SimonG

quote:Originally posted by Gaz, Suni, Jack & Kashi:After reading this lot i'm starting to worry. I have probably violated every guideline Teasel has just mentioned! Ach, don't worry about it. Even if you're breaking every commandment of good web programming, you're not hurting anyone, and it's all part of the learning process! quote:I have links to GC.com & G:UK without asking (including one to my GC.com profile & a Cache page - does that count as deep linking??) That's deep linking, yes, but there's nothing inherently wrong with it. I'm sure that neither of the sites you mentioned will have any objection. quote:As for "frames (bleugh!)" - I don't even know what frames are!! Then you're probably not using them! Well done! quote:I just downloaded Cutesite builder & started meddling with it. (what I wanted to happen appeared to be working so I didn't bother with the manual or help) Good for you - manuals are for wusses! quote:I think I got the TARGET='_top' bit right - though more through luck than judgement. You only need to do this if you're using frames, which it sounds like you're not, so don't worry about it. quote:As far as i'm concerned ASP is the snake that bit Cleopatra & php is the one of the noises I make after a curry. They're advanced languages that can be used to construct web pages on the fly. You can safely ignore them. quote:Should i worry?...should I stop & pull the whole thing down? Neah. Sounds like you're doing just fine. What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Omally:if you link to anyone else site from yours, should you ask permission first? I would say no. If someone doesn't want their stuff linked to, they shouldn't be putting it on the internet! I suppose if you think they might be unhappy then it would be polite to ask, but there's certainly no requirement. quote:I've also used logo's from certain sites as a picture link to the respective sites, so I'm sure permission needs to be be sought on that aspect at least before I go ahead with publicising my web-site. Yes, though often sites say something like 'Feel free to use our logo to link to us' if you look in the right place. I know geocaching.com does. What's your favourite thing?

Sadly, I've got the afternoon off work, but I'm sitting in front of a computer anyway, by choice. I am going caching at midnight though. What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Omally:That's one idea among many, I just need to know if many of you are up for it... Sounds good to me! What's your favourite thing?

Looking good! As I said in one of the other threads, I'm happy to help out in any way I can. Do we know what's being done to promote the event to non-cachers? Any idea how many are expected to turn up? What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Rockratgirl:I'd been hoping to do it myself but now I think I will throw it open to someone far more technically minded/patient! Don't be put off too easily - most of this discussion has been about stuff you only need if you want to get really geeky. Forget all the php/java/javascript business - good old html is pretty straightforward, honest! What's your favourite thing?

The caching section of my site isn't terribly interesting, but what the heck: http://www.simong.org/Caches/ What's your favourite thing?

I'd never go after a commercial cache. Thing is, when you hunt a cache, what assurance do you have that it will be a pleasurable experience? Only your faith that the cache setter set the cache with a view to giving you a nice time. A commercial cache setter has an ulterior motive - for all I know, they couldn't care less whether I enjoy myself, as long as they get me into their shop. To blindly do the bidding of someone who's trying to make money out of you seems daft. To blindly do the bidding of someone who's trying to make money out of you and expect it to be fun seems even dafter. What's your favourite thing?

