Monday, November 27, 2006
Hiatus notes - word replacer
Just another source of useful tools in web development/SEO/content generation..
well, ethically this wouldn't be a just way of creating content.
But someone made it for some use, so maybe it'd be useful.
http://www.wordreplacer.com/
go and check it out.
Also.. I should make a mashup site, just to learn AJAX and mashing up.. sites.
Creating self-perpetuating(relatively in my part) content on the web that is
useful for me and visitors.. it would be an interesting project and a milestone to be reached,
I guess in my course of being a serious web developer.
That and making linux from scratch..
well, ethically this wouldn't be a just way of creating content.
But someone made it for some use, so maybe it'd be useful.
http://www.wordreplacer.com/
go and check it out.
Also.. I should make a mashup site, just to learn AJAX and mashing up.. sites.
Creating self-perpetuating(relatively in my part) content on the web that is
useful for me and visitors.. it would be an interesting project and a milestone to be reached,
I guess in my course of being a serious web developer.
That and making linux from scratch..
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Someone made a similar app as mine
My program makes rounded cornered content css styles,
his makes just the generic content sheet I think.
http://forwardlogic.net/dev/css.php
also is a real-time Font viewer:
http://www.fonttester.com/
his makes just the generic content sheet I think.
http://forwardlogic.net/dev/css.php
also is a real-time Font viewer:
http://www.fonttester.com/
Friday, November 10, 2006
[Segway Project] YAS: Yet Another Segway
This is another segway from my main goal of designing
a shoe shop for my dad's website (read past posts for more info)
This magazine I read offered me a view of how much
design can affect human behavior. I mean, sure what I am saying
is an inhuman thing to say - telling that design has huge
monetary values as compared to aesthetic values, but I think it's
true. Design isn't something people with a lot of money want
to do, nor is it only done by metrosexual people -
it drives the general population this way or other.
A website can tell do alot :
its functions are limitless, and it's also non-linear.
Non steady-state, and only a transform on paradigm can Web
be seen statistically.
Best thing you can do is start well, document everything.
..............................?
I believe I diverted from why I'm writing this once again! Even from the point of this post!
haha ^^;
This post is about this:
a shoe shop for my dad's website (read past posts for more info)
I have this project in my mind.
but..I am going to start by thinking about the overall purpose
of the website, write them down, and, much like
formulating an essay back in high school, I will try to
gather the main concepts that I will have to focus on to
make this site a successful site.
of the website, write them down, and, much like
formulating an essay back in high school, I will try to
gather the main concepts that I will have to focus on to
make this site a successful site.
This magazine I read offered me a view of how much
design can affect human behavior. I mean, sure what I am saying
is an inhuman thing to say - telling that design has huge
monetary values as compared to aesthetic values, but I think it's
true. Design isn't something people with a lot of money want
to do, nor is it only done by metrosexual people -
it drives the general population this way or other.
A website can tell do alot :
its functions are limitless, and it's also non-linear.
Non steady-state, and only a transform on paradigm can Web
be seen statistically.
Best thing you can do is start well, document everything.
..............................?
I believe I diverted from why I'm writing this once again! Even from the point of this post!
haha ^^;
This post is about this:
A New attept at Web design:
Profiling Statement
This is a new attempt. A way in designing where, maybe people already do this, you first try to focus the group of general public that the site will focus on, by describing the group in any way possible - basically, creating a scrapbook of the general focus of the audience.
Sure you can put photos and stuff, even videotape the market population, etc, if you have time.
I am someone that is pretty much limited to where I can go, but I do have a couple of similar shops to the one I will make the website mall for, so I would have to go there and observe the people's behavior. It will be interesting - a new learning experience.
So, after the research is done, either by thought recollection or by actual foot research, you just try to describe the focus group with much detail as possible. That becomes the profiling statement. This is a springboard of ideas, inspirations, and is also a filter which would eliminate ideas that would seem interesting, and even challenging, but aren't pertinent to the statement.
The overall result would be a more streamlined process of development, all from brainstorming to the last maintenance patch jobs.
Isn't it an interesting concept?
I mean probably people in the advertising field or design firms already do it, for sure, but it's something that hit me today.
I was going to post what I have written so far about my segway project but my client - former roommate of mine - wanted to keep the site a secret so I won't.
