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RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 13:33
I'd like to know where on Earth you are getting the idea that this is a
forum full of techies? How long have you been subscribed to it (and that's
NOT a dig, it's an honest question)?
Alex.
> -----...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 13:32
It seems we have all been inadvertingly supplying p with fuel to amuse
himself. This is the response (below) we should have all given at the
beginning. but then, how many of us joined in and have...
RE: FN-FORUM To Flash or Not To Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 13:30
The suggested URL's are not really what I was after, but thanks anyway.
I develop software for commercial use, so I am only interested in
"commercial" sites. Sorry.
I guess we will have to wait for...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 13:21
okay .... I love a good argument as much as the next person but wouldn't it
be more useful to base this around what are the issues surrounding
implementing a Flash site as opposed to implementing a...
Re: FN-FORUM Uk daily rates?
date posted 24th January 2001 13:18
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David,
Do you fi...
Flash screensaver needs mac tester (pleeeease)
date posted 24th January 2001 13:07
OK, I've made a test screensaver using ScreenWeaver (nice little program
too) on a PC, resulting in a .exe installation file. Now I know nothing
about mac's, but I'd like to know if it will work on...
RE: FN-FORUM Good Flash sites???
date posted 24th January 2001 13:05
The only problem I find with sites like Wireframe is the reliance on good
design and Flash programming as an excuse for lack of content. Half of that
site is 'Coming Soon' - it doesn't help our cause...
Re: FN-FORUM Good Flash sites
date posted 24th January 2001 13:04
I don't mind flash sites when they're supposed to be entertainment. If you
have time to sit waiting for something to download and to watch it simply
for entertainment's sake that's just fine.
As mos...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 13:04
Got to disagree again, unfortunately. Young people tend (and I'm not
generalising overly) to have a very low boredom threshold and absolutely NO
patience whatever - I know, we have a teenager..........
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 12:57
very interesting... It seems Peter Mcsmalldick didn't quite get the Disney
joke, animating a fairy tale!..a story not true to life and the real
world.. looks good (if done properly) on the outside,...
RE: FN-FORUM Good Flash sites???
date posted 24th January 2001 12:56
>And contrary to the designer vs. techie argument, the technical knowledge
involved in creating it vastly outweighs the design skill, IMHO
I couldn't agree more here. Flash is not just about creati...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 12:55
Got to disagree again, unfortunately. Young people tend (and I'm not
generalising overly) to have a very low boredom threshold and absolutely NO
patience whatever - I know, we have a teenager..........
Re: FN-FORUM Good Flash sites???
date posted 24th January 2001 12:47
http://www.wireframe.co.za/ - this is Sooo annoying.
Sorry Peter, I love Flash (and contrary to the suppositions being made, my
age starts with a 4!!) but this is not a good example, it's damn near b...
RE: FN-FORUM Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 12:43
There is a product called screentime for flash, you can get it from
http://www.macsourcery.com
I have used it successfully, and it's very easy to use.
Good luck.
Rosalind
----------------------
Ro...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 12:24
There is definitely an age gap with the Internet, as I notice many of my
friends love Flash and once they have seen a nice site they will let me
know, yet my parents could not care less, that's why F...
Good Flash sites
date posted 24th January 2001 12:20
Here are a list of good flash site, (techies if your not into waiting for
beauty then you might not want to bother)
www.2advanced.com
www.designinsites.com
www.mondo.com.pl
www.thevoid.co.uk
www.wir...
RE: FN-FORUM Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 12:17
'Bitbull' does it for PC's, I don't know if they do a MAC version.
"Can anyone tell me if and how you would go about turning a .swf into a
screen saver for a mac? I know very little about Flash (...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 12:13
fair point, but some of the things said about Flash have been a little
uneducated
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RE: FN-FORUM Uk daily rates?
date posted 24th January 2001 12:13
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Depends what you do!
