Freelancers Forum Messages on Wednesday September 11th 2002
RE: FN-FORUM OT Monitor burn
date posted 11th September 2002 23:16
> > however daft, obscure or plainly stupid the domain name, it is for
> > whatever reason memorable,which in essence is half the battle won.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Keith
>
>
> Yes, www.naughtymutt.c...
RE: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 23:10
>
> Just spoken to my mad mum and she thinks that it's based on a stupid (soft
> in the head) Irishman (Mick). Obviously, not a PC thing to be saying in
> these days of enlightenment.
>
In which ca...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 22:47
Yes, I got annoyed because of that too and started moving then out.
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 22:30
Hello
I have been a customer of uk2 for many years,
they are the only host I know which charge for
every single damn thing.
------------------------------------------------
Mark Webley
Managing Di...
Re: FN-FORUM 99.9% of websites are outdated
date posted 11th September 2002 22:25
and apparently 99% of gargoyles look like Bob Todd...
Re: FN-FORUM 99.9% of websites are outdated
date posted 11th September 2002 22:02
Shaf Cangil [EMAIL REMOVED] writes
>fine that is very true, but he insults those web designers that truly work
>for a site that is compact in code and W3C compatable. I am not the greatest
>HTML coder...
Re: FN-FORUM 99.9% of websites are outdated
date posted 11th September 2002 21:51
...ok ok I read the bottom bit of the link too.
Now.
I was just so incensed at the way he just seemed to be implying that almost
all of the websites out there are not coded with care, that I stopped
r...
Re: FN-FORUM 99.9% of websites are outdated
date posted 11th September 2002 21:39
fine that is very true, but he insults those web designers that truly work
for a site that is compact in code and W3C compatable. I am not the greatest
HTML coder inthe world lord knows but i do make...
Re: FN-FORUM 99.9% of websites are outdated
date posted 11th September 2002 21:17
> what a fart.
> Shaf
"Yahoo's front page is served millions of times per day. Each byte wasted on
outdated HTML design hacks is multiplied by an astronomical number of page
views, resulting in gigab...
RE: FN-FORUM Yet another site check...
date posted 11th September 2002 21:13
hey,
- site doesnt quite fit in 800*600
- actually liked the splash screen, i usually hit the skip button before the
preloader is done but this time i waited, so it must be doing summat right
- dont...
Re: FN-FORUM XML problems
date posted 11th September 2002 21:05
....oh B*llocks..
yeah that too..
Shaf
( back to the grindstone)
Shaf
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RE: FN-FORUM Yet another site check...
date posted 11th September 2002 21:00
very nice......clean..etc
the only comment would be that the font is a little fuzzy with good old
flash anti-aliasing. I would maybe look for something a bit crisper.
or you could always use device...
Re: FN-FORUM 99.9% of websites are outdated
date posted 11th September 2002 20:46
what a fart.
Shaf
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 20:41
Em wrote:
>>
>
> If they're Dax's Perfect Popups, one popup window opens, displays,
> then stays in the background until another link is clicked, then the
> popup resizes to accomodate ( - sorry...
Re: FN-FORUM XML problems
date posted 11th September 2002 20:26
Hi Norman,
I happened to be studying this at the moment and I think I have the answer.
XML uses something called ENTITY replacement, where the word after the
ampersand '&' is replaced with text fro...
Re: FN-FORUM Yet another site check...
date posted 11th September 2002 20:20
Hi
had just a quick look and I'm not a designer but it looks very nice. I would
change the behaviour of the navigation bar. So the links are adjusting the
section. Have a look here http://www.comput...
RE: FN-FORUM Looking for an elusive Animated Gif Flash Movie
date posted 11th September 2002 20:09
Try Flashkit.com in the tutorials section
Mike
Denial Design
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Re: FN-FORUM Mailing list speed
date posted 11th September 2002 20:08
Hey,
Sent mine about 2 mins ago and it reached ok? Maybe congestion
somewhere on the "information superhighway"
regards,
Gaurav
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> I've been noticing...