I'll post them all in one concise post just like I did for my dad's website(see past post and you'll see what it is).
Profiling Statement
This is a new attempt. A way in designing where, maybe people already do this, you first try to focus the group of general public that the site will focus on, by describing the group in any way possible - basically, creating a scrapbook of the general focus of the audience.
Sure you can put photos and stuff, even videotape the market population, etc, if you have time.
I am someone that is pretty much limited to where I can go, but I do have a couple of similar shops to the one I will make the website mall for, so I would have to go there and observe the people's behavior. It will be interesting - a new learning experience.
So, after the research is done, either by thought recollection or by actual foot research, you just try to describe the focus group with much detail as possible. That becomes the profiling statement. This is a springboard of ideas, inspirations, and is also a filter which would eliminate ideas that would seem interesting, and even challenging, but aren't pertinent to the statement.
The overall result would be a more streamlined process of development, all from brainstorming to the last maintenance patch jobs.
Isn't it an interesting concept?
I mean probably people in the advertising field or design firms already do it, for sure, but it's something that hit me today.
I was going to post what I have written so far about my segway project but my client - former roommate of mine - wanted to keep the site a secret so I won't.
I'll post them all in one concise post just like I did for my dad's website(see past post and you'll see what it is).
Thank you, come again.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Open Source Web Developer's Little Tool
I am a computer science major, but I never had the motivation to actually
program applications, because I am pretty lazy when it comes to initiating, creating, and refining ideas.
Maybe that was one of the reason why I feared Windows app development -
the whole process is a daunting thing to overcome.
However, Winbinder changed all of that!
In short, it allows users to use PHP to develop windows apps, and you would know
how forgiving PHP is when it comes to syntax. Plus, the wrapper functions are much
easier than the actual Windows API!
Main reason why I found this on my Google search was, and this is how this links into the blog,
that I was learning how to make rounded corners by CSS. I came across this idea that
I could make a program that, when given sliced images of the rounded corner design made in GIMP,
the design problems, rather than menial tuning work.
Today I finished the program, and got it to actually create css and html files, and I am loving
WinBinder's simpleness in approaching Windows development. They also have a .exe maker,
since the file you make is actually .phpw (it's like .php), and it uses the php interpreter.
Oh yeah. Did I mention NO COMPILATION TIME?
Anyways.. I'll figure out how to make this into a .exe file and make it available on the blog,
if someone wants it. Email me if you're interested?
http://www.neuroticweb.com/recursos/css-rounded-box/index.php?color=ae4353&fondo=646464
there is also the above app which actually makes!! rounded corners, but it's without images.
Therefore, simple rounded edges can be made, but would be too simple.
program applications, because I am pretty lazy when it comes to initiating, creating, and refining ideas.
Maybe that was one of the reason why I feared Windows app development -
the whole process is a daunting thing to overcome.
However, Winbinder changed all of that!
WinBinder is a new open source extension for PHP, the script programming language. It allows PHP programmers to easily build native Windows applications. Click here for more information.
In short, it allows users to use PHP to develop windows apps, and you would know
how forgiving PHP is when it comes to syntax. Plus, the wrapper functions are much
easier than the actual Windows API!
Main reason why I found this on my Google search was, and this is how this links into the blog,
that I was learning how to make rounded corners by CSS. I came across this idea that
I could make a program that, when given sliced images of the rounded corner design made in GIMP,
would produce the html and stylesheet.
Using the program, preliminary preparation is done, and you only need to worry more about Sure, that wouldn't by itself make an award-winning site, but it would clear away
alot of busywork trying to get it to show correctly even in Firefox, as they do need tuning.
alot of busywork trying to get it to show correctly even in Firefox, as they do need tuning.
the design problems, rather than menial tuning work.
Today I finished the program, and got it to actually create css and html files, and I am loving
WinBinder's simpleness in approaching Windows development. They also have a .exe maker,
since the file you make is actually .phpw (it's like .php), and it uses the php interpreter.
Oh yeah. Did I mention NO COMPILATION TIME?
Anyways.. I'll figure out how to make this into a .exe file and make it available on the blog,
if someone wants it. Email me if you're interested?
http://www.neuroticweb.com/recursos/css-rounded-box/index.php?color=ae4353&fondo=646464
there is also the above app which actually makes!! rounded corners, but it's without images.
