OFF: RE: HW: Mission Control: New Orders

[Bill & Cynthia]

Ditto to that Rik

Bill
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From: "Tom Clark" <tclark at PETRONET.NET>
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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
> >
>