Looking for an elusive Animated Gif Flash Movie
date posted 11th September 2002 19:56
Hi guys,
Does anyone have a animated gif, or a flash animation for:
You know that thing which you see at the beginning a film, which does
a count down, the numbers decrease, each time there is a decr...
Mailing list speed
date posted 11th September 2002 19:54
I've been noticing that posts I've made to the list can take absolute ages
to return. Is this something to do with the list server, or is there
something else happening?
The server I'm sending throug...
Re: FN-FORUM XML problems
date posted 11th September 2002 19:46
The most obvious problem with this markup is that the ampersands aren't
substituted by the '&' entity.
Like in HTML, the ampersand is a special character in XML so must be treated
specially (lucki...
Bird
date posted 11th September 2002 19:46
Can anyone recommend a site where I can download a picture of a bird. I want
to use the picture on the cover of a training manual and therefore need
copyright permission (I guess). I am particular...
Yet another site check...
date posted 11th September 2002 19:42
Hi peeps,
sorry to add to your list of site checks but can you have a
gander at this?
www.demo-area.net/marcom_preflight
To the guys on IRC - Yes, I've finally finished it!
Any commme...
RE: FN-FORUM php html emailer
date posted 11th September 2002 19:41
Or replace the quote with ' or with ’ which is HMTL talk for ascii
character 39 (a single quote)
Dave.
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 19:39
> Sorry, I'm being as helpful as I can...
>
OK sorry Dave, I'm just a bit frustrated...
> You may have the 1471 facility on your phone, your monthly charge includes
> that service but if you don't us...
FN-FORUM Debt Collection
date posted 11th September 2002 19:37
Hi Ade
Here goes:
http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/mcol/index.htm
http://ww...
Birds
date posted 11th September 2002 19:32
Can anyone recommend a site where I can download a picture of a bird. I want
to use the picture on the cover of a training manual and therefore need
copyright permission (I guess). I am particular...
RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 19:14
You can renew your domaisn (and hosting) elsewhere!
If you complete the form at: www.designextreme.net/domains/transfer we will
quote you (no obligation) on how to move the domains. If it doesn't req...
RE: FN-FORUM XML problems
date posted 11th September 2002 18:55
Hi Andrew
Doing a bit of googling it looked that way. I was hoping that as it was
within a string the parser wouldn't try to parse it. Hmmm, apparantly &
shouldn't be used in URIs, & should be...
RE: FN-FORUM XML problems
date posted 11th September 2002 18:35
You can't use an ampersand (&) in xml - you would use & instead -
your code would read -...
RE: FN-FORUM SQL Tables
date posted 11th September 2002 18:28
varchar(5000) for your properties info column definition exceeds the max
value of 255. Use a text or blob type instead.
Rich
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 18:23
works fine ie6 win2000 1600x1200,
menu font maybe worth changing to something clearer,
otherwise very nice indeed. Ant.
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99.9% of websites are outdated
date posted 11th September 2002 18:13
Just seen this on slashdot - might interest some forlk on the list:
http://www.digital-web.com/features/feature_2002-09.shtml
regards
Andrew Mottershead
Web Developer
Mindstream Web Design
email:...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 18:08
I shall have to look at the Javascript as they are supposed to stay up until
you click away.
Cheers
Ali
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XML problems
date posted 11th September 2002 18:07
Hi all
I've got a load of articles stored as XML. Some of the articles contain
links, which I've marked up like so:...
Re: FN-FORUM php html emailer
date posted 11th September 2002 18:07
try
$body = "you're a winner";
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RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 18:05
> Nice little site. Looked fine on IE6 PC. I Won't let my
> kids see it though - too many ideas will go through their minds ;-)
I agree - no contact details though - just a form : (
regards
And...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 18:04
David McEwen wrote:
> The window stays popped up for me.
If they're Dax's Perfect Popups, one popup window opens, displays, then
stays in the background until another link is clicked, then the popup...
RE: FN-FORUM SQL Tables
date posted 11th September 2002 17:55
Some one suggested the below code, but that still only creates the user
table and not the properties table. Does anyone know what to do so I can
get this working.
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Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 17:55
The window stays popped up for me.