Therefore, simple rounded edges can be made, but would be too simple.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Another Segway
| Image | Product | Price | ||
 | MUSTEK Mfr Part# DV-5200 | $64.91 |
..I know, I know. I should start on the shopping mall design part of my dad's site.
But I'm also doing other projects as well:
1. School -
man oh man.. I got midterms tomorrow, I got to make a de-interlacing module in my chip design class, yup, life is hectic.
2. www.yopos.com had a challenge where Chris Jennings gave away his unmaintanable sites. I applied, won www.indieclothingblog.com , so I set up a blueprint of how I'll shape it up. Alas, no reply from him yet.
So this is still in the down part of To-do list.
3. Designing EH, KJH sites.. They are acronyms but I won't tell what they stand for. Anyways, I need to build them a community site, so I was thinking hardcore CSS2.0, since I need the experience.
4. Start a 1-person broadcasting show.
Yeah. Democracy player, Afreeca.tv, YouTube, Vid-casting.. This is the age of 1-person media.
I decided I have to, I HAVE TO start this show in my mind, to follow the footsteps of pioneers like Kevin Rose or Leo Laporte. With my fluency in Korean and in English, and plus still being a college student, I just know I'm ripe to make a good show. I must do this before I graduate.
| Image | Product | Price | ||
| MUSTEK Mfr Part# DV-5200 | $64.91 |
Which is why I just bought this nice camcorder that takes in SD card. This is like the ghetto version of Sony or Canon's HDD camcorder that cost almost 10 times this.
I WILL make a fun, entertaining, smarty show. Any ideas would be nice.
Oh yeah I've checked other cheap camcorders like these - toys, in the eyes of serious A/V guys hehe - but Mustek seems to be the nicest.
I'll let you readers on what will happen later on.
PS - on a side note, I am noticing writing is a skill that is becoming more and more important nowadays, what with the blog gaining more weight in acceptance. I must learn how to write well.. it's really interesting that the academic discipline I once thought as boring and dull is becoming in my life the skillset that is necessary to succeed in the society of blogs.
Monopoly BestBuy dollars are Here!!
After hearing about how you could mail the Game Piece Request centerwith enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to get the $1 to $5 game piece,
I set on a goal to send 100 envelopes.
That cost me:
200 stamps
160 envelopes (I already had 40)
to a total of ~$85.
Yesterday, I collected all the envelopes that came back to me and
neatly piled/organized them and took a picture:
Left green piles are the game pieces - I have 200 game pieces! haha.. I wonder if they are worth any money.
Right, in neat columns, represent $20 each column of BestBuy dollars, to a total of $107.
Next day I went in to BestBuy and bought a nice wireless phone, since we needed on in our house.
Thing is when I presented my $99 worth of BestBuy dollars, the cashier started scanning them in,
one by one. I felt bad but at the same time remembered it's my right to stand and be served, as a customer, so I stayed and never said sorry (plus it's BestBuy.. place of great customer horror stories!).
So, after 10~15 minutes of awkward silence in my part and another cashier coming to help out the counting, he counted them all, scanned them all in, and I got my $99.99 for only $1.07 !! (tax for $.99)
I'm kinda sorry for him cuz he was on his way to his break.. hahaha
But yeah if there's anyone who was skeptical about the whole thing, there you have it! It works!
The game is nearing its end date so I dunno if you guys still have time to try it.. But I think they do it every year.
Friday, September 15, 2006
My Summary of [PROJECT: Dad's SITE] Story 1:Main site
BELOW ARE ALL THE NOTES I TOOK WHILE TRYING TO
DEVELOP MY DAD'S SITE.
They are in chronological order.
Abstract:
Everything is working correctly and the feeling is like
Getting high while having sex and walking around naked around the street.
DEVELOP MY DAD'S SITE.
They are in chronological order.
Abstract:
- I've tried to design this using only open source software.
- I've tried around 3 CMS's before arriving on Etomite to develop the site.
- I have agonized over DIV's, CSS's, and discrepency between IE and Firefox.
Everything is working correctly and the feeling is like
Getting high while having sex and walking around naked around the street.
