[WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. Thank you and kind regards, Grant Bailey *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
HTML, CSS and JavaScript of course. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Grant Bailey grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. Thank you and kind regards, Grant Bailey *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Jason Grant BSc [Hons], MSc [Hons] Customer Experience Architect Flexewebs Ltd. www.flexewebs.com ja...@flexewebs.com +44 (0)7748 591 770 www.flexewebs.com/semantix www.twitter.com/flexewebs www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
Yeah, I was blown away and can now play happy birthday and other 3 chord songs without even picking up the guitar. Looked like flash but no, looks to me like all dom programming Strings must be hit areas toggling animated gifs and triggering mp3s - framework? - no - or something or something - I reckon it's a worthy discussion for WSG On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Jason Grant ja...@flexewebs.com wrote: HTML, CSS and JavaScript of course. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Grant Bailey grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. Thank you and kind regards, Grant Bailey *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Jason Grant BSc [Hons], MSc [Hons] Customer Experience Architect Flexewebs Ltd. www.flexewebs.com ja...@flexewebs.com +44 (0)7748 591 770 www.flexewebs.com/semantix www.twitter.com/flexewebs www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Ben Kahans Web Designer/Developer Jumping Dog Design www.jumpingdogdesign.com.au 0411980122 *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
It uses the html5 'canvas' tag as the basis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canvas_element any many more . . . Bob - Original Message - From: Jason Grant To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:11 PM Subject: Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute HTML, CSS and JavaScript of course. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Grant Bailey grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. Thank you and kind regards, Grant Bailey *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Jason Grant BSc [Hons], MSc [Hons] Customer Experience Architect Flexewebs Ltd. www.flexewebs.com ja...@flexewebs.com +44 (0)7748 591 770 www.flexewebs.com/semantix www.twitter.com/flexewebs www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
On 6/9/2011 9:23 PM, ben kahans wrote: Yeah, I was blown away and can now play happy birthday and other 3 chord songs without even picking up the guitar. Looked like flash but no, looks to me like all dom programming Strings must be hit areas toggling animated gifs and triggering mp3s - framework? - no - or something or something - I reckon it's a worthy discussion for WSG I have heard a lot of these animated Google logo's are just animated gifs with javascript tohandle the mouse overs. It does not work without JS enabled, it just shows a standard image. O *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
Okay, I'm converted! On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:25 PM, designer desig...@gwelanmor-internet.co.ukwrote: It uses the html5 'canvas' tag as the basis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canvas_element any many more . . . Bob - Original Message - *From:* Jason Grant ja...@flexewebs.com *To:* wsg@webstandardsgroup.org *Sent:* Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:11 PM *Subject:* Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute HTML, CSS and JavaScript of course. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Grant Bailey grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. Thank you and kind regards, Grant Bailey *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Jason Grant BSc [Hons], MSc [Hons] Customer Experience Architect Flexewebs Ltd. www.flexewebs.com ja...@flexewebs.com +44 (0)7748 591 770 www.flexewebs.com/semantix www.twitter.com/flexewebs www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Ben Kahans Web Designer/Developer Jumping Dog Design www.jumpingdogdesign.com.au 0411980122 *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
HTML, CSS and JavaScript of course. Remarkably detailed and insightful help there! ;) *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
Saving the web page does not seem to reproduce the functionality ... is that to be expected? The guitar does not make any sound in IE7 (at least on my machine) ... perhaps due to IE's lack of support for canvas ? I would have thought that Google would apply a shim ... On 9/06/2011 9:25 PM, designer wrote: It uses the html5 'canvas' tag as the basis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canvas_element any many more . . . Bob - Original Message - *From:* Jason Grant mailto:ja...@flexewebs.com *To:* wsg@webstandardsgroup.org mailto:wsg@webstandardsgroup.org *Sent:* Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:11 PM *Subject:* Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute HTML, CSS and JavaScript of course. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Grant Bailey grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au mailto:grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. Thank you and kind regards, Grant Bailey *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org mailto:memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Jason Grant BSc [Hons], MSc [Hons] Customer Experience Architect Flexewebs Ltd. www.flexewebs.com http://www.flexewebs.com ja...@flexewebs.com mailto:ja...@flexewebs.com +44 (0)7748 591 770 www.flexewebs.com/semantix http://www.flexewebs.com/semantix www.twitter.com/flexewebs http://www.twitter.com/flexewebs www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs http://www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
