Freelancers Forum Messages on Tuesday May 1st 2001
JavaScript book that covers database connections?
date posted 1st May 2001 23:27
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Can anyone r...
RE: FN-FORUM web cams
date posted 1st May 2001 23:13
> Would the webcam have to be connected to a computer?
>
> Yes, it works best if you connect the web cam to a computer.
Although there are a few high-end (i.e. more expensive) cameras I've seen
tha...
Re: FN-FORUM web cams
date posted 1st May 2001 23:08
I forgot to mention... After you connect the webcam to the computer,
connect the computer to the internet/server
Also, check out http://download.com -- search for "webcam" download the
appli...
RE: FN-FORUM web cams
date posted 1st May 2001 23:06
yes it is possible to have a live feed onto the internet, obviously it would
need a constant internet connection when transmitting.
There are 2 common kinds of web cams:-
1) the smaller cheaper (up...
Re: FN-FORUM UNIX hosting with unlimited POP3 support wanted!!
date posted 1st May 2001 23:02
Quoting Alex Rose [EMAIL REMOVED]
> BTW as Unix/Linux rely on creating users to make POP accounts, and it is
> normally limited to 65536 per box, people supplying VSs cant really provide
> 'unlimite...
Re: FN-FORUM web cams
date posted 1st May 2001 23:00
On 5/1/01 10:22 PM, "Lindsey Hill" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Hi
>
> Does anyone know anything about webcams? Is it possible to , for example,
> place a webcam in a nightclub and have live action on...
web cams
date posted 1st May 2001 22:29
Hi
Does anyone know anything about webcams? Is it possible to , for example,
place a webcam in a nightclub and have live action on to the web? I really
can't get my head round how this works. Would...
Re: FN-FORUM site check
date posted 1st May 2001 22:13
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Can anyone r...
RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 21:52
I would be interested in attending - can someone tell me where the Corn
Stores is in Reading ?
Cheers
Keith Budden
Concepta Designs Ltd
Direct Line: +44 (0) 7855 776842
Switchboard: +44 (0) 1962 73...
RE: FN-FORUM site check
date posted 1st May 2001 21:49
Quite a nice visual design, I'm not sure about the lines on the menu though.
Also I was puzzled that there don't seem to be any links on the page.
Perhaps you haven't put them in yet? At least this s...
RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 19:29
Sounds good to me. Better than contemplating my belly button, which has a
2.5" vertical scar owing to an emergency hernia repair op last week :-(
Marion...
Re: FN-FORUM password protected areas
date posted 1st May 2001 19:04
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Can anyone assist with this one?
My client w...
Re: FN-FORUM Browser updateable "Latest News" script for NT?
date posted 1st May 2001 18:04
Hi Paul
You need to ensure that you have the permissions on the directory set
correctly. The directory where the include file lives has to have write
allowed on it.
Norman
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RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 18:03
Sounds good Jo - look forward to having a chat about this with you..
Phil
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RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 18:03
10th May is good for me too *s*
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Re: FN-FORUM Scrolling in Director 8!
date posted 1st May 2001 17:40
>am making a director movie and have a load of text which i would like
to
> scroll through. But dont want to use directors custum scroll bars!.
It's simple enough.
Make the text member so it's fram...
Re: FN-FORUM Scrolling in Director 8!
date posted 1st May 2001 17:29
You can use the lingo commands
scrollByLine
scrollTop
These will move a specific member (text or field) up or down or whatever.
Doing this using buttons is easy as you can just shuffle it all up a...
Re: FN-FORUM FORUM: A4 landscape
date posted 1st May 2001 16:55
Ok OK.. you are just boasting now arn't you.
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Re: FN-FORUM Browser updateable "Latest News" script for NT?
date posted 1st May 2001 16:52
yup - if your writing a file or saving a file then you need to have change
permissions for iwam and iuser on that directory. i also wouldnt be doing
that on a cgi-bin directory either. i find it be...
Scrolling in Director 8!
date posted 1st May 2001 16:47
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Could any one help me with this one?