I agree with the second para
Dave
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Re: FN-FORUM Debt Collection
date posted 11th September 2002 17:51
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> I remember this topic was recently discussed on the forum and was wondering if anyone could remind me of the sites that were mentioned for the collection of small debts.
Don'...
Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 17:44
Hi Dennis,
>These are my server stats, I can only get at the PPC stats by running
>reports on a per day basis which is very time consuming.
Thanks. I could probably do with more detail than just the...
Re: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 17:41
Much as I love the way the pop up windows instantly disappear, it does
make it hard to view the pictures (win 98, adsl, NS6.2) they open and
then close straight away.
The font on the menu is abit l...
RE: FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 17:35
Nice little site. Looked fine on IE6 PC. I Won't let my kids see it
though - too many ideas will go through their minds ;-)
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Re: FN-FORUM php html emailer
date posted 11th September 2002 17:26
BTW
Any specific reason for creating a second variable rather than just using
$email?
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Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 17:24
Hi Colin,
These are my server stats, I can only get at the PPC stats by running
reports on a per day basis which is very time consuming.
Dennis
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RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 17:22
It sounds like you do not have to pay if you do not use hosting. But you
said IIRC you were unable to remove the hosting option. So you would be
forced to try and renew without using the automated sys...
Debt Collection
date posted 11th September 2002 17:20
Hi,
I remember this topic was recently discussed on the forum and was wondering if anyone could remind me of the sites that were mentioned for the collection of small debts.
Cheers
Ade...
Re: FN-FORUM flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 17:17
> I owe you all cyberlagers.
cyberglug....cyberslurp....aahhh... thanks very much!
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chris dawson
...[web design, concepts, consultancy, flash animation and scripting]
http...
FN-FORUM Site Check Please
date posted 11th September 2002 17:13
Could you all cast your critical eyes over this site please.
See what I missed.
http://www.amazingfaces.co.uk
Cheers
Ali Turner
Hot Smoke Software Ltd
01252 692893
http://www.hot-smoke.com
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Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 17:12
> anyone who wants to over ride the website settings can do (as long
> as you don't set px font sizes for IE users) but setting a default style
for
> non specially configured browsers is a good thing...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 17:11
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>>When you buy a domain nam...
RE: FN-FORUM flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 17:09
let you know when I'm cyberthirsty then. :)Ant.
ps you don't have a Mac do you?
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 17:09
Sorry, I'm being as helpful as I can...
Right, from what you say, I assume you have got a list of DNS servers that
you've provided UK2 with in the past to point the traffic at a different
server. If...
RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 17:01
>>When you buy a domain name from anyone, they bundle in the ability to
use it in one way or another. That is essentially what they are
charging for....
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 16:42
> Or their default font - it enables you to choose how *you* want to see it
> rather than forcing a style onto you. Damn good idea for an information
> site. Not a good idea for people who change th...
RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 16:33
Don't know the ins and outs but you could transfer them to a company hosting
in both uk and us and request that they be hosted in the UK. Zenithtech for
one have just moved all their European hosted d...
Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 16:30
Hi Dennis
>They are some of the phrases I have set up with the pay-per-click company.
>
>I have just looked at the stats for my site (I do not know how else to find
>out what people are actually sear...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 16:27
Or their default font - it enables you to choose how *you* want to see it
rather than forcing a style onto you. Damn good idea for an information
site. Not a good idea for people who change their ba...
Re: FN-FORUM flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 16:26
Many thanks to Peter, Chris and Anthony between you all of your tips I got
it to work.
I owe you all cyberlagers.
Luke
"Anthony Johnston . Antix" wrote:
> put "_root.button=2" to set the button va...
php html emailer
date posted 11th September 2002 16:21
Hi all,
I have a php html emailer that uses the following:-
$to = $email;
$subject = "test";
$body = 'you're a winner';
the problem is that it thinks the ' in you're is marking the end of the html...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 16:19
> When you buy a domain name from anyone, they bundle in the ability to use
it
> in one way or another. That is essentially what they are charging for.
>
I'm afraid you're not being very helpful. The...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:59
When you buy a domain name from anyone, they bundle in the ability to use it
in one way or another. That is essentially what they are charging for.