WATCH OUT FOR STORY 2: SHOPPING MALL!!
coming soon..
coming soon..
ENJOY:
====================================================
onmorie.com
made initial logo and rough design.
fired up gimp to see how i could use it
while trying to change language setting
gimp got fried, and could not get that pango error away
after 10 reinstallations, found out:
I had to install gtk without windows components,
it worked,
reinstall gtk with windows components.
as my XP was in korean, the GIMP showed in Korean.
It seems that won't change.. OH it changed to English as I changed "ko"folder in Locale folder to "ko_tmp"(some other name so GIMP won't recognize korean)
ALL IN ALL I AM READY TO DELVE IN GIMP
I found out GIMPShop, a morphed version that makes GIMP as close as Photoshop, but it gave the same error.
However, fixing this meant reinstalling gimp and..
frankly I wasn't going to do that.
What added to my decision to give up GIMPShop was that I figured getting the pirate-warez taint off my brain should start at learning a new software and a new interface.
So, although it's gonna take more time, I decided to use and learn the default GIMP.
[5:04 pm] "Learning it by tutorial" has started.
tutorials I viewed:
http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Lite_Quickies/
[8:37 pm] made a generic outline of how the main page will look like. now to learn how to use Drupal...
will look at the Drupal site to see how to make a Drupal-run site..
[9:23 pm] I notice Drupal, the one I downloaded doesn't have an installer. WTF? I don't care how good their CMS is. This is so snobbish.
But then I do remember one that does have an installer..I did install it some time ago.. I am searching my hdd for it.
[9:37 pm] Finally realized that it was done using an online installer by the host, under my request.. can't remember what free webhost it was under, though. MMMPH I hate it when I can't search for it..
So, I decided to rather go to DragonflyCMS.
Can anyone help me get the Drupal set up?
[12:11 pm] turns out the hostname was "database" not "localhost".. anyways, even so, Drupal gave this error:
Table 'onmorie.sessions' doesn't exist query: SELECT u.*, s.* FROM users u INNER JOIN sessions s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = 'c98e18443f5e2c5409fe7993330d36c6' AND u.status < 3 LIMIT 0, 1 in
the hell I care. Don't have time to troubleshoot this..
Since I've gotten Dragonfly to install and entered the admin page, I decided to just develop using Dragonfly.
Whatever "shopping" capability the site would require would be done by another small e-commerce CMS.
[12:31 pm] Looking at Dragonfly CMS Wiki tells me that I can do this. But for today, I am done. Night night.
[9:51 am] Dragonflycms site goes down, leaving me no choice but to halt learning process of dragonfly..
[10:00 am] Put a hold on Dragonfly CMS learning.
I noticed a lot of CMS's have a similarity, that the menus are segmented, probably to easily make the engine know where things are located.
Problem with this is that it makes the whole site look segmented, there is no focus, no main theme that the user could be used to. Design seems to be lesser in importance than organization, which could sell for tech-savvy viewers but not the ordinary people.
Sure, I could hack the menu so it would look exactly as I want it to be.
But the backend input support would still lack from what I want.
Should I just use Zeroboard Forum engine and hack its SQL database to pull things what I want? make it as the content holder and use it to populate content?
Oh well I decided to just go ahead with Dragonfly.
But for now, I must install Nvu, to use it for preliminary design assistance(CSS etc).
[8:45 pm] been designing the layout for the site, and still trying to get the layout in CSS show well in IE. Again I hate IE.
[10:16 pm] selected and adjusted a usable list menu. Of course, I'm gonna have to change this so DragonflyCMS can "touch" it(php).
[11:31 pm] implemented the "shop" page link image to go to the Lumberjack part of the site (e-commerce)
I am getting pissed at the 10 pixel difference between Firefox and IE. I just can't let it go...
[11:57 pm] I am almost done with the positioning of data.
Now I have to see how to actually build the theme in DragonflyCMS.
[1:06 am] Still trying to figure out DragonflyCMS theme design.. something about ThemeCP that might be helpful in making my own theme?
http://www.treasurecoastdesigns.com/index.php?name=Downloads&get=44&mirror=45
..a very good tutorial on theme design. VIDEO!
[1:40 am] too sleepy and tired to carry on. save for tommorrow..
