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Title: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by Kesh on Apr 26^th, 2004, 10:55pm

When the news flashes up on the homepage, I barely have time to read what it says before it disappears & the next message is displayed - hows about leaving it there for a few more sec's?

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by ColG on Apr 26^th, 2004, 10:57pm

and change the colour 'cos the eyes ain't wot they used to be

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by The_Trician on Apr 26^th, 2004, 11:53pm

Yeah - I have completely MISSED something about emails - the first line flashed up.....And then the whole thing was GONNNNNNNNNNNNE!

Can't we have a streaming tickertape type 'latest news' banner instead?

TT

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by Dewy on Apr 27^th, 2004, 12:47am

For those with failing eyesight here is the News.

Welcome to The Forum
>>some e-mail providers seem to be rejecting e-mail from this forum if this happens we will delete the account and you should register again using a different e-mail address<<

those who are trade users (not diy) should contact plugwash, Dewy or supersparky through the boards private message feature for access to the trade forums

;)

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by HandyMac on Apr 27^th, 2004, 5:07am

The banner you are referring to at the top of the page is dependent upon JavaScript being enabled in the browser. If you disable JavaScript then you don't get to see any messages at all.

Though having JavaScript enabled is normal it cannot be depended upon because some people (and companies) fear that JavaScript could introduce viruses on their PC.

Andrew

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by rabbit_rabbit on Apr 27^th, 2004, 3:09pm

Quite right too Andrew, one can wreak havoc using JavaScript.

Agree about the colour and timing of banner though as TT says maybe a marquee is a good idea.

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by L.Spark on Apr 27^th, 2004, 3:27pm

or slowing it down, so you dont have to be superman to read it �;)

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Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by rabbit_rabbit on Apr 27^th, 2004, 9:35pm

Admin the 'problem' is aroud this area -

<script language="JavaScript1.2" type="text/javascript">
<!--
var delay = 3500
var bcolor = "#F8F8F8"
var tcolor = "#D4AD00"
var fcontent = new Array()
begintag = ''
fcontent[0] = "Welcome to The Forum"
fcontent[1] = ""
fcontent[2] = ">>some e-mail providers seem to be rejecting e-mail from this forum if this happens we will delete the account and you should register again using a different e-mail address<<"
fcontent[3] = ""
fcontent[4] = "those who are trade users (not diy) should contact plugwash, Dewy or supersparky through the boards private message feature for access to the trade forums"
fcontent[5] = ""
fcontent[6] = ""

;D

Wabbit Wabbit

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by supersparky on Apr 27^th, 2004, 9:41pm

lol mate, it was sorted at about 4pm today!
delay was set to 1000ms

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by Kesh on Apr 27^th, 2004, 9:46pm

Cool! :)

Now why is there such a long delay between messages?

Ha, there's no pleasing some people :P ;)

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by squiggle on Apr 28^th, 2004, 12:33am

Quote:

Though having JavaScript enabled is normal it cannot be depended upon because some people (and companies) fear that JavaScript could introduce viruses on their PC.

I've been one of the ones who disabled JavaScript as I'm not fond of what can be done with it but found myself succumbing to re-enabling it because so many sites don't work without it (grrrr). The only place I keep it disabled now is on email. I have OE set as a "Restricted site zone".

Drifing further and thinking email, what do so many people insist on sending messages as HTML when plain text is perfectly adequate? If (rare at the moment but I'm planning on a new box) I'm on my Linux box and using KMail, sometimes I find I can't even read the stuff without a lot of effort.

Jon

Title: Re: You have to be a fast reader!!
Post by HandyMac on Apr 28^th, 2004, 4:27am

wrote on Apr 28^th, 2004, 12:33am:

Drifing further and thinking email, what do so many people insist on sending messages as HTML when plain text is perfectly adequate? If (rare at the moment but I'm planning on a new box) I'm on my Linux box and using KMail, sometimes I find I can't even read the stuff without a lot of effort.

Virus parasites often use HTML because they can verify email addresses with it. They put image markups in the HTML so that when you open the email the image is requested via the Internet, and the request is logged back at base. Leastways that's what someone told me.

I agree about simple text, but there's no catering for the smartarse brigade who think that they have to write their email in pretty prose.

My email client (The Bat! - see http://www.ritlabs.com) automatically switches HTML into simple text. And also replaces any images requested in HTML with placeholders. No scripting language in The Bat for virus writers to get excited about.

Andrew