Dave
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RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 15:55
Makes a change as they generally haven't set their BG color
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Re: FN-FORUM OT: Japanese recipe
date posted 11th September 2002 15:52
> We are not sure if we can get the ingredients for Neil's suggestion in
> time (but look forward to trying it when we do), so any other ideas
> would be most welcome.
>
We have a Japanese minimarket...
RE: FN-FORUM flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 15:49
put "_root.button=2" to set the button variable at the root level.
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:47
The domain name.
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> You...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:47
To transfer out of UK2.NET
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> If you've...
Re: FN-FORUM flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 15:47
Also if you are using Flash MX keep all your scripts in the first frame of
the top layer and direct them, so for example:
button.onPress = function{
variable = this
}
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:46
Your experience must have been different from mine last week, UK2 charged me
nothing, they said they were charging me nothing because I had been with
them long enough for me to be charged nothing. 12...
Re: FN-FORUM flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 15:37
have you tried always referencing all your variables from the _root?
it sounds like your variables only exist within *some* of your MCs but
you're trying to reference those from other MCs.
e.g. inst...
Re: FN-FORUM flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 15:13
you have put:
if (button=2) {
gotoAndPlay ("web");
} else if (button=3) {
gotoAndPlay ("domain");
}
Try
if (button==2) {
gotoAndPlay ("web");
} else if (button==3) {
gotoAndPlay ("domain");
}
Yo...
FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:13
The whole thing isn't very clear... Different ISPs have different rules and
the authourising domain bodies respect that.
Our policy is to charge all the fees upfront, then have no fees or hidden
char...
More on iFrames
date posted 11th September 2002 15:13
"The and especially (inline frame) elements are popular
elements on many big web sites. elements have always been used
and elements recently became popular in ads and relative
content, since th...
FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:10
The whole thing isn't very clear... Different ISPs have different rules and
the authourising domain bodies respect that.
Our policy is to charge all the fees upfront, then have no fees or hidden
char...
FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:10
The whole thing isn't very clear... Different ISPs have different rules and
the authourising domain bodies respect that.
Our policy is to charge all the fees upfront, then have no fees or hidden
char...
RE: FN-FORUM OT: Japanese recipe
date posted 11th September 2002 15:06
Thank you Neil and Paul.
We are not sure if we can get the ingredients for Neil's suggestion in
time (but look forward to trying it when we do), so any other ideas
would be most welcome.
David Nye
h...
FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:06
The whole thing isn't very clear... Different ISPs have different rules and
the authourising domain bodies respect that.
Our policy is to charge all the fees upfront, then have no fees or hidden
char...
RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 15:05
The whole thing isn't very clear... Different ISPs have different rules and
the authourising domain bodies respect that.
Our policy is to charge all the fees upfront, then have no fees or hidden
char...
flash 5 question
date posted 11th September 2002 15:05
Could any body help ,this is driving me crazy.
I want to control one MC using buttons in another MC both placed on the
main movie timeline.
The MC I want to control is a series of text blocks which...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 15:04
Very tasteful.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
++++++++++++++...
Newsletters With Names
date posted 11th September 2002 14:56
Hi Everyone,
Has anyone come across a Perl or PHP script that will allow email
newsletters to be sent?
One of the requirements is that both email address and names are stored in
the database so that...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 14:53
--part1_16e.138b55e7.2ab0a3e3_boundary
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
yeah, they did it out of respect, but it really hurts to look at it for too
long....
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 14:47
I know, absolute classic {-_-}
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Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 14:47
I think that's really nice - the idea, that is, although the colours are
quite good too!
Victoria Close
Virtual Assistant - Virtual Secs
For Virtually All Your Administrative Needs!
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Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 14:38
> Reminds me of when a client asked 'Can it be cheaper if we have it in
Black
> and White?'
>
Peter, I remember the first time you mentioned that one - still cracks us up
here ;-)
Paul.
> ----- Orig...
Re: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 14:33
Reminds me of when a client asked 'Can it be cheaper if we have it in Black
and White?'
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 14:32
> You have it pointing to their servers.
>
I have *what* pointed at their servers?
