On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:44:33, Christof Lange wrote:
>> The Arachne Minimalist - Vol 2 Num 2
>> by Clarence Verge ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>> Try it in the 640x480 mode with the separate Title
>> bar and URL slot. Now THERE'S a blank space just
>> waiting for some tricky image. I imagine an
>> engraving of the eye in the pyramid.
> No, Clarence, I did not need the icons, at all. Very good idea! But I
> do not need a pyramid either. Really bad idea! I would rather prefer
> the icons that are of little use to animations that are of no use.
> The XCH *IS* useful as it shows what is going on.
* Insert personal message here *
I don't really know WHERE the idea for the image of an eye in a pyramid
came from that appears on American money, but I thought it was amusing.
It just goes to show that you can always offend someone by getting up
at noon.
> Alternatives for image free screen zone:
> - a small percent number indicating whether you are at the beginning
> in the middle or at the end of the page, for mouse-eaters usually
> do not have a scrollbar on their Arachne screen.
> - what about an indicator telling you whether the current page is in
> a virtual screen?
> - other settings of ARACHNE.CFG that users might like to change often:
> e.g. charset or profile.
> Ash Wednesday - still 40 days to go.
The last might be do-able - in countdown form. <G> But the others are
far too complicated for user intervention. When I said it looked like
a blank canvas, I meant it literally, because an image, animated or
otherwise, is about all that we could handle without Michael's help.
Esthetics are of SOME value to me...
- Clarence Verge
- Still using Arachne V1.62 ....
