Freelancers Forum Messages on Monday January 15th 2001
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web - Luddites unite
date posted 15th January 2001 23:22
glad to start a good debate - don't worry this is my last thoughts for you
to ponder - and give Rob Prentice a hand for taking part :)
OK, so when I say a picture is worth a thousand words, i don't...
writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 21:54
good point David, the written word is not dead it is just more precious and as such, more powerful
emma...
writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 20:00
OK this is all great. So the argument is how much do we need words on a web page. Having just written two websites for management consultancies, in the city where the money is for all of us, I have...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 19:50
Mark wote:
>The written world has 5 years before it becomes a strange curiosity /
>leisure activity.>
I can see you haven't been around teenagers lately. My two boys (aged 12
and 14) are hooked on...
Re[2]: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 18:52
Hello,
I have lurked for a while, and have enjoyed some of hte discussions.
But would like to join in... this time atleast. Usualy im content
with just reading:)
Have you ever played pictionary...
RE: The written word is dead ? (was Re: FN-FORUM writing for web)
date posted 15th January 2001 18:43
It seems everyone's missing the point:
If the written word was dead, then this thread wouldn't exist.
David
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Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 18:31
> yes mark but I wonder how many users would wait for a 200k image to
download
> off the net, rather than a 200 word HTML file.
have you never seen a porn site?
anyway...
why do people think this is...
The written word is dead ? (was Re: FN-FORUM writing for web)
date posted 15th January 2001 18:16
From: "Mark SPLINTERPRODUCTS Harold" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> I said:
>
> >Text is "very dated" i'm afraid, a picture tells a thousand words.
Not always the ones you're trying to get across though..........
RE: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 17:51
yes mark but I wonder how many users would wait for a 200k image to download
off the net, rather than a 200 word HTML file.
Time and time again people have to be reminded that no matter what other...
CGI script for uploading images - help needed
date posted 15th January 2001 17:41
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Re: FN-FORUM asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 17:40
Dave, is this correct, 'cos I can't get it to work. Name is both the name of the text and the name of the field in the database. Recordset1 is the name of the recordset. I keep getting 'unexpecte...
RE: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 17:40
Alternatively, www.ultraedit.com does the job nicely.
No bells. No whistles. Just text.
David
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Work
date posted 15th January 2001 17:36
Hi all,
Anybody have experience with:
Java (specifically J2EE/EJB)
XML
Rational Rose/UML
Basic Rational Unified Process
Not promising anything but may be a medium to long term contract coming up,...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 17:32
I said:
>Text is "very dated" i'm afraid, a picture tells a thousand words.
>
>sorry, pet subject of mine.
Chas said:
>>Yes, but you still need more than 200 words to get your point across.
ok t...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 17:28
You could use Dreamweaver for writing the drafts. I write all my books this
way (I even prefer it to Word). Instead of sending files to clients, you
can just send the URLS. When a copy is required in...
RE: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 17:22
If you do intend to go the text editor route, I would suggest you take a
peep at TextPad from www.textpad.com It's a very useful tool
Marc
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Re: FN-FORUM writing for web to please clients
date posted 15th January 2001 17:20
WARNING - long essay on client/designer relationship. Coffee breaks only.
I have had more success trying to do an efficient and effective job since i
gave up trying to please clients. You bend over...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 17:07
It is waaay better, especially when you clean up the files using the batch
file operation, i.e. you actually run the program from the Start - Program
Files - Microsoft Office Tools - Microsoft Office...
Re: FN-FORUM asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 17:06
nope, you actually use thing! really
using the for each...in... loop you determin a variable name - i just call
it thing
so you could have
for each dbfield in rs.fields
if dbfield.value"" the...
Re: FN-FORUM Flash - Costs?
date posted 15th January 2001 17:04
£60 per hour and shit hot
We are a network of freelancers so we get innovative photographers,
illustrators, coders etc. to work with us ad hoc so you get nice content and
we don't have to pay them f...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 16:54
wow if that thing works then you are a god. ess.
Word, you know a client even told me once "I was sent a notepad file but
don't worry i've converted it to Word and made the paragraphs line up
'prope...
Re: FN-FORUM asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 16:41
so, for the textfield "Address:" would I put:
if Address:.value"" then
response.write "&Address:.value&"
cheers
Rob...
RE: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 16:38
>It drove me utterly bonkers until I found this 'crud stripping' utility on
the microsoft site.