Paul (increasingly puzzled)
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RE: FN-FORUM [OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 14:28
Interesting that Google hasn't done anything for it.
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Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)ADE
date posted 11th September 2002 14:26
on 11/9/02 12:57 pm, Ade(funkyfish) at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........... women.......... bad night/morning
Perhaps you would like to swap your troublesome woman for my t...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 14:23
> If you've been with them for more than two years, it's free,
What is ???
Darren Yates
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http://dittodesign.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 14:17
David McEwen wrote:
> For one year, I think, on a .com .net .org domain, not on the .uk domains
> though.
This is quite an interesting topic.
Does anyone know what problems there might be transferri...
RE: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 14:16
This is misguided. If people want to stay in a cottage in Cornwall (for
example) they will never type: bognor. You need to focus your campign much
more than this if it is to be successful.
Regards,...
RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 14:14
We will hold it for free. You will never pay anything to us, unless you want
to renew the domain. Its always better to move domains ASAP as expired names
are more difficult to handle.
Check out our i...
[OT] Yahoo! respect Kathy's eyes ;)
date posted 11th September 2002 14:14
Check out the colour scheme....
http://www.yahoo.com/
I think they did it out of respect for 9/11
Em
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RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 14:09
If I remember correctly which I do, UK2 charged the £19 and 123-reg charged
zero, 123-reg will charge about £5 to transfer into your control panel!
Andrew
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Calling all Maccers
date posted 11th September 2002 14:05
Thanks for looking at it (those who did), did you see any
obvious cause for the large amount of line space between the
textboxes?
Ant.
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RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 14:03
We offer free domain name holding and transfers for anyone wishing to place
their domains somewhere without pop-ups or fines for moving. Its a
completely free service and includes customisable holding...
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 13:59
Andrew Wilson wrote:
> usability = 0 if all I can see is a black bar and no navigation! Sorry.
agreed. LOSE THE LENS FLARE! main font too small, i had to use a 200%
zoom to read it, no italics pleas...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:59
If you've been with them for more than two years, it's free, the £20 is what
123-reg charge for the transfer.
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Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:58
You have it pointing to their servers.
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Re: FN-FORUM con.htm,con.html
date posted 11th September 2002 13:58
I have two multiple rename utilities called multiren and rname-it. Should be
able to find them in shareware libraries (if not, I have zips). You can do a
pattern matching type of rename, prefix or suf...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:57
For one year, I think, on a .com .net .org domain, not on the .uk domains
though.
Dave
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RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:55
Never use uk2.net!! They have appauling customer service records and they
charge fees everywhere. Avoid them at all cost, for the sake of
internet-kind...
Noah
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Re: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 13:47
Tony Crockford wrote:
> http://www.1001freefonts.com/fontfiles/pfonts4.htm
ya l'il bugger.... i now have 2000 fonts to be indecisive about rather
than 1000....
:-)
ade
--
"Nudity bounces between...
Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 13:46
Colin,
They are some of the phrases I have set up with the pay-per-click company.
I have just looked at the stats for my site (I do not know how else to find
out what people are actually searching o...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:45
Yes indeedy. You should get at least a year's renewal from the date of
transfer...
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>>I've been transferring mine to 123-reg.co.uk recently without too
>>much trouble.
>
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:45
> They're hosting the domain, if someone didn't host it then it wouldn't be
> usable. If you've had it for more than two years, transfer it somewhere
> else.
>
Call me as soft as softmick, but I don'...
RE: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:39
no... and its £19 :) I did one last week leave UK2 for good
Andrew
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RE: FN-FORUM circle-square
date posted 11th September 2002 13:38
No need to apologies about this Richard.
Fortunately it does not say anything about attention to detail on your
website.
Thanks to every one else for the feedback and if you are interested..
Watch t...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:30
>I've been transferring mine to 123-reg.co.uk recently without too
> much trouble.
Is a renewal included in the £20 transfer Fee ?
Darren Yates
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http://dittodesign.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 13:23
on 11/9/02 11:53 am, Paul J White at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> My goldfish can sing the national anthem do I win?
>> I humbly apologise to all, my life is not my own. More coffee less rellies
>> now....