[9:37 am] back on the computer again~! Now today's goal is to make the theme of my designed beautiful layout.
http://www.dfaddons.com/ <-good site.
but God... I have no fucking idea where to start. Thing is DragonflyCMS has a new version coming up very soon in the works.. so no one wants to write a tut for anything!
Gawd..
[10:43 am] looking at other possible CMSes at www.opensourcecms.com
Etomite looks okay.. role-based user, good design, good editing capability, image gallery
XOOPS? don't know much about it.. But I look at all these cool sites and I wonder.. maybe this is an easier one to implement..
Design of backend is crucial. It inspired the updaters. So
in that aspect, Etomite is the best one of all.
Ah hell.. I'll just install all of them.
[11:55 am]Etomite seems to be really easy to use and configure.
You make pages and then just click the parent page, and voila! the menu gets updated..
I'm gonna try XOOPS tho. If all fails, I can still revert to Etomite and make myself an easy CMS to use and maintain.
Thus have I found the goal for today... XOOPS learning.
http://xoopsdocs.net/modules/docs/en/xn-103/online/ch02.html
[1:39 pm] took a break.. almost back to learning.
[5:20 pm] cleaned the house for 2 hours, cuz heard someone will come over tomorrow. Back to learning.
[6:29 pm] http://www.macambridge.com/dummies/
good site to learn XOOPS.
[8:58 pm] finally know how to get things to show. Decided to show the menus, hardcoded, as that won't change for a while.
[10:03 pm] almost done with module selection.. Found out XOOPS can use Wordpress as a module!! amazing..
Just need to find a good article writing thingy..
[10:17 am] fuck.. I can't take more of this XOOPS bullshit.
Almost done with tuning it but CSS layer is giving me royal pain.. fuckin 100px!Q!
[11:02 am] FIXED IT! AHHAHAHA now to add more section shtuff..modules..
[12:22 pm] all the modules required to build this (save RSS) have been made.
Shopping capability will be made via whole separate CMS, and be shown in this site via RSS (thus the module)
Besides the RSS, all modules are in place and working.
Need to do: Integrated design of overall site, and template redesign of all
[skipped a day]
[6:06 am] back to work again: design integration, template redesigning, setting color scheme
for some reason smartsection started to create error when installed with wordpress. had to remove smartsection in search of better one..
[9:48 am] noticed all blog modules have a conflict with the articles module. Now, they have a conflict and bounce the login status right out, saying I have no access to the Blocks admin
So, I gave up and chose to just put Blog capability be in another Blog app, namely Tattertools - a really good blog app made in Korea (since this is a Korean site I didn't use Wordpress)
..Fuck that it won't install. APM errors. So I got myself a
koreanized Wordpress
....installed beautifully.
I have to edit a block so it would randomly show a story, with prev/next.. maybe for next edition of the site.
[12:15 pm] Okay. Made all links and organizations done. What needs to be done are now the overal design and some translation for modules(forum and what not)
color scheme I chose: http://beta.dailycolorscheme.com/archive/2006/09/04
[9:09 pm] been a couple days of despair. I found out it's only my fucked up server that is making xoops logout whenever you select blocks. I don't think I wanna contact my host tho - they charge $1 for each support tickets. MuthaFuckas.
...Which is why I decided to just cut the lost time and more frustration with xoops and my host to a minimal and just switch to Etomite. It seems like it's gonna be suitable for me.
I mean, I moved the blog to be handled by Wordpress already..
If I could make Etomite take care of image gallery, articles, and bbs, I'll be okay..
but FUCK.
[12:26 am]Well.. Etomite's layout is much better. Simpler tho.
The CMS puts database in id# to the database.
Modules are the 'Snippets': mostly used to access db using php. I guess the simplest is the best way to solve CMS.
This gives a lot of power for me, as I could install like a Zeroboard BB manager to manage each "sections of the website." That would be independent of the content management.. GAWD
But if I am able to make the articles thingy using PHP?
need:
sectional static content management
forum
articles capability
frontpage blocks a plus
[5:25 pm] on course with newly edited schedule.
development with ETOMITE is a BREEZE!!!!
Their layout and methodology is so crisp and clear.
