| Web Page Update [message #46912] |
Wed, 11 January 2006 10:11  |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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Folks,
I have been putting in long hours the past several days
updating my web page. It is not completely finished yet,
but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel anyway.
The changes *should* make it easier to update in the future.
Although I am testing as I go, there will inevitably be
errors and mistakes. If you happen to be on a page and
notice an error, please know that I am *compulsive* about
fixing these kinds of problems. Please let me know about it!
Random page checks are passing validation, which only
serves to increase my anxiety that something terrible is
waiting to happen. :-(
Also, please know that the page looks more like I intended
it to look in Firefox or Opera, or in almost ANY browser
other than Internet Explorer. :-)
Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: Web Page Update [message #46986 is a reply to message #46912] |
Thu, 12 January 2006 13:11  |
Paul Van Delst[1]
Messages: 1157
Registered: April 2002
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David Fanning wrote:
> JD Smith writes:
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>> Mozilla derivatives under Linux... but you must have changed
>> something, because it looks much nicer now ;).
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> Well, let's just say I've managed to reduce the diopter
> correction on my reading classes to the point where an
> old pair from 10 years ago works fine now. :-)
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>> Absolute font sizes
>> are a problem, because Windows has its own strange idea of what a
>> "point" is compared to the rest of the world.
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> Tell me about it. Still...60% of the hits on my
> web page are with IE. Word travels slowly that there
> are MUCH better browsers out there. In the meantime,
> swearing profusely is about the only thing that seems
> to help much.
FWIW I just found out that:
To increase font size:
Netscape 4.x - use successive "ctrl + ]" commands
Netscape 6.x, Mozila, Thunderbird - use successive "ctrl + +" commands (do not hit
"shift" key)
IE 5.x - on the "View" menu, point to "Text Size" and click the size you want
To decrease font size:
Netscape 4.x - use successive "ctrl + [" commands
Netscape 6.x, Mozilla, Thunderbird - use successive "ctrl + -" commands
IE 5.x - on the "View" menu, point to "Text Size" and click the size you want
For windows/IE there's no benefit, but for all the others changing the font size is a
"ctrl + +" away. Given that lots of IDL programmers use emacs, the use of the crtl key to
change fonts should make lotsa people happy.
The above works on your site, David. I just increased and decreased the font sizes no worries.
paulv
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> Cheers,
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> David
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Paul van Delst
CIMSS @ NOAA/NCEP/EMC
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| Re: Web Page Update [message #46987 is a reply to message #46912] |
Thu, 12 January 2006 12:55 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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JD Smith writes:
> Absolute font sizes are a problem, because Windows
> has its own strange idea of what a "point" is
> compared to the rest of the world.
You may not fully appreciate this yet, JD, but I used
to believe there was some fixed notion in the world of
"point size", too. Then, I realized it was a function
of which pair of reading glasses I happened to find
when I wanted to read something. There were "small
point size" glasses and "large point size" glasses.
And it was amazing to me how much these could effect my
opinion of news magazine page designers.
I've come now to think of "size" as something that
is completely made up inside of your head, with no
basis in "reality" whatsoever. It has completely
shaken my belief in physics. The only thing I am
certain of any more is that the poet who saw
"A universe in a grain of sand" had a better
optometrist than I do.
http://www.integralscience.org/wolffsheart.htm
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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| Re: Web Page Update [message #46988 is a reply to message #46912] |
Thu, 12 January 2006 12:20 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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JD Smith writes:
> Mozilla derivatives under Linux... but you must have changed
> something, because it looks much nicer now ;).
Well, let's just say I've managed to reduce the diopter
correction on my reading classes to the point where an
old pair from 10 years ago works fine now. :-)
> Absolute font sizes
> are a problem, because Windows has its own strange idea of what a
> "point" is compared to the rest of the world.
Tell me about it. Still...60% of the hits on my
web page are with IE. Word travels slowly that there
are MUCH better browsers out there. In the meantime,
swearing profusely is about the only thing that seems
to help much.
Cheers,
David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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