OFF: RE: HW: Mission Control: New Orders

Tue Oct 30 12:40:46 EST 2001

The site impressed me so much, that's why i e-mailed you for advice about
webdesign, cool site and everyone i know thinks so

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>From: Bill & Cynthia <freeaqua at IINET.NET.AU>
>Reply-To: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
>Subject: Re: OFF: RE: HW: Mission Control: New Orders
>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:21:57 +0800
>
>Ditto to that Rik
>
>Bill
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Clark" <tclark at PETRONET.NET>
>To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:29 PM
>Subject: Re: OFF: RE: HW: Mission Control: New Orders
>
>
> > For what it's worth...I think it's a kewl web site, Rik.   Keep it up!!!
> > It's amazing how some people can get anal retentive about shit.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rik Rx" <hw at CY-B.ORG>
> > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 3:38 PM
> > Subject: OFF: RE: HW: Mission Control: New Orders
> >
> >
> > > "Guido N. Vacano" <nycademon at HOME.COM> Wrote:
> > >
> > > >"Your lectures must really be something. Let's see. "Class, for
>maximum
> > > >effect, use lots of pointless JavaScript (you know, the kind that
>doesn't
> > > >really serve any useful function), use purple and yellow text on a
>starry
> > > >background, "beam" the text in a la Star Trek Transporter. Make sure
>your
> > > >site's "live" while you're implementing "better navigation" so that
> > people
> > > >can get completely lost and will have to make extensive use of the
>handy
> > > >dandy "back" button to get back to (one of two) "home" pages, and
>most
> > > >importantly, protect your kewl code with a cute javascript that gives
>you
> > > >an "Authorized Hawkwind Personnel Access Only!" popup when someone
>right
> > > >clicks on the page to view the code.
> > >
> > > Ahhh, you seem to be under the misapprehension that the approach to
>the
> > > Official HW site should be the same as that of a corporate or business
> > site.
> > > Of course it isn't. Hawkwind have always been about stimulation by
>visual
> > > media, at least in the 30+ years I have experienced them. Perhaps you
> > missed
> > > that little point. Of course, we could always make a sans-serif black
>text
> > > on a white background site for the chromatologically challenged, but I
> > think
> > > that really would be missing the point....... As we said, there *WILL*
>be
> > a
> > > printer-freindly extension to most key pages, with a gateway option
>from
> > the
> > > new sitemap.
> > >
> > > I have no idea what the following means:
> > > (yes - it is complicated isn't it !)
> > >
> > > >The click disable was simply put there to force people to use the
>page's
> > > >own navigation,<<SNIP>>
> > > >People navigate via right click (which was what I was talking about)?
> > > Hmmmm?
> > >
> > > With reguard to the right click disable which you find so
>interestingly
> > > irritating, ....if you had visited the site before, you will know that
>the
> > > site usually runs in a remote console ('kiosk mode') which removes the
> > > normal navigation keys on 80% of browsers, and gives a larger stage
>for
> > the
> > > graphic content to avoid scrolling etc. Without the navigation bar,
>the
> > only
> > > navigation options are via the right click menu (windows) or apple
>click
> > > dropdown on Mac. However we wanted to guarantee visitors used our own
> > > navigation system, so we disabled the the click. If you still can't
> > > understand this basic concept please mail me privately and I'll go
>through
> > > it S L O W E R :-}
> > >
> > > >However, the existing site is, and has always been, a "javafest" by
> > > >intention to fit an exacting brief.
> > >
> > > >Exacting brief? Can't remember the last time I heard anyone say that.
> > What
> > > >the heck do you mean?
> > >
> > > Ahh... foiled by yet another complicated technical term eh? This
>refers
>to
> > > the detailed specifications for the site design given to me by the
>band.
> > >
> > > >Hmmmm. . . . Well, you know what they say. Something to the effect of
> > > >"Those who can do. Those who can't teach" --Henry Louis Mencken.
> > >
> > > So you teach too eh? - Rik
> > >
> > > >Guido
> > >
> > > >P.S. My apologies to the list, this is my last post to the list on
>the
> > > >subject.
> > >
> > > Yeah - me too! I got some seriously pointless JavaScript to write !
>:-}
> > >
> > > Oh ya - by the way, I wouldn't have taken offence at your original
>post
>if
> > > it were merely constructive critisizm. I do believe that without such
> > useful
> > > feedback, none of us can learn, grow, and develop. Including a pointed
> > > reference to a third rate book on web design, however, smacked
>seriously
> > of
> > > taking the piss!!!!
> > >
> > > Rx
> > >
> >


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