Posted by Onideus Mad Hatter on 08/27/05 01:18

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:10:16 +0100, Mimic <dev@null> wrote:

>Onideus Mad Hatter wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:07:59 +0100, Mimic <dev@null> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>PerfectReign wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:07:11 -0500, Noodles Jefferson pretented somebody
>>>>gave a rat's ass and spewed forth:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <pan.2005.08.24.01.49.28.559351@127.0.0.1>, PerfectReign
>>>>>(root@127.0.0.1) dropped a +5 bundle of words...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:19:25 +0100, Mimic pretented somebody gave a rat's
>>>>>>ass and spewed forth:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>A List Apart have just released their redesign.(like within the last 8
>>>>>>>hours :P)
>>>>>>>Given the amount of webdesign talk around here, I think alot of people
>>>>>>>could do with looking at it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Looks GREAT, 100% valid code and xbrowser compatible. Take heed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>www.alistapart.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Very cool, dude. I passed this along to some of my co-workers, as we've
>>>>>>been trying to get pure CSS-compatible code done, where we even exclude
>>>>>>the use of tables as in this site.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Unfortunately, a few of my developers - when I gave them this link - asked
>>>>>>if it could be done in Front Page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>sigh...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I have to admit, that's a pretty incredible layout. I don't think I've
>>>>>seen anything like it. That No. 201 picture's freaking me out. You
>>>>>can't make an underline do that, it has to be a rollover effect but I
>>>>>can't a link to a js file, no script tags, no nothing. SO HOW IN THE
>>>>>HELL IS HE DOING IT? The underlining for the headers too. That big one
>>>>>where only the ends are highlighted. How the hell's dude doing that
>>>>>too? The layout's just incredible. I'd like to pull some nifty ass
>>>>>tricks like that.
>>>>>
>>>>>I see but I cannot believe. Like I said, I don't think I've seen
>>>>>anything like it. Goddamn.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>This is just standard CSS layout. I saw an article on it awhile back (and
>>>>even may have posted it here) but haven't done squat about it. One of our
>>>>new web pages for the county is in QA right now with a flash header and an
>>>>entirely CSS layout. I thought it looked pretty cool. (I wasn't involved
>>>>- too busy working on my projects.)
>>>>
>>>>I first used this on a site I did for the group The Church, using a design
>>>>from Blue Robot (http://bluerobot.com/web/layouts/layout1.html). You can
>>>>see the (not functional) site here:
>>>>http://www.perfectreign.com/carnivore/index.html
>>>>
>>>>I should make an effort to get it working, I suppose. I was having fun
>>>>getting classes working in PHP and making everything completely n-tier
>>>>structured. But, that was in 2002, before the second child showed up and
>>>>my life went berzerk. :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Exactly! perhaps people will now start to see the actual point - you can
>>>create stylish, visually appealing sites without the need of excessive
>>>technologies and widgets. Furthermore, creating accesible and usable
>>>sites doesnt mean they have to be bland and uncreative. :)
>>
>>
>> ...if that's the case why don't they dump the CSS, dump the
>> JavaScript, fuck dump the majority of the HTML and just use
>> Flash...granted it's got a steeper learning curve if you wanna do
>> something other than just pretty graphics, but it really is best
>> solution.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Onideus Mad Hatter
>
>No its not really, and people dont dump everything for that exact
>reason, dont worry, when you catch up with the rest of the world Im sure
>you will realise it too.

I'm sorry, what was that, Poserboi:
http://www.backwater-productions.net/_test_platform/nocode.swf

Fuckin dumbass.

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http://www.backwater-productions.net

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