Ruth, would you (or anyone else!) know how this compares to the 'clean up
Word HTML' command in Dreamw...
writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 16:30
Thanks for all your pointers! Yes, word has been great so far but every time people put it into dream weaver it gets b*** up and I get the blame.
I agree that very few words have to be used on a site...
Re: FN-FORUM asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 16:07
thats a loooong way of doing it
use the fields collection:
for each thing in rs.fields
if thing.value"" then response.write(....."&thing.value&".....)
next
3 lines compared to lots! :)
hth...
Re: FN-FORUM asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 15:57
Put if statements around each row :
If Recordset("address") "" Then
%>
Address:...
Re: FN-FORUM asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 15:22
I don't know the answer but I thought you might like to know that the menu
choice goes virtually blank on my pc when you highlight it.
Regards
David
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Re: FN-FORUM asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 15:18
I see what you mean,
Im my humble opinion it would of been easier to write the output page in cgi
script, C being the easiest..
The amount of information being inputet could of fitted onto one page...
asp/vbscript problem
date posted 15th January 2001 14:52
Hi all,
I have developed a CV builder in asp using vb script. The problem I have is how to hide fields that aren't filled at the end of the cv. I can hide those fields that are recordsets, but no...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 14:47
Yep, I agree. Supply the text formatted to please the client. Word is
probably easiest and best as it is standard on pretty much all PCs and Macs.
If any of the designers hassle you about supplying...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 13:47
mulquem asked:
> I am setting myself up as a copy writer for websites. Help...
> Emma
> Advice on the best packages and best designers to go to would be
just fantastic. Currently do all my writing i...
Flash - Costs?
date posted 15th January 2001 13:38
Hi people
As I would probably be calling on you Flash gurus out there for any serious
Flash work I get
requests for (my last guy eloped to some island somewhere) and I know this
is an opened ended qu...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 13:10
Mark SPLINTERPRODUCTS Harold wrote:
>Text is "very dated" i'm afraid, a picture tells a thousand words.
>
>sorry, pet subject of mine.
Yes, but you still need more than 200 words to get your point...
Re: FN-FORUM PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 12:21
Mark wrote:
> to get a reliable pdf printer on PC, join ctrlp.com and download their
> giveaway 5D PDF Creator if they still have it.
> their website is awful though so good luck.
I cut this from an...
Re: FN-FORUM PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 12:05
Hi Mark,
> PageMaker is a proper DTP package?
> When did that happen? :)
I mean as opposed to Word or MS Publisher.
ruth arnold
spacehoppa.com...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 12:04
Mark,
I know exactly what you mean... Clients *always* send me copy in Word
format. Not knowing any better, they think they're doing you a favour!!
It drove me utterly bonkers until I found this 'c...
Re: FN-FORUM PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 11:51
PageMaker is a proper DTP package?
When did that happen? :)
to get a reliable pdf printer on PC, join ctrlp.com and download their
giveaway 5D PDF Creator if they still have it.
their website is aw...
Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 11:46
"You appear to be copywriting for websites! Would you like me to scramble
your text for you?"
Whenever i get copy it comes in F*"£%))))!"* MS Word format with styles,
indents, tabs, paragraphs, dou...
Re: FN-FORUM printing an html page
date posted 15th January 2001 11:36
This is a feature of the browser:
File>>Page Setup
Then in Netscape uncheck the header and footer checkboxes
In IE the header and footer textboxes have some codes, you may
want to save them, then...
writing for web
date posted 15th January 2001 10:46
I am setting myself up as a copy writer for websites. Help...
Emma
Advice on the best packages and best designers to go to would be just fantastic. Currently do all my writing in Word, think this is...
Re: FN-FORUM PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 10:20
'Omni form' is an option!...I'll give you the details offline if you like!
J.C...
Re: FN-FORUM PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 10:19
Using PageMaker 6.5, if you have it, is a fair idea as the software includes
an export to pdf function and of course, being a proper DTP package, the
layout work is pretty easy.
HTH,
ruth arnold
sp...
RE: FN-FORUM PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 09:56
As far as I know use whichever package YOU are most comfortable with,
because you can print PDFs from anything. I have never had a problem with
the output from the PDF Printer, although file sizes t...
RE: FN-FORUM PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 09:50
When I have used downloadable forms in the past, I have generally designed
the form I want using word/publisher/access and then jsut printed it to the
PDF writer and created it that way.
Regards
D...
PDF forms
date posted 15th January 2001 09:29
Good morning everyone.
I'm developing some forms that I want to be downloadable from my site -
preferably PDF. The user will download, fill them in and print them out.
So my question: What software...
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