Re: BLINK
On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 10:36 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: Would you believe if I told you that what I was working on was a web-based VCR clock? DO IT ! :-) I do actually still _have_ a working VCR that I could conceivably mod into such a thing. Or maybe I could actually make an _Internet VCR_. I just need to figure out what that even means Something that records your web browser and takes screenshots of what you clicked so you can play it back of course! /me adds scope creep ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLINK
Tom Buskey t...@buskey.name writes: On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 10:36 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: Or maybe I could actually make an _Internet VCR_. I just need to figure out what that even means Something that records your web browser and takes screenshots of what you clicked so you can play it back of course! /me adds scope creep This is actually a pretty great idea. Like a really beefed up (and hopefully unbreakable [I'm looking at you, YouTube]) Back Button. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLINK
On Nov 6, 2014 2:33 PM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote: This is actually a pretty great idea. Like a really beefed up (and hopefully unbreakable [I'm looking at you, YouTube]) Back Button. You think youtube is bad? Try amazon on a mobile browser - back works sometimes, but not always, and inconsistently even on the same page... ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLINK
But how do you put a piece of tape over it so you don't have to see the blinking? :-) On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: Ben Scott dragonh...@gmail.com writes: On Nov 3, 2014 5:44 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: I was pretty frustrated when I saw the hoops one needs to jump through to make blinking text[1], these days, since the browsers finally neutered both blink and text-decoration:blink. Firefox used to have an about:config option that could (re)enable blinking, although I don't know if it still does. But blinking text should be easy to do when you're reimplementing entire UI concepts in HTML/CSS because all the cool kids are doing it that way these days. Would you believe if I told you that what I was working on was a web-based VCR clock? -- 'tis an ill wind that blows no minds. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLINK
Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com writes: On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: Would you believe if I told you that what I was working on was a web-based VCR clock? DO IT ! :-) I do actually still _have_ a working VCR that I could conceivably mod into such a thing. Or maybe I could actually make an _Internet VCR_. I just need to figure out what that even means In the mean time, the only thing I've actually revived BLINK for, so far, is this: https://www.sketchydownloads.com/ -- 'tis an ill wind that blows no minds. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLINK (was: powerschool webscraper?)
On Nov 3, 2014 5:44 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: I was pretty frustrated when I saw the hoops one needs to jump through to make blinking text[1], these days, since the browsers finally neutered both blink and text-decoration:blink. Firefox used to have an about:config option that could (re)enable blinking, although I don't know if it still does. But blinking text should be easy to do when you're reimplementing entire UI concepts in HTML/CSS because all the cool kids are doing it that way these days. -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLINK
Ben Scott dragonh...@gmail.com writes: On Nov 3, 2014 5:44 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: I was pretty frustrated when I saw the hoops one needs to jump through to make blinking text[1], these days, since the browsers finally neutered both blink and text-decoration:blink. Firefox used to have an about:config option that could (re)enable blinking, although I don't know if it still does. But blinking text should be easy to do when you're reimplementing entire UI concepts in HTML/CSS because all the cool kids are doing it that way these days. Would you believe if I told you that what I was working on was a web-based VCR clock? -- 'tis an ill wind that blows no minds. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: BLINK
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com wrote: Would you believe if I told you that what I was working on was a web-based VCR clock? DO IT ! :-) -- Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/n1vux ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
BLINK (was: powerschool webscraper?)
Ben Scott dragonh...@gmail.com writes: On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 8:29 AM, David Rysdam da...@rysdam.org wrote: Why does an extremely simple, automatable task like check if posted grades have changed require a human being to spend valuable time poking buttons (or programming a very faithful simulation thereof)? Because software these days is mostly about chasing buzzwords and fashion trends, and not about information. The current crop of crap appeals to the same mentality that thought the BLINK tag was a good idea. (Aside: I've just discovered (for myself) that if you search for blink tag, Google makes all matching occurrences blink.) I, actually, really wanted to use blink or it's CSS equivalent, recently. Mere weeks ago. It was in an embedded HTML-based UI with minimal content, where the prime goal was just to get the user's attention by screaming OMG SOMETHING IS BROKEN DOESN'T IT LOOK BROKEN TO YOU!!! at them. Blinking text is a lousy way to convey information that someone actually needs to parse, but a screenful of blink is great way to look broken. I was pretty frustrated when I saw the hoops one needs to jump through to make blinking text[1], these days, since the browsers finally neutered both blink and text-decoration:blink. Thanks to everyone who just couldn't restrain themselves-- you ruined it for us all, guys. I'm waiting for Mozilla to save us from UPPERCASE YELLING BY FORCIBLY downcasing everything Footnotes: [1]: http://www.jwz.org/jwz.css?ver=1 cf. http://www.jwz.org/blog/2013/08/a-light-has-gone-out-on-the-web/ -- 'tis an ill wind that blows no minds. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
