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Posted by mark | r on 12/15/05 18:55
Davémon wrote:
> Onideus Mad Hatter arranged shapes to form:
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>> On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 10:06:27 +0000, Davémon <"davémon"@nospam.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> mark | r arranged shapes to form:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi there, hopefully Ive addressed everyones comments - id like a reappraisal
>>> Seeing what is what is much clearer now. Then again, I might have learned
>>> it from last time. The 'sales pitch' upfront is better, and I've got a
>>> handle on what its all about but I still need to be convinced the author is
>>> an authority.
>>>
>>> The news still isn't really news and is overly repetitive.
>>>
>>>> and review of the flash preview book (flash 8 click the red Virtual Book
>>>> slub on the left of the home page)
>>> Is that http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip/ ? IMHO its gimmicky and is a
>>> poor substitute for getting real books made (ie its /obviously/ cheap). On
>>> a usability side, it has all the disadvantages of print with none of the
>>> advantages of it or new media.
>>>
>>> Personally, I don't think the BG is appropriate, it's heavy, dark,
>>> scratched, gouged, damaged. Similarly I find the leather-bound vellum book
>>> to has a medaeval gimoire / C19th Romantic feeling (Gothic), its all a bit
>>> materially rich and Satanic. It doesn't seem to match the mood of the
>>> otherwise new-agey icon graphics.
>> ...well aren't you making some pretty big assumptions here?
>
> I don't think so, where?
>
>> I mean,
>> that thing just screams Flash 8 prefab wizard...if that's the case, he
>> probably didn't have a whole lot of options as far as the look.
>>
>
> I don't see why if it's prefab or not matters, the /end result/ is that it
> looks vaguely Satanic/materialistic, isn't very usable, and doesn't help
> increase my feelings of authenticity about the product. A few photos of an
> actual leather bound tome would convince me more (obviously it's a limited
> edition of 100 at $300 each (unfortunately sold out - which is why I have
> to get the ebook...).
>
> BTW if it is http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip/ then you've got as much
> control over the look as you want, have a look at it, I think you'd like
> it.
>
>
have you tried editing the script, we've oversized it and its a major
pain to tweak if you want it to do anything other than the basics...
still i love the shadow effect
mark
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