Freelancers Forum Messages on Tuesday January 10th 2006
FN-FORUM: php & soap
date posted 10th January 2006 23:45
Anyone done any SOAP in php that would not mind bunging me a script so that I can see
how to put it together ?
I can see how to make a simple call to a soap server, but I have failed at getting
thing...
Re: FN-FORUM: On Demand Streaming and music downloading
date posted 10th January 2006 23:42
John Kyle wrote:
> I have just been looking at using windows media encoder and windows media
> server to stream live broadcasts etc and I would just like to say:
>
> What a piece of piss it has bee...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 23:33
The creative director and his sycophant
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Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 23:19
On Tuesday 10 Jan 2006 10:02 pm, Laura Stadler wrote:
> I was pulled into the boardroom the other day=20
By whom? The entire board? Or just the creative director and a sycophan=
t?
> there thinkin...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5
date posted 10th January 2006 23:12
Thanks guys, managed it with the code below (thanks john). Just removed the
while statement cos it was returning a parse error. But thanks again, didnt
realise I had to handle the data before I coul...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 23:09
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 11:35:09PM -0000, Richard Quick wrote:
>
> >If so, how the hell
> >does this affect later job prospects with anyone else? I have spent 9
> >months at this company - What the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 23:04
> If so, how the hell
> does this affect later job prospects with anyone else? I have spent 9
> months at this company - What the hell do I say - oh yeah my last
> full time
> job was with this com...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 23:01
I know how you feel - I think I've been made redundant 5 times in the trade
over 20 years. I would like to add that they all But 1 made reducencies just
before the end of my 2nd year.
I'm so glad I...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5
date posted 10th January 2006 22:54
Just to explain what's going on here, a mysql_query with a SELECT sql
statement will return a resource identifier, which you then need to
pass to one of PHP's mysql handling function such as
mysql_fet...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 22:52
I'm based in Glasgow.
I'm just bloody angry. After doing research on constructive dismissal etc.
they are 'technically' giving me a dismissal - - I've never been
dismissed/fired/made redundant in my...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 22:50
Sounds like you've got a clear cut case for constructive dismissal or
more - but unless you've been there for 5 years + or you can couple
it with sexual/racial discrimination then it's probably no...
Re: FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5
date posted 10th January 2006 22:47
$dons = mysql_query ("SELECT SUM(donation) as sumDonation FROM thegame");
while($tmpOb = mysql_fetch_object($dons) {
print "TOTAL DONATIONS MADE: " . $tmpOb->sumDonation;
}
unset($tmpOb);
mysq...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 22:41
On Tuesday 10 Jan 2006 8:06 pm, Richard Quick wrote:
> With a Ferarri the chassis, steering wheel and seats are designed.
>
> The engine and electronics are engineered.
I forwarded this comment to a...
FN-FORUM: PHP - Resource id #5
date posted 10th January 2006 22:38
Hi folks,
What am i doing wrong here? This should return the total of all the
donations in the donation column. But it just returns "Resource id #5". I
know its usually the variable, but it isnt iv...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 22:25
Mike A wrote:
> Well, constructive dismissal won't help because it'll pay peanuts, however
> right you are.
I think it would be more unfair dismissal.
The very threat of it, or of appearing before...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 22:13
i think you and this other designer should design a picture perfect
GTF! logo and present it amongst various "big wigs" at a
meeting........and then offer your freelance services to them when
they ne...
FN-FORUM: On Demand Streaming and music downloading
date posted 10th January 2006 22:13
I have just been looking at using windows media encoder and windows media
server to stream live broadcasts etc and I would just like to say:
What a piece of piss it has been!
I know windows media e...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 22:10
What a bunch of cnuts
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Subject: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
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> I...
RE: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 21:49
WTF Laura, I work in publishing and they are exactly like that!!!
Don't let the b'stards get you down. Middle finger salute and get a better
job....
:)
Keep smiling...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 21:49
Well, constructive dismissal won't help because it'll pay peanuts, however
right you are.
Many advertising companies start with two or three people leaving through
job problems. If you don't have a r...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 21:44
Dear Laura,
Exact same reason I left marketing/advertising.
Know how you feel.
I ended up with depression because of bulling in the workplace (it wasn't
the main reason but one of them, which I di...
Re: FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 21:41
Gees sounds like a mess and you might have a case for constructive=20
dismissal but proving is hard. I mean I might say have a word with the HR=
=20
rep if they are any good. Of course if not then you...
FN-FORUM: Advertising Bastards
date posted 10th January 2006 21:31
I was pulled into the boardroom the other day and told that profit ratio of
the creative earnings for the company I work for was 1.3 and that we should
be getting 2.0 - basically they said they are ex...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 20:30
No not yet, waiting for the call from client to make tweaks then will be
live later tonight.
And thanks for the mention.
Lorna
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Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 20:06
Yes, the site looks crap - I posted it for the LINKS
I for one am not talking on this subject anymore. Christ.
John 'Max' Maxwell wrote:
>Sorry all - but I think it LOOKS crap too, you got a look...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 20:06
On 10 Jan 2006 20:05:56 -0000, Richard Quick
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Both design and engineering are important - but they're not the same.
hair splitting? wrong analogy?
I'd still disagree with r...
RE: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 20:02
Sorry all - but I think it LOOKS crap too, you got a look a whole lot better
than that before you can claim looks over function!
Max.
PS - Lorna, is hat Oxford site live now? Where?
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Re: FN-FORUM: Flash - exporting jpegs
date posted 10th January 2006 19:42
Sorry for posting this - the solution is obvious - simply drag from library
to the desktop
Sorry
On 10/1/06 8:08 pm, "jd" [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I have a number of images...
FN-FORUM: Flash - exporting jpegs
date posted 10th January 2006 19:37
Hello
I have a number of images in a flash movie 01, 02 etc ....
I have lost the original images - is there any way of automatically
exporting all my jpeg instances?
Or will I need to do it manual...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 19:35
On 10 Jan 2006, at 19:47, Tony Crockford wrote:
> you're singling the visual elements of design out from that.
Actually I'm not.
By a well designed site I mean one that is usable, accessible and...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 19:16
On 10 Jan 2006 17:53:16 -0000, Richard Quick
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote
> Design and development are two separate things
and that's where we fail to agree.
semanically my understanding of "design" is di...
RE: FN-FORUM: Wow.
date posted 10th January 2006 19:10
Lol, seems charity is expected these days; don't want to pay? Do it
yourself!
David J MacKillican
http://www.djmwebservices.com your business open 24 hours
Telephone: 01249 701194
Mobile:...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wow.
date posted 10th January 2006 19:02
getyoursnackon wrote:
>
> "The payment isn't important as you may get the chance to work on my
> site again if i like the speed at which you find and solve the problem. "
>
> Oh master! Say it isn...
RE: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 18:17
Agreed the site is pretty cool, stop throwing your toys out of the box.
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oconnor
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Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 18:09
Crikey! I just pu the link up because I thought there were some
interesting links and others might like to see them...
Can't I do that without kicking off one of the top ten never ending,
inbox fill...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 17:53
But it doesn't make it right - I believe in offering the best possible
service - I can't code for toffee, but I do need to know the whole process
of web design and layout. If I can make my sites er...
Re: FN-FORUM: Wow.
date posted 10th January 2006 17:34
"The payment isn't important as you may get the chance to work on my
site again if i like the speed at which you find and solve the problem. "
Oh master! Say it isn't so! I am not worthy of thy wond...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 17:22
On 10 Jan 2006, at 17:03, Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote:
> because good design also means good development
No it doesn't
Design and development are two separate things
A good web professi...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 17:18
Sorry
Lorna
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
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> My site?
>
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 17:16
Erm.. thanks for patronising me - but I am aware of what web
standards are and why they're important.
My point was that Dave had said the fact that the site produced
errors "didn't inspire much c...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 17:14
My site?
Do you mean wellvetetd.com - because that's not my site.
On 10 Jan 2006, at 17:03, Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote:
>
> because good design also means good development - it's like...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 17:06
On Tuesday 10 Jan 2006 5:12 pm, Steve O'Connor wrote:
> This forum does appear to have an uneven percentage of coders to visual
> designers... 8)
Now that "coder" and "developer" so often seem to me...
RE: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 17:01
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Dave C...
FN-FORUM: Wow.
date posted 10th January 2006 16:56
http://www.noagenciesplease.com/index.html?action=job&id=12722
I can't be the only one here tempted to reply:
Dear Sir,
I know what's wrong with your site.
Regards...
This ad has just come across...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:55
Dave Cross [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> Steve O'Connor wrote:
>
> > This forum does appear to have an uneven percentage of coders to visual
> > designers... 8)
>
> If only that was true on the web :...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:48
Steve O'Connor wrote:
> This forum does appear to have an uneven percentage of coders to visual
> designers... 8)
If only that was true on the web :)
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Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:41
Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> because good design also means good development - it's like having a twin
> exhaust which looks nice but look underneath and it's held on...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:36
LOL
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> On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:32
because good design also means good development - it's like having a twin
exhaust which looks nice but look underneath and it's held on with string.
Plus this forum is quite hot on this sort of thin...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:31
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 04:55:59PM -0000, Tony Crockford wrote:
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> On 10 Jan 2006 16:43:45 -0000, Richard Quick
> [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> >
> > It's a site showcasing good design, not good developm...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:25
On 10 Jan 2006 16:43:45 -0000, Richard Quick
[EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> It's a site showcasing good design, not good development.
>
> I don't see what the number of html errors has got to do with that...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:16
Dave Cross [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Hmm...
>
> http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http://wellvetted.com/
>
> "Result: Failed validation, 23 errors"
>
> Doesn't inspire confidence :)
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:13
It's a site showcasing good design, not good development.
I don't see what the number of html errors has got to do with that?
On 10 Jan 2006, at 15:29, Dave Cross wrote:
>
> Steve O'Connor wrote:
>...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2
date posted 10th January 2006 16:12
Thanks Richard - better and quicker than my version.
Lorna
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Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 16:06
Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
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> I'm not so sure it is, I found it really hard to read and what I'm supposed
> to be reading. - Sorry.
>
Hmmm...ok for me (WinXP, firef...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2
date posted 10th January 2006 15:39
Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote:
> How can I make an image stay central on the screen no matter the size of
> screen. In tables you just highlight the table and tell it be centre and it
> wo...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2
date posted 10th January 2006 15:27
.myimage {
margin: 0 auto;
}
On 10 Jan 2006, at 14:16, Lorna McArdle - Spinette Designs wrote:
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> Thanks to everyone who has commented on this thread all have been
> helpful
> and I'm playing wi...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 14:57
Steve O'Connor wrote:
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> Another good 'site of good sites' that people may be interested in:
>
> http://wellvetted.com/
Hmm...
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http://wellvetted.com...
Re: FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 14:48
I'm not so sure it is, I found it really hard to read and what I'm supposed
to be reading. - Sorry.
Lorna
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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2
date posted 10th January 2006 14:10
Don't worry worked it out.
Lorna
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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping- Part2
date posted 10th January 2006 13:43
Thanks to everyone who has commented on this thread all have been helpful
and I'm playing with all the surjestions offered.
Question2
How can I make an image stay central on the screen no matter th...
FN-FORUM: wellvetted.com
date posted 10th January 2006 13:02
Another good 'site of good sites' that people may be interested in:
http://wellvetted.com/
steve...
RE: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping
date posted 10th January 2006 11:16
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Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping
date posted 10th January 2006 11:09
There's another way you could do it with CSS without any DHTML/
Javascript.
Put the pictures in an tag. make sure you've set:
display: block;
position: relative;
Make sure the image is within...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping
date posted 10th January 2006 11:00
do you mean the alt=name of the image surely not?
Name is another you could use
>
> Thanks for all the answers so far all were relevant - but I thought there
> would be code for HTML that when you r...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping
date posted 10th January 2006 10:47
Lorna, found this if it's any use...?
http://bucarotechelp.com/design/csseasy/97112700.asp
steve...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping
date posted 10th January 2006 10:37
Thanks for all the answers so far all were relevant - but I thought there
would be code for HTML that when you roll over an image text would appear to
explain what the image was. (I Have googled whi...
Re: FN-FORUM: CSS, Layers and Mapping
date posted 10th January 2006 09:12
This is a good article.
I think you can use ImageReady for image maps and rollover effects.
Andrew
>
> To be honest I don't know - still learning CSS.
>
> But I have got all the areas lined up now...