I am making a director movie and have a load o...
3D scanning to produce meshes/models
date posted 1st May 2001 16:43
Does anyone know anyone who does bulk scanning of comparatively simple objects. Stuff like cups and bottles and things.
I'm looking for getting out some standard 3D meshes and models.
There are en...
RE: FN-FORUM Browser updateable "Latest News" script for NT?
date posted 1st May 2001 16:40
I've tried these scripts out (and think I've done everything correctly), but
I'm getting the following error when I hit the edit button on edit_news.asp:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0046'...
Re: FN-FORUM FORUM: A4 landscape
date posted 1st May 2001 16:31
Neelesh, cost won't be a problem apparently (don't you just love it when
they say that!).
Well, from what everyone has said so far, sounds like I'll have a whale of a
time! Cheers all!
>From: "Ne...
Re: FN-FORUM FORUM: A4 landscape
date posted 1st May 2001 16:11
Yeah only prob you may have is the cost. As it's an unusual size it tends to
really bring up the cost. My compromise for this is doing it A5 landscape as
it fits well on an A3 (four up).
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Re: FN-FORUM FORUM: A4 landscape
date posted 1st May 2001 15:59
Sure they don't really want A5 portrait? I went through this a couple of
years ago with a school and they really wanted a folded A5 portrait
booklet. Alternatively, they might really want a custom si...
Tomorrow night...?
date posted 1st May 2001 15:55
How about it?...
RE: FN-FORUM Professional Indemnity Insurance
date posted 1st May 2001 15:48
Dan,
I use http://www.caunceohara.co.uk I have never had any trouble with them,
the cover is very comprehensive and they also had no problems covering my
laptop for international/world travel.
Whe...
Re: FN-FORUM FORUM: A4 landscape
date posted 1st May 2001 15:45
its like a gatefold 7" vinyl size. joy to work this dimension. You can play
with a proper widescreen size..
> nice change from the norm! I also like 210mm x 210mm.
>
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> Andrew
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Re: FN-FORUM FORUM: A4 landscape
date posted 1st May 2001 15:38
nice change from the norm! I also like 210mm x 210mm.
Andrew
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FORUM: A4 landscape
date posted 1st May 2001 15:29
More of a grpahic design thing than web design;
I'm working on a school prospectus and they really want it to be A4
landscape. (weird size!)
Just wondered about anyone's views on that.
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Re: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 15:28
I enjoy reading too. Can I come?
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RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 15:27
>How about a week on Thursday (10th May), 8.30pm, Corn Stores?
I can't make Thursdays but a Tuesday / Wednesday would be good for me.
Cheers,
Pete
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RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 15:23
>How about a week on Thursday (10th May), 8.30pm, Corn Stores?
I can make that if everyone else can.
Jo Hall
Indigo Web Design
http://www.indigowebdesign.co.uk
Tel: 0118 9872911
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RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 15:22
>I'm on the Training side of things...
Phil, me too although I am also designing and developing sites. I'd
certainly like to talk with you about opportunities within training in this
area. I've be...
Professional Indemnity Insurance
date posted 1st May 2001 15:11
Hi guys,
Any one got any recommendations with regard to the above, preferably
tailored to freelancers rather than IT contractors?
Cheers
Dan...
RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 15:03
I'm in Swindon and wouldn't mind popping along if that's ok with any
regulars who are attending *s* I'm on the Training side of things rather
than web design but it would still be nice to meet up wi...
RE: FN-FORUM Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 15:00
> Do any of you live near Reading and fancy meeting up?
Marion mentioned this, as did Peter Small.
I'd be up for another Reading meet, they are usually pretty lively!
How about a week on Thursday...
RE: FN-FORUM UNIX hosting with unlimited POP3 support wanted!!
date posted 1st May 2001 14:48
Hi Steve,
I think our VS300 may be a bit too big for you, but basically any Unix/Linux
host using a virtusertable should be able to sort this out, either by
putting in mappings for each email addres...
