Re: My Artifacts Page

I just want to quote something I found adorable:

Tim wrote:
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My system suffered severe slowdown culminating in a
browsel crash
 >>

Browsel!  I don't care if it was a mistake, that's a fantastic word!
Of course, the subject matter is nothing to make light of, but
the word is a gem.  Submit it to Langmaker!

To echo this sentiment, my computer could handle the page,
though it took a long time to load, but my iTunes songs started
skipping.  If the viewer is a conlanger, they'll wait; if the viewer
is someone just casually interested in your site, they won't
tolerate this, and will leave.

If I could make a suggestion, I know it's great to have all those
images up at once, just so that they're all in one place and no
clicking is involved, but you might consider putting a few samples
up on this page (or another), and then having every image be
a link, so that when you click on it it opens up that image--and
just that image--in a separate window.  I know, this is not ideal,
but we have to deal with the technology we've got now.  For
an example of what I mean, go here:

http://dedalvs.free.fr/wasabi.html

Scroll down to the section entitled "Starting Up Your Own Class
at Berkeley", and click on the linked word "syllabus".  This actually
opens up the syllabus in the same page, but, as I'm sure you know,
you can specify that it open up a separate browser window.  That
might be best for what you want, if you don't want people going
back and forth between the main pages and subpages.  If you don't
mind that, though, you could take Taliesin's advice and create a
single page for each subsection.

Sally wrote:
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How can I make a "book" that turns like that?  I have several stories
that I wanted to turn into on-line hypertexts
 >>

Major ditto.  I want to do that!  For some reason, though, I think
the answer is going to involve "Photoshop Deluxe", in which ase
I won't be able to do anything.  :(

Just so you know, my favorites are the ones entitled "Kuwa",
"Manrai" and "Maskuka".  Just fantastic.  One thing I always
wanted to be was a visual artist, but I just wasn't talented
enough.  If I'd had the talent, this is what I'd be doing.  Just
gorgeous.

Also, I was going to suggest putting a book together like the
Codex Seraphinianvs, if you didn't know about it, but I'm
guessing that you do and have.  Is this the case?  If so, would
there be any way to see your complete codex?

Since you're only inviting comments on your artifacts page,
I'll leave it at that.

-David
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"sunly eleSkarez ygralleryf ydZZixelje je ox2mejze."
"No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn."

-Jim Morrison

http://dedalvs.free.fr/

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