Michael! On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 01:44:05AM -0400, Michael Spunt wrote: > On Thu, 24 May 2001 19:11:00 -0400 Tom Rathborne <tomr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > That's a neat design, but you're doing all this funky stylesheet stuff > > that leaves me with a bad font! Please don't change my font on me! > As I've already written some mails before, the design is nor > significant, nor final, nor useful, I just don't like plain HTML > when I work on something. Sorry for the CSS but it's readable in > Opera + Mozilla under Linux and MSIE5.5 + Netscape 6 under Windows > and doesn't use any "funky stuff". The CSS is also just temporary > and "funky stuff" is yet to come from interface designers! :-) Alright, I _was_ being a bastard. My design is pretty disgusting for other reasons anyway :) > > Also, what's with this? > > http://www.technoid.f2s.com/gimp.org/index.php?nav=doc > > A query in the URL for a static document?? > > [skipped some stuff] > > I think you stick to much to the "ugly URL" thing. I've used just one > file for the whole "engine" (if you can call it like that so far) > because I can edit one file to change the whole look. This isn't that > important, only a small detail which can change and isn't worth > discussing! Also, you can make /download/ point to > /gimp.org/1337/engine/version02/download/index.php?nav=stable&version=10 > without letting the user see that. Anyway, I cannot do that with my web > hoster. That's a very good point, yes... but I still prefer getting the URLs right the first time. > > Compare: > > http://www.technoid.f2s.com/gimp.org/index.php?nav=doc&page=tutorials > > http://wilber.gimp.org:8192/docs/user/tutorials/ > Do you know f2s? It is an ISP who also provides free web space to > poor people like me. ;-) I haven't got nor shells, nor CVS nor > something-i-forgot-to-mention, you've got almost root on gimp.org. I > think any comparison is futile... Also, we are wasting time on > discussing stuff like this without coming any further. Maybe your > engine is really "phat" but unfortunately I can't recognize > significant changes compared to the current one. Actually my engine is just a pet project ... I have been doing web template systems for years and I decided to get around to making one with a few less flaws. I agree that this bickering is a bit of a waste of time, but we _do_ need to come to a consensus sooner or later. > Anyway, tomorrow I'll possibly get access to MySQL on f2s so you can > test my news code. I'm looking forward to it! Cheers, Tom -- Tom Rathborne tomr@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.aceldama.com/~tomr/ | I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my | H complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the | A greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission, and I want to help you. | L