I spec...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 12:11
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Peter McCormack
> Sent: 24 January 2001 09:55
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Flash
>
>
> Man...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 12:10
"Give me a universal UI under Flash and I will be happier, but let designers
do what they want, big mistake."
Can I amend this to:
"let bad designers do what they want, big mistake"
what is a bad...
RE: FN-FORUM Uk daily rates?
date posted 24th January 2001 12:07
>What's a typical daily rate for a freelancer?
>(just cos i am sick of the flash elvis is dead thread)
Me too, so:
I get away with £400 per day when I can....
RE: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 12:03
I can't say I agree with all the things you say but you certainly make me
laugh!
Cheers,
Dan...
RE: The Jury is out and may never return! (was Re: FN-FORUM Scrol l Bars / flash HOORAY!)
date posted 24th January 2001 12:01
"And here we probably have the whole cause of this rather pointless thread;
it's a generation gap thing isn't it? One day you'll have a '3', '4' or
higher at the start of your age, and you'll have th...
RE: FN-FORUM flash arguments
date posted 24th January 2001 11:54
Just a few comments.
We can argue one end to the other and not make any real progess, at the end
of the day, when we are making sites we use different tools to achieve
different ends. I think t...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:51
Come on then Peter, you've repeatedly claimed to be the only person in this
forum with any design skills at all, so put your money where your mouth is -
lets have a list of URLs you've designed so we...
RE: FN-FORUM Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 11:48
I believe there is a program on either the Macromedia site
(www.macromedia.com) or Winfiles (www.winfiles.com) which will do it
automatically....
RE: FN-FORUM Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 11:46
I have FlashForge that works nicely, but I'm working on PC, so I'm not sure
if the resulting screensaver will work on mac. Has anyone any ideas - this
is an urgent one....
Paul
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RE: FN-FORUM To Flash or Not To Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:45
From: "David Nye" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I (a non-Web designer) would be interested to compare a (very) short list
of
> "Best of breed" Flash and non-Flash sites, especially for sites aimed at
the
> same...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 11:43
From: "Mark SPLINTERPRODUCTS Harold" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Morgan you got BIG problems baby<
Why am I thinking 'oil', 'fire'; or 'fan' 'flames' ?
>.....your tiny techie brain off to http://orange.co.uk...
Re: FN-FORUM Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 11:43
From: "Paul Fisher" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> ......If it's at all complicated can someone give me a price?
You'd think it was blood at the moment wouldn't you ;o)
later
Martin Woollatt
Martin, Lincs, UK...
RE: FN-FORUM Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 11:41
There is a product called FlashMaster that can do this for you, Paul. I got
a copy of it on a coverdisk last year and it seemed OK.
Jo
Indigo Web Design
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Uk daily rates?
date posted 24th January 2001 11:40
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Hi all,
What's...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 11:37
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Peter McCormack
> Sent: 23 January 2001 20:05
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / fla...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 11:36
Mark,
You really are a sad individual, you have no clue. So how long have you
been doing this???
I wonder, well not long enough. Why not do yourself a favour and leave the
forum, you are an offin...
Re: FN-FORUM flash arguments
date posted 24th January 2001 11:33
From: "Peter McCormack" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Fair point, splash pages act like an advert, its like with TV, you either
> choose to watch the advert or not
Which leads to the question "If the web wants...
Re: FN-FORUM To Flash or Not To Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:33
From: "David Nye" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I (a non-Web designer) would be interested to compare a (very) short list
of
> "Best of breed" Flash and non-Flash sites, especially for sites aimed at
the
> same...
Re: FN-FORUM Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 11:33
use screenweaver on a PC (there was a free version on createonline CD a
couple of months back) - you should be able to make for Mac. there is no
version of screenweaver for Mac so you'll have to run...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 11:29
Me and you against the rest Mark
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Fl...
Re: FN-FORUM PDF files
date posted 24th January 2001 11:29
Duleep,
what's the problem? are your clients on old Macs or do they not have
acrobat? I've clicked your link and got some sainsbury's packaging on
MacOS8.6.
