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In lugnet.admin.database, Todd Lehman & Suzanne Rich writes:
> LUGNET is pleased to announce a new and improved LEGO set database:
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/
Mmmmmm, tasty. I like, I like, I like. And ditto on all the kudos the others
have given! :-,
Just one nit (everyone has one, no one wants to hear from it :-) -- could you
please make the set title and number, in addition to the set image, a
hyperlink? I'm talking mainly about the set listings page, e.g.
<http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?qc=*starwars>. This would mainly aid drag-and-
drop browsing in Netscape (can't d&d images), as well as give a tip of the hat
to those poor unfortunate Lynx users... ;-)
> Have fun!
I will! :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
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In lugnet.admin.database, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> This would mainly aid drag-and-drop browsing in Netscape (can't d&d images),
What is "drag-and-drop browsing"?? Sounds intriguing.
--Todd
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In lugnet.admin.database, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.database, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > This would mainly aid drag-and-drop browsing in Netscape (can't d&d images),
> What is "drag-and-drop browsing"?? Sounds intriguing.
Nothing big, really. An example is to have one window open for a TOC, and
another window open for the chapters; to change chapters you drag the
hyperlink from the TOC window to the chapter window. The benefit is keeping
the browsers' window placements the same while traversing a large site
quickly. I do this a lot for large sites with content that is formatted
largely the same, like an online newspaper or LUGNET. I'm not sure if I'm the
only one who does this. :-,
In IE 5.0 at least, you can drag an image with a hyperlink, and the hyperlink
would be dropped (as opposed to the image). Netscape gets confused if you
drag something that is both an image and a hyperlink, and refuses to drop any
content.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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In lugnet.admin.database, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > What is "drag-and-drop browsing"?? Sounds intriguing.
>
> Nothing big, really. An example is to have one window open for a TOC, and
> another window open for the chapters; to change chapters you drag the
> hyperlink from the TOC window to the chapter window. The benefit is keeping
> the browsers' window placements the same while traversing a large site
> quickly. I do this a lot for large sites with content that is formatted
> largely the same, like an online newspaper or LUGNET. I'm not sure if I'm
> the only one who does this. :-,
Ahh, I see. Well, sounds like what you really need then is a dual-frame or
tri-frame option. Then you wouldn't even have to drag the link -- just click
it.
--Todd
> In IE 5.0 at least, you can drag an image with a hyperlink, and the hyperlink
> would be dropped (as opposed to the image). Netscape gets confused if you
> drag something that is both an image and a hyperlink, and refuses to drop any
> content.
>
> Cheers,
> - jsproat
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In lugnet.admin.database, Todd Lehman writes:
> Ahh, I see. Well, sounds like what you really need then is a dual-frame or
> tri-frame option. Then you wouldn't even have to drag the link -- just click
> it.
Except that, due to my insane hatred for frames (;-), I'll actually break out
of 'em and use d&d browsing instead, since Netscape will remember frame names
across several browser windows.
It's really no biggie; I can browse the new format just as happily. But I was
just thinking that, since it's in a script already, it'd be pretty trivial to
wrap a hyperlink around the set title and number when you wrap it around the
set images.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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In lugnet.admin.database, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Except that, due to my insane hatred for frames (;-), I'll actually break out
> of 'em and use d&d browsing instead, since Netscape will remember frame names
> across several browser windows.
I guess that's an issue if the frame names are common things like "main" and
"display" and "gunkie_foo". :-) What happens when the frame name contains,
say, the site's name as a prefix?
> It's really no biggie; I can browse the new format just as happily. But I
> was just thinking that, since it's in a script already, it'd be pretty
> trivial to wrap a hyperlink around the set title and number when you wrap
> it around the set images.
It would be trivial, yah, but when it was like that a while back, it really
was less readable -- too darn bright.
--Todd
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In lugnet.admin.database, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.database, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > since Netscape will remember frame names
> > across several browser windows.
> I guess that's an issue if the frame names are common things like "main" and
> "display" and "gunkie_foo". :-)
That's when I grab my clue stick and don my taunting hat, and hunt down the
page author. :-,
> What happens when the frame name contains,
> say, the site's name as a prefix?
If the frame name is relatively unique, then it's really no issue. If I have
a dozen Netscape windows up, but only one has the frame
name "SECRET_PROJECT_HENRIETTA_toc_section_four", then any HREF that targets
that frame will be loaded into that window.
> > It's really no biggie; I can browse the new format just as happily. But I
> > was just thinking that, since it's in a script already, it'd be pretty
> > trivial to wrap a hyperlink around the set title and number when you wrap
> > it around the set images.
> It would be trivial, yah, but when it was like that a while back, it really
> was less readable -- too darn bright.
Good point. But couldn't this be addressed with some clever css? Again, no
biggie.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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