Comments on: Online but working on a site http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/ Rumblings, Ramblings, and Ruminations Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:30:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dave http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1610 Dave Thu, 28 Sep 2006 03:24:29 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1610 It looks that way now as I haven't got but one set of pix which are of the prints. Once we get the note cards and originals scanned or pix there of this will be easier, I think. Therefore I code... Still fighting shipping problems that are being a pain but think I may have found a way around the restrictions. Just gonna get into the php again... :-( The ;-) is made up of standard smilies like ; and - and ) just fyi... ;-) It looks that way now as I haven’t got but one set of pix which are of the prints. Once we get the note cards and originals scanned or pix there of this will be easier, I think. Therefore I code…

Still fighting shipping problems that are being a pain but think I may have found a way around the restrictions. Just gonna get into the php again… :-(

The ;-) is made up of standard smilies like ; and - and ) just fyi… ;-)

]]> By: Steve http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1609 Steve Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:56:53 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1609 Still looks good, and my tired old Grammar Nazi eyes couldn't find any faults this time around. (Would insert a g between greater/lesser than marks, but the site won't let me, I know...) The only thing that comes to mind is, there is a good bit of repetition in the three sections that show the artwork. Have you considered one section with the artwork, and listing next to each piece the ways it is available? For example: "On Patrol" Original artwork-$250.00 Pen and ink note cards-$5.00 Pen and ink prints-$25.00 ...and so forth for each one, some of which will not have all the options, of course. It seems less confusing to me (of course, I am easily confused) and might make the site less "busy". (Not that it is really "busy" at all, I just can't come up with the right adjective right now..) Of course, if you are being paid by the web page, never mind. (Insert above mentioned g etc. here....) Still looks good, and my tired old Grammar Nazi eyes couldn’t find any faults this time around. (Would insert a g between greater/lesser than marks, but the site won’t let me, I know…) The only thing that comes to mind is, there is a good bit of repetition in the three sections that show the artwork. Have you considered one section with the artwork, and listing next to each piece the ways it is available? For example:
“On Patrol”
Original artwork-$250.00
Pen and ink note cards-$5.00
Pen and ink prints-$25.00
…and so forth for each one, some of which will not have all the options, of course. It seems less confusing to me (of course, I am easily confused) and might make the site less “busy”. (Not that it is really “busy” at all, I just can’t come up with the right adjective right now..) Of course, if you are being paid by the web page, never mind. (Insert above mentioned g etc. here….)

]]> By: Dave http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1607 Dave Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:42:44 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1607 Thanks for the Grammer-Nazi feedback. This site is done in php and as such all ' marks have to have a \ before them to not count as part of the php code. When I was first writing the intro I had problems and just removed the 's and failed to put them back in. But they is back now thanks to you! Thanks for the kind words too. Tis completely different tonight or a lot different anyway so if you get time take another look and let me know if it's better worse or just a total waste of time. That is usually due to a feature (?) called smart quotes that some systems use. Macs are terriable about leaving the things on and causing all kinds of problems for someone later. One of the reasons I don't use the iBook under osX to develope sites. Linux is much easier (and cheaper) to use and not have a lot to clean up. Kinda like what I was talking about in the graphics. Do them on a mac and you have a resourse fork to remove or have a really big file that isn't needed for anything. Different strokes for different os's... Thanks for the Grammer-Nazi feedback. This site is done in php and as such all ‘ marks have to have a \ before them to not count as part of the php code. When I was first writing the intro I had problems and just removed the ’s and failed to put them back in. But they is back now thanks to you!

Thanks for the kind words too. Tis completely different tonight or a lot different anyway so if you get time take another look and let me know if it’s better worse or just a total waste of time.

That is usually due to a feature (?) called smart quotes that some systems use. Macs are terriable about leaving the things on and causing all kinds of problems for someone later. One of the reasons I don’t use the iBook under osX to develope sites. Linux is much easier (and cheaper) to use and not have a lot to clean up. Kinda like what I was talking about in the graphics. Do them on a mac and you have a resourse fork to remove or have a really big file that isn’t needed for anything. Different strokes for different os’s…

]]> By: Steve http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1603 Steve Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:14:58 +0000 http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/archives/2006/09/26/online-but-working-on-a-site/#comment-1603 Nice site, nice artwork! Site matches the artwork well-simple, direct, not Flashy (note the capitalization). Grammar-Nazi mode ON-Franks to show possessive should be Frank's. Grammar-Nazi mode OFF. Side note-I have noticed several websites/blogs (is there really a difference between a website and a blog-I mean, a blog IS a website, correct?) where apostrophes show up as other things, most often at signs. But sometimes other things. I have supposed this is some weird "I don't have the exact font specified on this page, so I'm just throwing any special symbol I have into the breech here" type of response by the browser, but it is one of those things that makes me go "WTF?" But, then again, so MUCH of life does..... Nice site, nice artwork! Site matches the artwork well-simple, direct, not Flashy (note the capitalization).

Grammar-Nazi mode ON-Franks to show possessive should be Frank’s. Grammar-Nazi mode OFF.

Side note-I have noticed several websites/blogs (is there really a difference between a website and a blog-I mean, a blog IS a website, correct?) where apostrophes show up as other things, most often at signs. But sometimes other things. I have supposed this is some weird “I don’t have the exact font specified on this page, so I’m just throwing any special symbol I have into the breech here” type of response by the browser, but it is one of those things that makes me go “WTF?” But, then again, so MUCH of life does…..

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