See if you can find some specifications -...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:24
Yeah e-sume, is crap I know it, I did it in three days, I don't use it for
anything at the moment, but I am working on something at the moment which is
going to be awesome. I took a look at your site...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash / Security
date posted 24th January 2001 11:23
> With all the holes in OSes and servers and such, I am suprised anyone uses
> the net currently.
Does that mean the net has holes in it? shurely not? personally I blame all
those pesky spiders.....
Talking of Flash, here's a job for you.....
date posted 24th January 2001 11:23
Can anyone tell me if and how you would go about turning a .swf into a
screen saver for a mac? I know very little about Flash (hence sitting on
fence with great interest). If it's at all complicate...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 11:20
G,
I am aware of this but also, as I am sure you are aware, that a company
going bust is rarely down to one factor, but many factors working together.
I choose BOO.COM because it was high profile...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 11:18
Sorry everyone, I calm down on the arrogance in my arguements
The Flash problem with Boo was a direct result of the overall problem with
boo - bad management, they could not make good decisions, I t...
Bye for now
date posted 24th January 2001 11:17
Well, folks, due to a nasty case of deep-fried motherboard, I'm
temporarily sans computer, and as a result I'm going to
unsubscribe for a week or so until it's sorted, to avoid filling my
other ha...
Re: FN-FORUM To Flash or Not To Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:16
> This, if accurate, is a pretty significant problem. Certainly I know that
I
> tend to hit that STOP button and go elsewhere long before those tedious
> downloads finish.
I allways wait in the jope...
RE: FN-FORUM Netiquette request
date posted 24th January 2001 11:09
my apologies
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To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: FN-FORUM Netiquette request
> Please learn your topi...
RE: FN-FORUM flash arguments
date posted 24th January 2001 11:04
Fair point, splash pages act like an advert, its like with TV, you either
choose to watch the advert or not
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Re: FN-FORUM Network Gubbins
date posted 24th January 2001 11:03
At 10:08 24/01/01 , you wrote:
>Hi,
>I am looking for some cheap/competitive network gubbins (I designer no
>techy) to connect our network to our new EasyDSL that hasn't been fitted yet
>(cheers BT)...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash SURPRISE ATTACK!
date posted 24th January 2001 11:03
sorry - haven't gone to work yet ha ha ha
Morgan you got BIG problems baby
I know Director 7 so step off (and yes i have used it comercially you little
PUNK - check your enemies strengths before yo...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:02
I couldn't be bothered to wait because it was taking ages to load, thing i
noticed though was the e-sume site was untitled.
Regards
Damian Thomas
http://www.thomaswebdesign.co.uk...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:02
Agreed, like have been saying its successful implentation, please take a
look at Houseoffraser.com, ignore the intro and the voice over and take a
look at how they have blended HTML and Flash
Pete...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 11:02
From: "Morgan Richards" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> In a word that line is a load of old wollocks.
If you don't mind, I'm trying to get my mid morning nap before yet another
mug of Horlicks!!!
later
Martin...
PDF files
date posted 24th January 2001 11:01
My client has this problem of downloading pdf files on a mac.
Can someone give valuable suggestions ?
http://64.85.11.69/Acrobatfiles/Cantonese48.pdf
regards
Duleep...
Flash / Security
date posted 24th January 2001 10:58
At the end of the day all this is imaterial unless we as a job sector start
taking security seriously.
With all the holes in OSes and servers and such, I am suprised anyone uses
the net currently....
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:56
Calm down, all I have done is backed up my beliefs in a product, I am sorry
if I have offended anyone, but it is hard arguing for a designer against a
forum full of techies. I never once said I know...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:56
Hey Peter - we are end consumers. That qualifies us enough in this debate I
think.
And besides, I do know how to use Flash.
ruth arnold
spacehoppa.com
> How many of you really know how to use Fla...