Each "page" can have limitless positions of snippets, ie modules, and unlike the cumbersome XOOPS, snippets are actually "snippets" of php code.
Therefore, creating small teaser portions of the snippets for mainpage is also possible if the snippet supports it.
I love it! Albeit the template I am temporarily using screams of being a generic template.. I love how simple and elegant the backend portion of the CMS is.
[7:01 pm] gave up modifying EtoGal snippet to make a custom error page when image is too big. Wait.. I could do it if I check at that portion of the snippet.. hm.. wait a sec..
[8:22 pm]
FUCKIT. Too hard. My host is so stingy I guess. I'd have to actually go into php folder and manually change the limit upload size value.
Instead, I'll just go ahead and put this
(javasript to check size dimension of image when uploading - only possible in IE)
into my todo-list for later versions of the site.
current todo-list:
implement better articles method
image dimension js checking
prettier template that reeks more of originality
[9:53 pm]
Okay.. Articles section will be implemented by:
ListDocuments snippet, along with the Main article page, which lists, using ListDocuments, of all the sections in the article(Bio story)
BBS will be done using 제로보드 i guess.. now to get some dinner
[1:13 am]
Something wrong with DIV is messing the display of snippet.
It's pissing me off.
I mean isn't CSS supposed to help the design?
But then a slight error in layout makes drastically bizarre presentations and it just FUCKIN PISSES me off
CUZ I CAN'T FIND OUT WHY!!!
WHY DOES IT DISPLAY WELL WITH three columns and weirdly on one column! FUCK!
[7:22 pm] found out why. Problem was my edited version of a perfect css was wrong in that I ordered the DIVs wrong..
Looks nice. My website is finally FINISHED in terms of layout and what not.
Still gotta do refining touches on the overall look of it(color selection and stuff) but it's coming real nicely. It should be, I mean I am giving it almost a week's input now..
[2:00pm ] A GLORIOUS DAY
I have finally succeeded in finishing the layout part of the project.
Now I have everything working as I want!
HAHAHAHAHA
oh SHIT there was one more thing.. another DIV Portion error?!
me saaaad hahhaa
[9:40 pm] OK NOW ALL THE LAYOUT IS FINALLY DONE. I've decided the design is, well, okay. It doesn't hurt the eye.
Site ver 0.1 BETA is almost done!!!!
NOW FOR CONTENT UPLOAD AND USER ACTIVATION!
...
AND THAT's DONE TOO!
====================================================
onmorie.com
made initial logo and rough design.
fired up gimp to see how i could use it
while trying to change language setting
gimp got fried, and could not get that pango error away
after 10 reinstallations, found out:
I had to install gtk without windows components,
it worked,
reinstall gtk with windows components.
as my XP was in korean, the GIMP showed in Korean.
It seems that won't change.. OH it changed to English as I changed "ko"folder in Locale folder to "ko_tmp"(some other name so GIMP won't recognize korean)
ALL IN ALL I AM READY TO DELVE IN GIMP
I found out GIMPShop, a morphed version that makes GIMP as close as Photoshop, but it gave the same error.
However, fixing this meant reinstalling gimp and..
frankly I wasn't going to do that.
What added to my decision to give up GIMPShop was that I figured getting the pirate-warez taint off my brain should start at learning a new software and a new interface.
So, although it's gonna take more time, I decided to use and learn the default GIMP.
[5:04 pm] "Learning it by tutorial" has started.
tutorials I viewed:
http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Lite_Quickies/
[8:37 pm] made a generic outline of how the main page will look like. now to learn how to use Drupal...
will look at the Drupal site to see how to make a Drupal-run site..
[9:23 pm] I notice Drupal, the one I downloaded doesn't have an installer. WTF? I don't care how good their CMS is. This is so snobbish.
But then I do remember one that does have an installer..I did install it some time ago.. I am searching my hdd for it.
[9:37 pm] Finally realized that it was done using an online installer by the host, under my request.. can't remember what free webhost it was under, though. MMMPH I hate it when I can't search for it..
So, I decided to rather go to DragonflyCMS.
Can anyone help me get the Drupal set up?