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:12
With the experiences that I and doubtless others have had with UK2 if its
time to renew I would move ISP's if at all possible.
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Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 13:09
Dennis
>Too many phrases to list here (I have a couple of thousand set up with a
>pay-per-click company), but for example:
>
>Hotel
>Hotel in Devon
>Hotel in Cumbria
>Self-Catering
>Holiday Accommoda...
Re: FN-FORUM Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 13:04
They're hosting the domain, if someone didn't host it then it wouldn't be
usable. If you've had it for more than two years, transfer it somewhere
else. I've been transferring mine to 123-reg.co.uk r...
Re: FN-FORUM duck voice
date posted 11th September 2002 13:00
Here are some duck sounds in the alotabird.zip :
http://www.meanrabbit.com/wavhtml/wavepage3.htm
Stephan
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Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 12:57
> My goldfish can sing the national anthem do I win?
> I humbly apologise to all, my life is not my own. More coffee less rellies
> now.
>
Carla, I guess it's all yours, as there have been no other en...
Damn those UK2 people
date posted 11th September 2002 12:53
When I try to renew a Domain name registration it automatically ticks the
UK2.NET hosting button, even though I don't want their hosting and have
never used it. Is there any way round this? It's only...
RE: FN-FORUM con.htm,con.html
date posted 11th September 2002 12:51
ah well, bit of a pain, what are you to do eh?
have to prefix 15000 files now, lordy cheezecake.
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Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 12:44
Colin,
Too many phrases to list here (I have a couple of thousand set up with a
pay-per-click company), but for example:
Hotel
Hotel in Devon
Hotel in Cumbria
Self-Catering
Holiday Accommodation
Sel...
Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 12:17
Hi Dennis,
>Thanks to all who responded to my question about the company
>http://www.sesuk.com
>
>Quite a few of you suggested that I could do as well as this company by
>taking advice from this foru...
Re: FN-FORUM Calling all Maccers
date posted 11th September 2002 12:16
Anthony -
Site looks just fine on my MacG4, using IE 5.1, except the text boxes for
username and password are black, as is text, so can't see what you're
typing.
Perhaps there were netscape problems,...
Re: FN-FORUM con.htm,con.html
date posted 11th September 2002 12:16
Yeah, I agree, it *ought* to matter, especially when you're quite likely to
be using the file on Unix. But Bill & Co didn't agree :-( Seems daft these
days, but still.
Some apps are more helpful than...
RE: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 11:42
usability = 0 if all I can see is a black bar and no navigation! Sorry.
Andrew
_________________________
Andrew Wilson Productions
Web Design & Hosting - Print design
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
tel:...
Re: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 11:41
Thanks to all who responded to my question about the company
http://www.sesuk.com
Quite a few of you suggested that I could do as well as this company by
taking advice from this forum.
Perhaps the p...
Re: FN-FORUM patenting office-thanks
date posted 11th September 2002 11:31
thanks everyone
john
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> J...
RE: FN-FORUM con.htm,con.html
date posted 11th September 2002 11:26
me-ow, thought the extension would matter, obviously not.
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Calling all Maccers
date posted 11th September 2002 11:22
Can any one on a Mac tell me why my login screen is
f'cked up on Macs, apparently the text boxes appear
separated miles down the screen and get "parameter incorrect"
when you try and login!
oh dear....
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 11:20
Hi Keith
> all I am looking for is comment on the usability
The navigation in the black box is not particularly useable.
> overall 'feel'
Yes the pic in the left box, text on the right and nav und...
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 11:16
on 11/9/02 9:26 am, Paul J White at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> Nasty black navigation at the bottom.
>> Clients need Clarity (sounds like a game show - Pets Win Prizes)
>>
> Tonight's prize is for in...
Re: FN-FORUM Pop up windows
date posted 11th September 2002 11:12
Keith Atkinson wrote:
> Does anyone know of an easy way of stopping uninvited pop-up windows
> without buying the software that they advertise?;c)
Not tried it myself, but....
http://www.panicware....
Re: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 11:07
Well done!!!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
++++++++++++++++...