Netiquette request
date posted 24th January 2001 10:54
> Please learn your topic before arguing it
> Peter McCormack
With respect, Peter, this sentence (in MY opinion) is "ignorant" (actually
"bigoted" would be more accurate).
All any of us can, and sh...
The Jury is out and may never return! (was Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!)
date posted 24th January 2001 10:54
From: "Peter McCormack" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I have never heard such a bunch of Granddad arguments, I mean come on,
Flash
> has much more depth to it than 'pretty pictures', and you
And here we probab...
Re: FN-FORUM Plain text email = good, html email = bad
date posted 24th January 2001 10:54
From: "Mark SPLINTERPRODUCTS Harold" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> ..... but i'm not giving up surfing...
Is that proper surfing, or this 'virtual grazing' thing that has
commandeered the use of the word ?
wo...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:47
No I agree Mike they did not fall by the wayside BECAUSE they used Flash,
but did flash contibute to thier falling out of favour?
Give me a universal UI under Flash and I will be happier, but let de...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:42
*grin*
I go on holiday for three weeks, and everyone is still on about this old
chestnut.
(staying quiet, I think the flames are fanned quite enough)
G.
P.S. Morgan, although Boo's demise was in...
Re: FN-FORUM flash arguments
date posted 24th January 2001 10:42
I agree with Dave Ecky,
To be honest nothing turns me off quicker than a splash page flash
animation. I simply click away most of the time. My life is just too short
to be entertained or informed at...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 10:38
I, too am going to hop off the fence for this one.
Why are you all refereing to Flash *or* HTML? Some of the best sites out
there are a mix of the two - content and design working beautifully
toget...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:38
No my point was that someone named Boo, implying that its demise was due to
Flash, when infact there were many other reasons past that, I named bunch of
sites which were Flash free which also had tro...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash with everything - was site check
date posted 24th January 2001 10:30
I must take issue -
Flash sites can indeed look great and you are correct that a lot depends on
the quality of the designer involved, but...
a) If the site is aimed internationally there are large s...
Re: FN-FORUM Network Gubbins
date posted 24th January 2001 10:30
Try
Best wishes,
Lindsay
On 1/24/01, mike karthauser wrote about 'FN-FORUM Network Gubbins':
>Hi,
>I am looking for some cheap/competitive network gubbins (I designer no
>techy) to connect our n...
RE: FN-FORUM Network Gubbins
date posted 24th January 2001 10:28
Do a search at http://www.pricewatch.co.uk and find some of the better
prices about.
--
Jason Duke || Tel +44(0)7050802831
Founder || Fax +44(0)7050802832
One Eye Group || Email [EM...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:25
Peter shut up! Remeber what you wrote firstly you took the high stand of I
know better than you!
Secondly you are wrong and you know and hence you are being insulting.
I do not care what you thin...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:25
Peter,
> Breath - Bust
Not strictly true as although they went bust here is the news from their
site.
----
still breathing
Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated!
Contrary to rep...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:23
Yes and BAD DESIGN!!!...
FN-FORUM Network Gubbins
date posted 24th January 2001 10:18
Hi,
I am looking for some cheap/competitive network gubbins (I designer no
techy) to connect our network to our new EasyDSL that hasn't been fitted yet
(cheers BT) - primarily 100/10 Ethernet 8or16 p...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 10:09
Many of you are talking like Flash can't provide content, thats simply
untrue
The only stuff I can show you at the moment is dated, you can see it if you
want:
www.e-sume.co.uk
www.props.co.uk
www.c...
FN-FORUM To Flash or Not To Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 10:06
Flash is the best tool for the web when it is used right
In every situation?
the problem is that 99% of sites do not use it right
This, if accurate, is a pretty significant problem. Certainly I kn...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 10:06
I havn't commented on the flash -v- code thing till now but have decided
that I shall jump off the fence and give you my 2p worth :P
I am essentially a techy rather than anything else with my specia...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 10:05
As I said its appropriate use, Boo was not an appropriate use of Flash, I
knew that also, its an ecommerce product and it failed. But to think Boo
only failed because of the Flash is a little ignoran...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 09:56
That's hypothetical shit, I would like neither.