[12:11 pm] turns out the hostname was "database" not "localhost".. anyways, even so, Drupal gave this error:
Table 'onmorie.sessions' doesn't exist query: SELECT u.*, s.* FROM users u INNER JOIN sessions s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = 'c98e18443f5e2c5409fe7993330d36c6' AND u.status < 3 LIMIT 0, 1 in
the hell I care. Don't have time to troubleshoot this..
Since I've gotten Dragonfly to install and entered the admin page, I decided to just develop using Dragonfly.
Whatever "shopping" capability the site would require would be done by another small e-commerce CMS.
[12:31 pm] Looking at Dragonfly CMS Wiki tells me that I can do this. But for today, I am done. Night night.
[9:51 am] Dragonflycms site goes down, leaving me no choice but to halt learning process of dragonfly..
[10:00 am] Put a hold on Dragonfly CMS learning.
I noticed a lot of CMS's have a similarity, that the menus are segmented, probably to easily make the engine know where things are located.
Problem with this is that it makes the whole site look segmented, there is no focus, no main theme that the user could be used to. Design seems to be lesser in importance than organization, which could sell for tech-savvy viewers but not the ordinary people.
Sure, I could hack the menu so it would look exactly as I want it to be.
But the backend input support would still lack from what I want.
Should I just use Zeroboard Forum engine and hack its SQL database to pull things what I want? make it as the content holder and use it to populate content?
Oh well I decided to just go ahead with Dragonfly.
But for now, I must install Nvu, to use it for preliminary design assistance(CSS etc).
[8:45 pm] been designing the layout for the site, and still trying to get the layout in CSS show well in IE. Again I hate IE.
[10:16 pm] selected and adjusted a usable list menu. Of course, I'm gonna have to change this so DragonflyCMS can "touch" it(php).
[11:31 pm] implemented the "shop" page link image to go to the Lumberjack part of the site (e-commerce)
I am getting pissed at the 10 pixel difference between Firefox and IE. I just can't let it go...
[11:57 pm] I am almost done with the positioning of data.
Now I have to see how to actually build the theme in DragonflyCMS.
[1:06 am] Still trying to figure out DragonflyCMS theme design.. something about ThemeCP that might be helpful in making my own theme?
http://www.treasurecoastdesigns.com/index.php?name=Downloads&get=44&mirror=45
..a very good tutorial on theme design. VIDEO!
[1:40 am] too sleepy and tired to carry on. save for tommorrow..
[9:37 am] back on the computer again~! Now today's goal is to make the theme of my designed beautiful layout.
http://www.dfaddons.com/ <-good site.
but God... I have no fucking idea where to start. Thing is DragonflyCMS has a new version coming up very soon in the works.. so no one wants to write a tut for anything!
Gawd..
[10:43 am] looking at other possible CMSes at www.opensourcecms.com
Etomite looks okay.. role-based user, good design, good editing capability, image gallery
XOOPS? don't know much about it.. But I look at all these cool sites and I wonder.. maybe this is an easier one to implement..
Design of backend is crucial. It inspired the updaters. So
in that aspect, Etomite is the best one of all.
Ah hell.. I'll just install all of them.
[11:55 am]Etomite seems to be really easy to use and configure.
You make pages and then just click the parent page, and voila! the menu gets updated..
I'm gonna try XOOPS tho. If all fails, I can still revert to Etomite and make myself an easy CMS to use and maintain.
Thus have I found the goal for today... XOOPS learning.
http://xoopsdocs.net/modules/docs/en/xn-103/online/ch02.html
[1:39 pm] took a break.. almost back to learning.
[5:20 pm] cleaned the house for 2 hours, cuz heard someone will come over tomorrow. Back to learning.
[6:29 pm] http://www.macambridge.com/dummies/
good site to learn XOOPS.
[8:58 pm] finally know how to get things to show. Decided to show the menus, hardcoded, as that won't change for a while.
[10:03 pm] almost done with module selection.. Found out XOOPS can use Wordpress as a module!! amazing..
Just need to find a good article writing thingy..
[10:17 am] fuck.. I can't take more of this XOOPS bullshit.
Almost done with tuning it but CSS layer is giving me royal pain.. fuckin 100px!Q!
[11:02 am] FIXED IT! AHHAHAHA now to add more section shtuff..modules..
[12:22 pm] all the modules required to build this (save RSS) have been made.