Re: FN-FORUM con.htm,con.html
date posted 11th September 2002 11:05
That's a bit of an "Intro to Computers" question, isn't it?
Because con is a reserved word and refers to the console (ie standard output
device). Other reserved words included aux (the serial/modem p...
Re: FN-FORUM Pop up windows
date posted 11th September 2002 10:51
download moz and then get the options toolbar from xulplanet
(http://www.xulplanet.com/downloads/prefbar/)
you can stop popups amongst many other things and all at a click of a
mouse!
> -----Origina...
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 10:50
As per previous emails, it is only a test site for me to try new things I
haven't before, all I am looking for is comment on the usability and overall
'feel'. All sites I have done before were in fra...
RE: FN-FORUM Pop up windows
date posted 11th September 2002 10:42
If your using IE you can download the Google tools bar - in the advanced
option there is a feature which stops popups. You could also go into
properties and disable javascript.
regards
Andrew Motte...
Re: FN-FORUM patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 10:32
> Breakfast table, what's that? I just eat at my desk now. They have gone
out
> for the day in search of excitement (Quote - in Aussie/Wolverhampton voice
> 'there's a lovely Tescos at Wrexham we'll g...
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 10:30
> Nasty black navigation at the bottom.
> Clients need Clarity (sounds like a game show - Pets Win Prizes)
>
Tonight's prize is for insomniacs who are kept awake by boisterous
furniture - it's this ha...
RE: FN-FORUM Pop up windows
date posted 11th September 2002 10:29
Use Opera or Mozilla. Both have anti-popup features built in. Failing
that search on pop at download.com and you'll find a smattering of
pop-up stoppers, both shareware and freeware,
Hutch
-----Orig...
RE: re[2]: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 10:24
David,
The impression that I get at the moment is that there is an uneasy alliance
between the search engines and the SEO companies.
See http://www.google.com/webmasters/dos.html - especially the...
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 10:15
Nasty black navigation at the bottom.
Clients need Clarity (sounds like a game show - Pets Win Prizes)
Regards
Carla
www.naughtymutt.com
on 11/9/02 8:18 am, Keith Atkinson at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:...
RE: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 10:14
I think it's your rollover script Kieth - try not to use the DW default
script. There are better (and simpler) scripts available for free. DW's
version has lots of browser compatability issues.
Matt...
RE: FN-FORUM Pop up windows
date posted 11th September 2002 10:08
turn off your JavaScript. :(
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RE: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 10:06
I felt so bad about wrongly suggesting desdemona I went out and found
the right one.
its Public enemy
Freeware:
http://www.1001freefonts.com/fontfiles/pfonts4.htm
hth...
RE: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 10:04
all I see is a solid black bar at the bottom of your page.
Andrew
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Web Design & Hosting - Print design
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Re: FN-FORUM iframe and onResize on Netscape 6
date posted 11th September 2002 10:00
Thanks Cameron -- Netscape has had a famous history with its "resize bug"
but this time that wasn't the problem. Here's the low-down:
I had href="#" for my iframe links and I was using
frames['framen...
con.htm,con.html
date posted 11th September 2002 09:58
can't create it in win2000 get access violation, can
anyone tell me why?
ta, Ant.
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Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 09:54
It seems strange not to have the home link first.
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Re: FN-FORUM Pop up windows
date posted 11th September 2002 09:52
> Does anyone know of an easy way of stopping uninvited pop-up windows
> without buying the software that they advertise?;c)
>
Use Opera - you can choose (file>prefs>windows) to accept or refuse pop...
re[2]: FN-FORUM Search Engine Specialists ?
date posted 11th September 2002 09:48
>> There are arguments for and against appearing in the Marketing Sherpa guide
>> David, I chose not to even put us forward for the guide as it could be used
>> by the search engines to identify...
Re: FN-FORUM patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 09:45
on 11/9/02 7:53 am, Paul J White at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> www.nesta.org has links to the patent office and other useful links for
>> people with inventions and ideas. They also fund projects if t...
RE: FN-FORUM patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 09:44
I suspect you'll be needing a patents agent - like one of my clients for
instance - http://www.haseltinelake.com/
Hutch
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Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 09:39
> sorry...
