Another interview with Markus - Page 3

Twelvefield · 03-03-2006, 05:20 PM

By all that's holy, those that create websites but neglect to make their text easily readable should be arrested and detained in a controlled facility where they will be forced at gunpoint to create legible fonts for the rest of the Internet. I imagine the fellows that wrote that website both walk around in lime green golf pants and Arnold Palmer shirts with more bad checks than a Prague prison, and complain that their monitor and TV have shows only in black-and-white despite the HUE & SAT knobs being twisted past full and broken there.

For the rest of us, there's a simple trick I use to get around poor colour choices on websites: click and drag over the entire text to highlight it. This usually will render the text in easier-to-read colours. Highlighting is supposed to create a "louder" colour choice, but if the colours are already loud, then highlighting will usually tame them some. It also works great for text where the writer thinks that pale yellow on a white background is the best way to display important text.

cdheer · 03-03-2006, 10:45 PM

I could not agree more. Seriously, there are so many websites that seem to delight in making text difficult to read. It makes me crazy.

And though I generally consider myself to be something of a Libertarian, when I'm Emperor, Twelvefield, they will be arrested, and detained. And they will create legible fonts.

BITMAPPED legible fonts. That's right. They'll have to create them over and over in different point sizes. Ahahahahahaha.

P.S. I love the idea of the split season schedule!

bp_ · 03-03-2006, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

Oh, and ignore whatever nonsense any self-appointed language experts try to sell you about it not being legitimate usage. Just look it up for yourself.

language is constantly growing, changing, expanding so ignore what anyone says about it because some gibberish you say today might be commonplace tomorrow. Word, true dat, that's off the chain son.

Jester of Death · 03-03-2006, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bp_

language is constantly growing, changing, expanding so ignore what anyone says about it because some gibberish you say today might be commonplace tomorrow. Word, true dat, dat's off da chain son.

Fixed.

OakDragon · 03-03-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Funk

large - larger.

Generally speaking if a word is 1 or two syllables you add the r. 3+ you have a more.

And I vote for exploding universe too!

Actually, speaking prescriptively, the general rule is whether it already has a suffix or not. If it does, you usually use "more" to make a comparative. Other rules, too complicated to go into here, can make modifications to this generality, though.

All in all though, MD is right. Prescriptivism is really only necessary for language instruction. Otherwise, it's overkill. As long as we all understand each other, that's all that's necessary.

kq76 · 03-03-2006, 11:22 PM

Two notes to the author of that interview and anybody else who ever wants to write something for public consumption:

1) please proofread, especially if you're asking someone for something (I'm not asking for perfection, everyone knows I'm not perfect at it neither with all my commas and what not, but it really is so much easier to read something the less mistakes it has);

2) plurals should not have apostrophes (there were so many in that interview that did that I'm surprised all the plurals didn't have apostrophes).

redsox45 · 03-03-2006, 11:26 PM

As a web designer, I would not have put the site together that way.

BUT....

Chances are Rick and Rich are LEARNING how to do a website as they're doing it. There's no harm in that at all. Everyone building their first few websites learns as they go. You can read all the books and get all the help you can find, but until you've put together sites and seen what works and what doesn't, you're not going to know firsthand.

Just my two cents, don't take it as anything more,

Will

PLG · 03-23-2006, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Muzamba

Uncool!

Markus, PLEASE put this in the new version, or at least in the "new feature" update a few months in. There are many things I'd like to see added for the ASG, but the ability to manually edit the rosters is the most critical and is absolutely necessary. If we can edit our own rosters, everything else can be done by hand.

(SIDE NOTE: Is Pierre still around? If so, has he been given access to the beta of the game so he can start working on new editors and mods? And on a related topic... PLG, if you're out there, could you build us an ASG editor? Oh, and new versions of some of your other editors would be sweet too!

Thanks.)

Sorry, I was busy last couple of months, my best baseball partner (My Dad) passed away.
I have no access to the Beta team this year, so I have no idea of what is hapenning with the game.
I had no chance to take a look at the board anyway

Thanks

crazyhorsejohnny · 03-23-2006, 01:10 PM

Sorry about your lost.

99Ballons · 03-24-2006, 03:45 AM

While we're at it, can we imprison web designers that choose to underline things that aren't links?!?

ukhotstove · 03-24-2006, 07:05 AM

Sorry to hear that Pierre, I lost my football (soccer) buddy aka my Dad a few years back and even to this day going watching a game just isn't the same.

03-03-2006, 11:22 PM	#46
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03-03-2006, 11:26 PM	#47
redsox45 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Machias, Maine Posts: 4,573	As a web designer, I would not have put the site together that way. BUT.... Chances are Rick and Rich are LEARNING how to do a website as they're doing it. There's no harm in that at all. Everyone building their first few websites learns as they go. You can read all the books and get all the help you can find, but until you've put together sites and seen what works and what doesn't, you're not going to know firsthand. Just my two cents, don't take it as anything more, Will __________________ Top Five Books I Ever Read: 1. Murder of Roger Ackroyd -- Agatha Christie 2. Birds of Prey -- Wilbur Smith 3. King Solomon's Mines - H. Rider Haggard 4. Comstock Lode -- Louis L'Amour 5. Andersonville -- McKinley Kantor

03-24-2006, 07:05 AM	#51
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03-03-2006, 05:20 PM	#41
Twelvefield All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,188	By all that's holy, those that create websites but neglect to make their text easily readable should be arrested and detained in a controlled facility where they will be forced at gunpoint to create legible fonts for the rest of the Internet. I imagine the fellows that wrote that website both walk around in lime green golf pants and Arnold Palmer shirts with more bad checks than a Prague prison, and complain that their monitor and TV have shows only in black-and-white despite the HUE & SAT knobs being twisted past full and broken there. For the rest of us, there's a simple trick I use to get around poor colour choices on websites: click and drag over the entire text to highlight it. This usually will render the text in easier-to-read colours. Highlighting is supposed to create a "louder" colour choice, but if the colours are already loud, then highlighting will usually tame them some. It also works great for text where the writer thinks that pale yellow on a white background is the best way to display important text.

03-03-2006, 10:45 PM	#42
cdheer All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 639	I could not agree more. Seriously, there are so many websites that seem to delight in making text difficult to read. It makes me crazy. And though I generally consider myself to be something of a Libertarian, when I'm Emperor, Twelvefield, they will be arrested, and detained. And they will create legible fonts. BITMAPPED legible fonts. That's right. They'll have to create them over and over in different point sizes. Ahahahahahaha. P.S. I love the idea of the split season schedule!

03-23-2006, 01:10 PM	#49
crazyhorsejohnny All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 818	Sorry about your lost.

03-24-2006, 03:45 AM	#50
99Ballons Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bristol, CT, USA Posts: 97	While we're at it, can we imprison web designers that choose to underline things that aren't links?!?