RE: FN-FORUM password protected areas
date posted 1st May 2001 14:37
A simple perl script using .htaccess and .htpasswd files shouldn't be too
tricky for any half-way decent programmer to hack up. You can also have an
admin script that runs everyday, checks to see how...
RE: FN-FORUM Database question...
date posted 1st May 2001 14:32
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RE: FN-FORUM UNIX hosting with unlimited POP3 support wanted!!
date posted 1st May 2001 14:10
cyberquest.co.uk
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Re: FN-FORUM Database question...
date posted 1st May 2001 13:13
Thanks for your help, yes... I agree with what you are saying...
I did find a very interesting program on adobe's web site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/prodinfosgml.html
One more q...
need an illustrator/animator
date posted 1st May 2001 12:51
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Reading Meeting
date posted 1st May 2001 12:21
Hello all
Do any of you live near Reading and fancy meeting up?
Jo Hall
Indigo Web Design
http://www.indigowebdesign.co.uk
Tel: 0118 9872911
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RE: FN-FORUM Scrolling text within Flash - Thanks
date posted 1st May 2001 12:09
Found some stuff on Flash Guru & actionscripting.org that will help
Thanks Everyone
Steve
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UNIX hosting with unlimited POP3 support wanted!!
date posted 1st May 2001 12:08
Hi,
I have just had a request to find some decent hosting for a number of sites
and they want to be able to have some control over setting up email
throughout their company. I think they use an inter...
A great piece of flash work!
date posted 1st May 2001 12:01
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Netscape tables...again!!!
date posted 1st May 2001 11:45
I know I know...
Does anybody know a definitive way to stop table contents
wrapping?
I have a text box and list box in a cell which I cannot for
the life of stop wrapping in Netscape.
Yet the next...
Re: FN-FORUM Scrolling text within Flash
date posted 1st May 2001 11:44
Its all controlled by your scripting (y,-y co-ord's, or animation direction)
Steve...
frame jammed (sigh)
date posted 1st May 2001 11:42
Thanks for that.. Just the job.
I can show it off yet... God knows I would love to though.
I'd like to respond to a couple of issues this question raised...
I'm not really that bothered about the s...
Re: FN-FORUM Scrolling text within Flash
date posted 1st May 2001 11:31
I always feel these things scroll the wrong way! I want the text to scroll
UP when I hit the up arrow - not the other way round. Is it just me?
Andrew
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Re:Scrolling text within Flash
date posted 1st May 2001 11:12
Steve,
Have you looked at www.flashkit.com or even better try www.flashguru.co.uk
and look at the resources section. This will give links to loads of sites
where you can find what you're after (i.e....
Re: FN-FORUM Scrolling text within Flash
date posted 1st May 2001 11:06
create a text box, add a couple of arrowy thangs and place actionscript on
them to alter the scroll of the text until it hits maxscroll or 0. cant
remember the exact code offhand but you get the ide...
Scrolling text within Flash
date posted 1st May 2001 10:41
Hi,
I know this is a Flash thread and there are, it seems quite a few who would
think oh no not another Flash site, but the client insisted and I haven't
got a problem with Flash so long as it's used...
netscape 4.7 shows source.
date posted 1st May 2001 09:26
You should automatically be redirected to the hom...
RE: FN-FORUM frame jammin
date posted 1st May 2001 08:34
>>Oh by the way you wouldn't know how to get a input text box to
>>display info
>>from a cookie.
This is what your looing for ?
(sorry its lost the formating though ;-(...
RE: FN-FORUM frame jammin
date posted 1st May 2001 01:33
Bob,
I see what you're saying but if you use a tool such as Dreamweaver, you can
use a template or library item and let t...
RE: FN-FORUM frame jammin
date posted 1st May 2001 00:55
I don't think they are that bad, in fact I think they're pretty useful.
I developed a site sometime ago without using frames and the site grew in
excess of a 1000 p...
RE: FN-FORUM frame jammin
date posted 1st May 2001 00:09
Bob,
I have used the following script in the past, but I am now of the opinion
that frames are the worst idea the web has ever witnessed. A modern website
shouldn't use frames, they go against the wh...