>
> www.softmick.com/test/index.html
>
Sorry Keith, looks like a big black rectangle, neither obvious or useable as
navigation I'm afraid. Also, I don't wish to be harsh, but for a company...
Pop up windows
date posted 11th September 2002 09:37
Does anyone know of an easy way of stopping uninvited pop-up windows
without buying the software that they advertise?;c)
Thanks
Keith
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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG ant...
Re: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 09:36
Yeah. My other two suggestions (Linotype Scott Venus and Busorama -
especially Busorama (not ITC Busorama) - were much closer). Only cost about
$20 as well
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Re: FN-FORUM patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 09:34
JD,
The address is:
www.patent.gov.uk
I am in the process of patenting and developing an idea and there are a
couple of links which may be useful to them:
http://ep.espacenet.com/
www.patent.gov....
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 09:26
sorry...
www.softmick.com/test/index.html
Keith
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Re: FN-FORUM patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 08:56
> www.nesta.org has links to the patent office and other useful links for
> people with inventions and ideas. They also fund projects if they fit in
> with their criteria.
>
Carla, you're at it early...
Re: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 08:55
> Cheers, I'll see if I can find Desdemona amongst my windows fonts.
>
> If its close enough the client won't notice....as they probably think
typography was an ancient Yes album.
>
*lol* 'Tales from...
Re: FN-FORUM patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 08:52
on 11/9/02 6:56 am, jd at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> does anyone have links to the patenting office as i have a freind who wishes
> to patent an idea before he develops it
>
>
> thanks
>
> John Deav...
Re: FN-FORUM Getting a bit cheeky now ;c)
date posted 11th September 2002 08:42
Hi All,
I have re-done the navbar without flash buttons.
I have set up a test area for the site to play about with so can you please
have a look at the bar to see if I am still heading in the right...
Re: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 08:19
It really isn't anything like Desdemona. Not at all.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating...
con.htm,con.html
date posted 11th September 2002 08:19
can't create it in win2000 get access violation, can
anyone tell me why?
ta, Ant.
_______________________________________________________
Anthony Johnston
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RE: FN-FORUM patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 08:17
http://www.patent.gov.uk/
But, as far as I know you can't patent software etc...
Regards
Darren Spink
TEL: +44(0)113 253 4750
FAX: +44(0)113 253 1686
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PGP: 0x077...
patenting office
date posted 11th September 2002 08:02
does anyone have links to the patenting office as i have a freind who wishes
to patent an idea before he develops it
thanks
John Deaville
Illustration | Design | Photography
www.nexusmediadesign.co...
FN-FORUM royalty free images of skaters
date posted 11th September 2002 06:06
Hi,
Anyone know a good site for getting 'urban' stock photography (ideally for
free) - I'm looking for anything to do with street culture - eg skaters,
grafitti, clubbing, djs etc. Needs to be briti...
RE: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 03:33
Oops |I forgot the font was still attached its online now at www.webguru.uk.net/text.gif
Too much working till 5am is making me sleepy
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RE: FN-FORUM Unknown font
date posted 11th September 2002 03:31
Cheers, I'll see if I can find Desdemona amongst my windows fonts.
If its close enough the client won't notice....as they probably think typography was an ancient Yes album.
> -----Original Message...
Re: FN-FORUM SQL Tables
date posted 11th September 2002 01:54
Try this...
include("vars.php");
//Create the MySQL Database.
$result = mysql_create_db ("$db_name");
if ($result == false)
echo mysql_errno() . ": " . mysql_error() . "";
//Connect To...
RE: FN-FORUM iframe and onResize on Netscape 6
date posted 11th September 2002 00:38
> Has anyone experienced trouble using with iFrames and the
> onResize event under Netscape 6.
Haven't *experienced* it but have heard of lots of issues with Netscape
causing problems when resizing...
FN-FORUM Changing upload setting in Dreamweaver MX
date posted 11th September 2002 00:27
I recently upgraded from Homesite to Dreamweaver MX
Whilst it's generally excellent I do have a couple of niggles which I
wondered if any of you know work arounds for:
I accidentally set the upload...
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