I would rather a nicely designed site which combines motion graphics, colour
and type to process its message. Stop the idiot questions, I have never p...
RE: FN-FORUM Plain text email = good, html email = bad
date posted 24th January 2001 09:52
Java , Flash, JavaScript, VBScript, WSH can all be used to attack a user
that uses Outlook (or any other html capable email client) and will be
instigated through the preview pain.
Most decent AV ap...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 09:48
> Flash is here to stay and it will only get better and better,
> things which I
> am developing in Flash for when broadband is finally rolled
> out takes the
> Internet to another level.
>
By which...
RE: FN-FORUM Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 09:39
The point about Flash is really imaterial, it is about content, speed, and
UI design, if you can do that in Flash fine, if you can do that in HTML
fine.
What I disagree with is the original comment...
RE: FN-FORUM FAQ
date posted 24th January 2001 09:33
Unfortunately it would need verification.......
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 09:31
Ok in one word here people...
BOO.COM
design over content does not work!!!...
RE: FN-FORUM Plain text email = good, html email = bad
date posted 24th January 2001 09:31
I'm just wondering...
In case any of you weren't aware, there are some serious security flaws with
Java. Applets are currently the fave method of exploitation.
If you sent an HTML email containing...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 09:28
Ok Peter in refrence to the message below, what would you rather a nice
designed web page with no information or a static text based page, with the
infomation about the product?
Morgan
Don't talk a...
Re: FN-FORUM Cable Q/ BT ADSL
date posted 24th January 2001 09:26
I would have to say that whilst the technology is great, and now provides a
reliable service, few people in BT really know much about ADSL - its all new
to them.
There were initial problems in gettin...
RE: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 09:23
*Did I hear someone say Director? HA HA HA check out the learning curve on
that one.*
Ever seen XML an amazing idea that could create a universal language for
data exchange between any products. Is...
Flash
date posted 24th January 2001 09:11
I love arguing, everyone is so stubborn here.
I think the main difference here is generation, I expect that many of you
arguing against Flash are those who are used to old fashion ways where the
pro...
RE: FN-FORUM Plain text email = good, html email = bad
date posted 24th January 2001 08:49
Im afraid I didn't stay up as late as you Mark so have to reply this
morning.
You are quite correct that it could happen with any web site, but geting
someone to go to a web site is one thing, where...
Re: FN-FORUM Plain text email = good, html email = bad
date posted 24th January 2001 00:52
In a message dated 24/01/2001 00:43:34 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL REMOVED] writes:
>
Weren`t you going to bed 25 mins ago
Ade...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars
date posted 24th January 2001 00:49
In a message dated 24/01/2001 00:23:04 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL REMOVED] writes:...
Re: FN-FORUM Plain text email = good, html email = bad
date posted 24th January 2001 00:48
Does this not apply to all web pages? Or does it rely on a mail client
thingy not a general HTML thingy?
I won't html mail the forum, but i'm not giving up surfing...
thanks for the info :)
Markzzzz...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 00:35
> how many high volume sites popular successful sites are flash based? try
> 'none' - go one say it like a mantra!
ha ha ha you techies are always so impressed by numbers. I'd rather be
seduced by a...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars
date posted 24th January 2001 00:25
Presumably the browser is displaying scroll bars because you've included
content that is larger than the viewable area. Thus to see that content
the user will require scroll bars. If they don't need...
Re: FN-FORUM Scroll Bars / flash HOORAY!
date posted 24th January 2001 00:12
ecky wrote:
[hugh snip]
> i'll throw down the gauntlet - build a successful flash based,
> database-driven, rapid loading ecommerce solution - preferably no
> useful content since it offends your...
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