Good article, and only one significant factual error: quote:It's all very friendly What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by golddust1000:When I first checked it looked very blocky unless I 'clicked to show original ?? That often seems to happen right after you upload them, but it sorts itself out in time. I'm not sure why, but it's one of those things that goes away if you ignore it! What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Mudplugger:In almost all cases php support is set so that php is no longer required in the tags. The key word here is 'almost'. quote: quote:Java != Javascript True but my point was that 99% of the people who read this forum won't care. No, 99% of the people who read this forum won't care about this entire discussion. So, like, why are you bothering to contribute to it at all? quote:This individual teaches the subject I think that entitles his comments to be treated with respect. Yeah, teachers are never wrong. quote:You can't manipulate users hard drives with Javascript !! full stop. No, I think those are called exclamation marks. quote:Take a reality check JP people are only trying to help so get off of the soap box and word your replies constructively and not condescendingly. I've found all of jeremyp's replies helpful and constructive. What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Mudplugger:I was going to try and do the decent thing and let this lie but I can't (sorry) No problem! quote:the code I showed above is perfectly valid and is what both Wrox Press and SAMS include in their PHP textbooks. Fair enough - I've not come across that notation, but I'm no expert. If you say it's valid, I'll believe you. quote:...and is way better than Hotdog,Notepad! (I can't believe anybody would seriously suggest this) Okay, I wasn't entirely serious about Notepad! I was just trying to make the point that I'd recommend a plain old text editor over some fancy graphical thing. What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Huga:SimonG: this will affect you! The change has been made to make scripting easier and more powerful, and is for the better. Check out "easymps /?" from a command prompt for the instructions. Excellent, thanks! One teensy bug - the /s filename can't be enclosed in quotes. Not a big deal - don't hurry to fix it for my sake. What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by MaryE:The link I followed from Chris&Maria's post worked fine but the link from there to the pictures doesn't Try here. What's your favourite thing?

Just when the 'How many r we' thread finally drops onto the second page, another one comes along that refuses to die... What's your favourite thing?

Ah, now I realise what I'm doing wrong! I was clicking on 'Quote' instead of 'Edit'. I did it again, as you can see.

quote:Originally posted by Wood Smoke:JavaScript is for animating web objects, menus, and validating forms, so I can't see any good reason for turning it off???? JavaScript can be used for some worthwhile things (like validating forms), but in practice, it usually seems to be used for annoying gimmicks (like animated web objects and menus) and popup ads. Personally I'll only use it for things that absolutely can't be done without it, or else make sure that if you do have it disabled, everything will still work. Preferably both.

This is odd - I've never made a double post before in my life, and this is the second one in two days. Move along people.

quote:Originally posted by Mudplugger:Actually No I meant exactly what I said........Cause it works..........HAVE YOU ACTUALLY TRIED IT OR READING A PAGE FROM A TEXTBOK OF YOURS ? I can't tell you whether jeremyp was reading from a textbok, but his method follows the php standard. I don't think your method does, so it might work, but there again it might not, depending on how your web space host provider thingy (what's the correct term for that? I can never remember) interprets it. What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Omally:C'mon, we're all chums here... I believe the plural of 'chum' is actually 'cha'. What's your favourite thing?

I care! Thanks! What's your favourite thing?

quote:Originally posted by Omally:I've cobbled together some pages with links and piccys etc using M$ Frontpage (o.k. stop laughing! ) but I'm under the impression that there are much better tools out there. I recommend one called 'Microsoft Notepad'. Actually I take that back, because it doesn't have infinite undo - but I do think you're better to write the html yourself instead of using an editor. You get much neater pages, and you learn a lot more. For learning html (and other web-related languages), Webmonkey is a great place to start. Once you've mastered that, you might like to play with php - it's fun! I find phpbuilder and this php manual to be useful - note though that your hosting service has to support php for it to work. I don't know whether BT does. Lastly, here's what not to do! What's your favourite thing?

Dang, double post. Does this mean I'm not perfect?

Sorry to post off-topic, but I need to draw on the group's collective knowledge of the British countryside. Moderators, lock the thread if you want. (oh, wait - there aren't any ) For reasons I won't go into right now, I'm looking for a big steep muddy hill. It's got to be big, it's got to be steep, but most importantly it's got to be the slimiest, sloppiest, slipperiest, muddiest hill you've ever seen. Somewhere round Essex would be ideal, but I'll travel as necessary. Any suggestions? What's your favourite thing? [This message was edited by SimonG on May 18, 2003 at 12:16 PM.]

quote:Originally posted by el10t:Simon - feel free to insult me at any time mate Ah, there's an offer I can't refuse! Er... you look like a cat. That's the best I can come up with at short notice, I'm afraid. I'm not very good at insults. What's your favourite thing?