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Posted by jojo on 07/08/06 11:05
Chris Tomlinson schrieb:
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>> Just a question of preference. Maybe some people would prefer one real
>> good simulated street than 20 bad ones...
>
> Hey you may well prove to be right. I wouldn't say what we have done in the
> unlaunched beta is a 'bad street'. That would be unfair. We are here to
> simply reduce the loading time before launch.
But it's not as goog as it could be done using Flash for a real simulation.
>
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>>> This group is the only negative feedback the idea gets, but we notice a
>>> lot of people's ideas that are posted here get negative reactions. You
>>> tell me why...
>> I can just guess... Sometimes I get very negative or even unkind
>> reactions to my posts, too. But only if they are not 100% correct...
>
> We know the feeling ;)
I'm sure now you know... :-P
>> Perhaps it is the fact that people always think to know everything but
>> do it wrong... I your term it would be the fact that you really have no
>> idea about HTML or CSS, do you? But you use it and if someone tries to
>> correct the (often really extremely wrong) code which FrontPage uses you
>> just point out that it is a beta... Some kind of arogant, isn't it?
>
> I don't do the programming myself so I couldn't comment. All I can do is
> say it is just a beta, so we weren't inviting critiques of the coding at
> this point. Anything you have to say about the coding is therefore moot as
> we know it isn't right yet. People here seemed to be answering quesitons we
> hadn't asked, and coming out looking superior as a result of pointing out
> beta code wasn't perfect! Wow, amazing.
Yes, they answer questions you didn't asked... questions you should have
asked! (And I'M not sure if you had done... I know, it'S just beta now ;-) )
>
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>> I found the problem, it was a FF extension... "UnPlug". this extension
>> searches the site for any multimedia content and provides links to
>> download the source. And there is so much multimedia on your page that
>> it needed quite a long time to analyze the code (and even longer because
>> of your code (Tags not closed, more than one HTML-Tag, ... Yes, I know,
>> it's beta.)
>
> Thanks for looking into this. Would you say this is a common FF extension,
> or probably not worth worrying over? What % of users would you say had
> installed it, across the whole browser population?
I guess it is not a /very/ common extension. But I cannot say it in %,
maybe you want to do one of your famous researches?
>
> What was the load speed with that extension paused?
Didn't try.
>
> By the way, it's an unlaunched beta ;)
Really? You could have said this earlier!! <lol> :-D
>
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>
> This isn't meant as offence, but the site isn't targeted to the select group
> of CSS, HTML, JS, etc. experts found in this one group.
Yeah, I got it when you said it the first time. I'm not that dumb that
you had to say it a dozen times...
>
> That is why we did
> not ask earlier for feedback on the site, and have never asked in this
> thread. We only asked "Specify loading order of JPGs?" :-S
And I gave you the answer that you *first* have to correct and clean up
your code. BTW: That, too, speeds up the loading...
>
>>> As above - virtual tours and to attract the many people who hate shopping
>>> sites but love high streets, or could never fly to other world famous
>>> ones.
>> Hey, I think I got your point. The site should not only provide the
>> possibility to go shopping online but should also cover some touristic
>> aspects. Now the sense of such website became clearer... ;-D
>
> Thanks. We thought we had made this clear on the home page, however the
> link we provided on this thread was direct to a sub-page, because we were
> not inviting unsolicited reviews. Glad you get it :)
But that does not change my position.
>
>>>>> If you really get much visitors you can loose...
>>> I'm sure you know what you meant to type. :P
>> My apologies. We don not have two words for many/much in German so I
>> sometimes mix them up if I type quickly...
>
> Where in Germany are you from? I was in Heerlen recently.
Munich.
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