
LazyLeopard
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* How do you setup background images on cache pages? By adding broken HTML to the description. * What are the limitations? It is possible you will render your cache description un-readable to a few folks. * It is a good thing? It's your cache. I wouldn't use the trick on my caches, and I've not hunted caches because I couldn't read or print their descriptions before now. Mostly those were down to use of off-site images or javascript rather than backgrounds though. Purrs... LazyLeopard [This message was edited by Lazy Leopard on May 23, 2002 at 10:04 AM.]
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quote:Just wondering what everyone usesIf it weren't for the undesirable side-effects (bugs) it tickles, I'd use the Vista's "Yards" option. I want speed in miles/hour and long distances in miles, so I put up with the feet even though I find them about three times too short... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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Who's in favour of hiding all "found" counts?
LazyLeopard replied to seneca's topic in General geocaching topics
Yep, the counts are helpful in judging the probable level of experience of another cacher. I know there's no chance I'm going to be able to catch up with the most prolific hiders nor the most successful seekers, as I'm only getting out hunting one weekend in three at the moment... Being nosey , I'd quite like to see not-found counts, and the counts split into Standard/Multi/Virtual/Locationless/difficulty/whatever too, though I'll accept most folks would find that over-kill. I can also see the case for someone wanting to hide that information from others, though. Maybe an option, with the default being "show them", would keep most folks happy? Whatever. (It's no big deal to me. Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk -
quote:I just took it off of Member's Only statusCome to think of it, Bug Hotels are about the best case I can think of for "Registered Users Only" caches (only visible to folks who have logged in to geocaching.com), if they existed, because if folks aren't registered on geocaching.com then they're not going to be able to grab and subsequently drop bugs... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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quote:I just took it off of Member's Only statusCome to think of it, Bug Hotels are about the best case I can think of for "Registered Users Only" caches (only visible to folks who have logged in to geocaching.com), if they existed, because if folks aren't registered on geocaching.com then they're not going to be able to grab and subsequently drop bugs... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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Etrex compass pointing wrong direction
LazyLeopard replied to Core Eyes's topic in GPS technology and devices
Does the yellow eTrex have a course pointer as well as a bearing pointer? Inadvertently switching to the course pointer and trying to follow it as if it were a bearing pointer can get mightily confusing... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk -
One of my bugs has gathered some extra miles because (presumably by mistake) he was dropped off at a cache before he was picked up from the previous one he was in. The log entry dated April 3rd was actually made on May 5th. As a result he's picked up double-distance on the move between those two caches. The corresponding cache log for the drop-off is dated May 5th though. Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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Yeah, go ahead! I work at Gatwick (but not in the Airport) and had been meaning to get out a map of the area and try to figure out where to put a bug hotel, but I'm short on round tuits at the moment. I stand half a chance of being able to keep an eye on a cache there though. The Meridian Snake ammo box wasn't in it's place last time I checked, but I havn't been back recently to have a good look round in case someone just "re-located" it. Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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Yeah, go ahead! I work at Gatwick (but not in the Airport) and had been meaning to get out a map of the area and try to figure out where to put a bug hotel, but I'm short on round tuits at the moment. I stand half a chance of being able to keep an eye on a cache there though. The Meridian Snake ammo box wasn't in it's place last time I checked, but I havn't been back recently to have a good look round in case someone just "re-located" it. Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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quote:1. Around 200 points that are guaranteed to be there and publicly accesable - these are the points that makeup the static GPS network.Those sound like the best bet to start with... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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quote:1. Around 200 points that are guaranteed to be there and publicly accesable - these are the points that makeup the static GPS network.Those sound like the best bet to start with... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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Good content can add to the experience. I try to avoid taking nothing and leaving nothing, though on occasions I havn't had anything suitable to trade. I see no harm in taking something from one and placing it in another. It keeps the contents of caches changing. It's also sometimes an idea to leave something without taking anything... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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If you view the new-style main index with scripting disabled the mark-up round the dates for the most recent posts in each forum is visible as text rather than being acted on. A quick look at the source shows that the markup is being escaped to death. What shows is: [b]May 07, 2002[/b]because the source reads: <b>May 07, 2002</b>Something's being a bit too enthusiastic Otherwise, it seems to work reasonably well, though the tables look a little bare on account of the border="0" which seems to have taken over... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk [This message was edited by Lazy Leopard on May 07, 2002 at 09:29 AM.]
