One thing leads to another
Category: Design...
Posted Monday, August 08, 2005 at 10:25 PM [GMT-6]

Update (8/15/05): I've removed the mysterious design element alluded to below. It clashed with the new template, and was tackier than absolutely necessary.

First, let me confess how nice it is to sit and just follow links without glancing at the clock to see if it's time to post something whether I'm ready or not. Ahhh...

Patti has reskinned White Pebble (she should work for the IRS badda-boom) and she's now so minimalist that she's in danger of not being there. Which, I presume, is the whole point. Anyway, I was this close to using that exact same layout, so I guess I'm back to the drawing board. I'm not above stealing someone else's design, but I prefer to wait a few days before doing it.

Actually, the template she's using comes from Fernando of Fernando_Graphicos, whom you know is cooler than you and me combined because of the little underscore thingie connecting the words. FG employs the rarely seen design strategy of suggesting that you download and install a free font from its site so you can view it in the manner to which it's become accustomed to being seen. I've done this, but I don't want to close the twelve tabs I have open in Firefox in order to restart it so that I can use the new font. Maybe later.

Anyway, one of the links on Fernando_Graphicos led me to another site which provided me with the tools to make a simple design change to this page. Have you noticed it? It only works if you're on the Gazette home page, by the way. I'm not that committed to it.

Now, I don't usually go out of my way to belittle the software choices that other people make, but when I make an exception it's always for Internet Explorer. Still, I understand that some of you don't have a choice, for whatever reason, and thus I'm not dogmatic about it.

However, if you have a blog and you do enjoy belittling IE on a continuing basis, pop over to this page and grab your choice of banner. Heck, they even provide the CSS and HTML to fire it up. And here's the guy who started it all.

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I Spy something snarky!

Posted by: Cowtown Pattie at August 8, 2005 10:40 PM

Snarky? Moi? Perish the thought!

Posted by: Eric at August 9, 2005 06:31 AM

12 tabs? I go cross-eyed after 5.

(Altho, I suppose I should say I'm always cross eyed, IYKWIM).

Posted by: Jim at August 9, 2005 06:59 AM

I have an apparently boundless capacity for vapid distractions.

But here's a tip that might help you: don't try to look at all of them simultaneously. ;-)

Posted by: Eric at August 9, 2005 07:29 AM

Could I ask if Firefox has something that compares to IE Spell checker? Now that IS too cool. We Hillbillies need a spell checker that works EVERYWHERE like IE Spell Checker does. Now..if only Bill and his men could come up with something that checks language usage and punctuation too. Man! That would be so cool.

Posted by: Clarence at August 9, 2005 08:09 AM

Well, my HS friend Holly works for the IRS... Does that count? ;)

I usually just up and reskin the blog every few months or so. Weird compulsion for change, I guess.

I like the "too cool" thingy... must add it!

Posted by: Patti at August 9, 2005 08:30 AM

Change is good, so I'm told. I really am contemplating a new look for the Gazette, but in light of the pastoral minimalism that's all the rage, I'm thinking garish might be the way to go.

Posted by: Eric at August 9, 2005 08:47 AM

don't try to look at all of them simultaneously.

Oh.

Posted by: Jim at August 9, 2005 09:08 AM

Garish is good... Just don't use the tag! :P

Posted by: Patti at August 9, 2005 10:03 AM

Ha. I'd never use the blink tag!

I prefer a Java applet that makes the whole page flash.

Posted by: Eric at August 9, 2005 10:15 AM

Clarence, I checked to see if there was a Firefox extension that provided spellchecking capabilities but didn't find anything that looks promising. I suspect it's just a matter of time until someone puts one out.

Posted by: Eric at August 9, 2005 01:36 PM
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