HTML5, easy to do Kind Regards, Chris Harris CEO | Founder | Producer juicemedia ch...@juicemedia.com.au T. 612 99044022 M. 61 413 108870 www.juicemedia.com.au On Jun 9, 2011, at 9:16 PM, Jason Grant ja...@flexewebs.com wrote: HTML, CSS and JavaScript of course. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Grant Bailey grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. Thank you and kind regards, Grant Bailey *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** -- Jason Grant BSc [Hons], MSc [Hons] Customer Experience Architect Flexewebs Ltd. www.flexewebs.com ja...@flexewebs.com +44 (0)7748 591 770 www.flexewebs.com/semantix www.twitter.com/flexewebs www.linkedin.com/in/flexewebs *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
On 09/06/2011 12:05, Grant Bailey wrote: Hello, Today's Google home page has an interactive guitar in honour of Les Paul. It makes sounds when you 'strum' the strings. I was wondering what technologies Google used to create this incredible element. It does not appear to be Flash ... does anyone know. View Source... And yes, it does use flash (rather than the audio element) for the actual sound playback... P -- Patrick H. Lauke __ re∑dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com | http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ __ twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke __ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
On 09/06/11 12:37, Grant Bailey wrote: The guitar does not make any sound in IE7 (at least on my machine) ... perhaps due to IE's lack of support for canvas ? I would have thought that Google would apply a shim ... Perhaps not, since they're apparently about to phase out support for it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13639875 Lesley -- Life is not a malfunction (Short Circuit) *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Google Les Paul tribute
At 12:55 PM +0100 6/9/11, Nick Brown wrote: The sound is done using Flash (there's no audio tag). That explains it. If you got the notes and the triggers, it's pretty simple. Cheers, tedd -- --- http://sperling.com/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
[WSG] mobile
Greetings from San Juan, Puerto Rico. re: http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ Constructive comments are always welcome. Specifically we are interested to know if the images within the portfolio section fill the window horizontally in both portrait and landscape view in handsets smaller than 320 by 480. This end: mobile-- Samsung Galaxy Prevail for BoostMobile with Android/2.2.2. desktop--Mac 0S X 10.4.11. Thanks for your assistance. Best, Milagros Sanchez, Creative Director, Chelsea Creek Studio *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] mobile
I found the prev/next navigation in the portfolio confusing. I was expecting them to be side by side and at the bottom of the entry rather than bundled in the main nav. Sent via iPhone: Joseph R. B. Taylor Designer/Developer --- Sites by Joe, LLC Clean, Simple Elegant Web Design http://sitesbyjoe.com Phone: (508) 840-9657 On Jun 9, 2011, at 5:11 PM, David Laakso da...@chelseacreekstudio.com wrote: Greetings from San Juan, Puerto Rico. re: http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ Constructive comments are always welcome. Specifically we are interested to know if the images within the portfolio section fill the window horizontally in both portrait and landscape view in handsets smaller than 320 by 480. This end: mobile-- Samsung Galaxy Prevail for BoostMobile with Android/2.2.2. desktop--Mac 0S X 10.4.11. Thanks for your assistance. Best, Milagros Sanchez, Creative Director, Chelsea Creek Studio *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] mobile
At 5:11 PM -0400 6/9/11, David Laakso wrote: Greetings from San Juan, Puerto Rico. re: http://chelseacreekstudio.com/http://chelseacreekstudio.com/ Constructive comments are always welcome. Specifically we are interested to know if the images within the portfolio section fill the window horizontally in both portrait and landscape view in handsets smaller than 320 by 480. ~d: On an iPad using Safari the portrait mode looks good with the Home Portfolio Recourses navigation buttons falling at the bottom of the page landing over the middle of the square. However, if I scroll, the navigation buttons remain fixed to the middle of the square. They don't remain at the bottom of the page as they would with a normal browser. In landscape mode, the page still looks good but the navigation buttons fall on top of the upper-third of the square showing only the light-gray and darker-gray borders. The buttons say fixed to the document when I scroll. In other words, they stay on top of the square and not at the bottom of the page. When I activate the Want to know more link, the option works great and pushes the square down and out of the picture. However if I scroll, the aforementioned buttons fall fixed to the page and cut the line Standards Group mailing list in half horizontally. In other words, I only see the bottom half of that line. If I scroll the half-shown line remains fixed to the page -- it looks odd. I have JavaScript set to on, but apparently it doesn't work the same as Safari on the Mac. HTH's tedd -- --- http://sperling.com/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