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If you view the new-style main index with scripting disabled the mark-up round the dates for the most recent posts in each forum is visible as text rather than being acted on. A quick look at the source shows that the markup is being escaped to death. What shows is: [b]May 07, 2002[/b]because the source reads: <b>May 07, 2002</b>Something's being a bit too enthusiastic Otherwise, it seems to work reasonably well, though the tables look a little bare on account of the border="0" which seems to have taken over... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk [This message was edited by Lazy Leopard on May 07, 2002 at 09:29 AM.]
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If you're going to have a clue at all then the cache page is the place for it. Most of us aren't going to be in a position to email an address and wait for an answer while we're out on a hunt, and that's the point at which we're going to find out that we need a clue... Writing good clues is an artform in itself, and a bad clue is worse than no clue. Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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If you're going to have a clue at all then the cache page is the place for it. Most of us aren't going to be in a position to email an address and wait for an answer while we're out on a hunt, and that's the point at which we're going to find out that we need a clue... Writing good clues is an artform in itself, and a bad clue is worse than no clue. Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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I think that, unless there's a strong theme to the cache, a log note against the cache is probably a better place to list the contents. Likely it'll be the first note against the cache, and as more folks log their visits it'll get pushed down out of sight... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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quote:To put together a site that is truly cross-browser would be extremely dull lookingNot necessarily. In my experience it's the sites that use the non-standard stuff that more often look like junk. quote:they all have their own liberal interpretations of the HTML W3C spec....or more to the point, they all have their own non-standard extensions. quote:The stats show that the people that don't use IEx are a tiny minority...is 15% a tiny minority? That's the proportion of non-IE users I see hitting one website I maintain. quote:poor choice of browserThat's a subjective judgement. I'll leave the final word to Tim Berners-Lee: quote:Anyone who slaps a 'this page is best viewed with Browser X' label on a Web page appears to be yearning for the bad old days, before the Web, when you had very little chance of reading a document written on another computer, another word processor, or another network. Cheers, Lazy Leopard. Best Viewed with Any Browser
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A lot of the risk of frustrated cache hunters causing un-necessary wear and tear to an area can be avoided by providing good descriptions with helpful hints. Conversely, a hint that says something equivalent to "Yah! Boo! Shucks! You're on your own!" may well directly contribute to damage... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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Background images on cache pages?????
LazyLeopard replied to HackAttack's topic in General geocaching topics
Black text on a black background, anyone? Or maybe white on white takes your fancy? Be aware that these bells and whistles may break some browsers. If folks can't read your cache page they probably won't hunt your cache... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk -
Background images on cache pages?????
LazyLeopard replied to HackAttack's topic in General geocaching topics
Black text on a black background, anyone? Or maybe white on white takes your fancy? Be aware that these bells and whistles may break some browsers. If folks can't read your cache page they probably won't hunt your cache... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk -
Mapsource 4.07 update released!
LazyLeopard replied to napgravy's topic in GPS technology and devices
I wish I could find out how to turn the track-point dots off. There are occasions when knowing exactly where the points are would be a big help, but when I'm looking at a map of a journey they just obliterate underlying features, and I'd rather just see the track-line (displayed nice and thin).... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk -
It's generally a good idea to turn all the scripting off and make sure the description still makes sense. Remember that the more bells and whistles you add, the fewer folks will be able to see the page the same way you do. BTW, it's worth using generic font names as far as possible; "sans-serif" in place of "arial", "serif" in place of "times", "monospace" in place of "courier", or whatever... Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk
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I was being half-serious... If the hide-a-cache page insisted on the questions being answered, but the edit-a-cache page allowed for numeric adjustments... ...it'd be one more thing for folks to trip over, but it might help? Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk