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#16 2021-03-16 14:30:06

gaekwad
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From: People's Republic of Cornwall
Registered: 2005-11-19
Posts: 4,743
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Re: Building websites in <this year>

etc wrote #329294:

That could actually help :-) Answering questions at the right level is often a matter of perception (unless you know the person well enough), and one feels discourteous to be too simplistic, as Stef mentions.

I can certainly see advantages to having a lobby / triage / intro forum, and you make excellent points about the UX of this place. We are sometimes a little too effective about housekeeping, sometimes to the detriment of the casual browser.

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#17 2021-03-16 17:08:47

Destry
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From: Haut-Rhin
Registered: 2004-08-04
Posts: 4,912
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Re: Building websites in <this year>

John-Paul F wrote #329286:

I’ve had a Textpattern-based website for 21 years (ish, maybe 20).

Maybe 17? I think the initial alpha was released in winter 2003, iirc. Or did Dean slip you the early ‘translator’ scripts? ;)

In any case, it’s remarkable that this is your first post after the full spread of time. Would love to see that website and read some of your writing, if you care to share.

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#18 2021-03-18 13:12:33

John-Paul F
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Re: Building websites in <this year>

Well, I certainly proved that this is a friendly and helpful forum. Thank you ALL, particularly Bloke for taking the time to reply so fully.

I’m familiar with HTML, and reasonably comfortable with Textpattern tags as a concept and in practice (but with huge blind spots). I’m looking to add some more gallery-type content and have no experience in that. I love what Kjeld has done with Japanese Streets…

It probably is a good idea to have some kind of Welcome Lobby to the forum, imo.

I’m excited about the new release, Pete. My current installation doesn’t have a Themes panel, and I’m looking forward to other new (to me) elements.

Destry, I’m confused, now. A friend of a friend, called Rob Brook set up my site while I was doing a particular job, which ended in 2002. But maybe I am mistaken. My site is flintoff.org, with a few bits of Wordpress installed in, eg, /art.

Edit by gaekwad: remove legacy version number.

Last edited by John-Paul F (2021-03-18 14:05:19)


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#19 2021-03-19 20:24:52

Destry
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From: Haut-Rhin
Registered: 2004-08-04
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Re: Building websites in <this year>

John-Paul F wrote #329342:

A friend of a friend…set up my site while I was doing a particular job, which ended in 2002.

You’ve come a long way and stuck to theme. Bravo!

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#20 2021-03-20 02:26:39

Kjeld
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From: Tokyo, Japan
Registered: 2005-02-05
Posts: 465
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Re: Building websites in <this year>

John-Paul F wrote #329342:

I love what Kjeld has done with Japanese Streets…

Thank you for your kind words, John-Paul. This design was launched in 2010. I should really update it and make it responsive, but the site has been inactive since 2015…

I am currently developing a responsive Universal Design that will work for all of my sites, with small adjustments to make each site slightly different while simultaneously expressing a unifying brand image.


Old Photos of Japan – Japan in the 1850s~1960s (100% txp)
MeijiShowa – Stock photos of Japan in the 1850s~1960s (100% txp)
JapaneseStreets.com – Japanese street fashion (mostly txp)

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#21 2021-03-20 05:53:29

bici
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From: vancouver
Registered: 2004-02-24
Posts: 2,260
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Re: Building websites in <this year>

Kjeld wrote #329370:

Thank you for your kind words, John-Paul. This design was launched in 2010. I should really update it and make it responsive, but the site has been inactive since 2015…

I am currently developing a responsive Universal Design that will work for all of my sites, with small adjustments to make each site slightly different while simultaneously expressing a unifying brand image.

your Old Photos of Japan site is perfect. by all means make it more responsive but keep that classic design!


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