Shopping capability will be made via whole separate CMS, and be shown in this site via RSS (thus the module)
Besides the RSS, all modules are in place and working.
Need to do: Integrated design of overall site, and template redesign of all
[skipped a day]
[6:06 am] back to work again: design integration, template redesigning, setting color scheme
for some reason smartsection started to create error when installed with wordpress. had to remove smartsection in search of better one..
[9:48 am] noticed all blog modules have a conflict with the articles module. Now, they have a conflict and bounce the login status right out, saying I have no access to the Blocks admin
So, I gave up and chose to just put Blog capability be in another Blog app, namely Tattertools - a really good blog app made in Korea (since this is a Korean site I didn't use Wordpress)
..Fuck that it won't install. APM errors. So I got myself a
koreanized Wordpress
....installed beautifully.
I have to edit a block so it would randomly show a story, with prev/next.. maybe for next edition of the site.
[12:15 pm] Okay. Made all links and organizations done. What needs to be done are now the overal design and some translation for modules(forum and what not)
color scheme I chose: http://beta.dailycolorscheme.com/archive/2006/09/04
[9:09 pm] been a couple days of despair. I found out it's only my fucked up server that is making xoops logout whenever you select blocks. I don't think I wanna contact my host tho - they charge $1 for each support tickets. MuthaFuckas.
...Which is why I decided to just cut the lost time and more frustration with xoops and my host to a minimal and just switch to Etomite. It seems like it's gonna be suitable for me.
I mean, I moved the blog to be handled by Wordpress already..
If I could make Etomite take care of image gallery, articles, and bbs, I'll be okay..
but FUCK.
[12:26 am]Well.. Etomite's layout is much better. Simpler tho.
The CMS puts database in id# to the database.
Modules are the 'Snippets': mostly used to access db using php. I guess the simplest is the best way to solve CMS.
This gives a lot of power for me, as I could install like a Zeroboard BB manager to manage each "sections of the website." That would be independent of the content management.. GAWD
But if I am able to make the articles thingy using PHP?
need:
sectional static content management
forum
articles capability
frontpage blocks a plus
[5:25 pm] on course with newly edited schedule.
development with ETOMITE is a BREEZE!!!!
Their layout and methodology is so crisp and clear.
Each "page" can have limitless positions of snippets, ie modules, and unlike the cumbersome XOOPS, snippets are actually "snippets" of php code.
Therefore, creating small teaser portions of the snippets for mainpage is also possible if the snippet supports it.
I love it! Albeit the template I am temporarily using screams of being a generic template.. I love how simple and elegant the backend portion of the CMS is.
[7:01 pm] gave up modifying EtoGal snippet to make a custom error page when image is too big. Wait.. I could do it if I check at that portion of the snippet.. hm.. wait a sec..
[8:22 pm]
FUCKIT. Too hard. My host is so stingy I guess. I'd have to actually go into php folder and manually change the limit upload size value.
Instead, I'll just go ahead and put this
(javasript to check size dimension of image when uploading - only possible in IE)
into my todo-list for later versions of the site.
current todo-list:
implement better articles method
image dimension js checking
prettier template that reeks more of originality
[9:53 pm]
Okay.. Articles section will be implemented by:
ListDocuments snippet, along with the Main article page, which lists, using ListDocuments, of all the sections in the article(Bio story)
BBS will be done using 제로보드 i guess.. now to get some dinner
[1:13 am]
Something wrong with DIV is messing the display of snippet.
It's pissing me off.
I mean isn't CSS supposed to help the design?
But then a slight error in layout makes drastically bizarre presentations and it just FUCKIN PISSES me off
CUZ I CAN'T FIND OUT WHY!!!
WHY DOES IT DISPLAY WELL WITH three columns and weirdly on one column! FUCK!
[7:22 pm] found out why. Problem was my edited version of a perfect css was wrong in that I ordered the DIVs wrong..
Looks nice. My website is finally FINISHED in terms of layout and what not.
Still gotta do refining touches on the overall look of it(color selection and stuff) but it's coming real nicely. It should be, I mean I am giving it almost a week's input now..
[2:00pm ] A GLORIOUS DAY
I have finally succeeded in finishing the layout part of the project.
Now I have everything working as I want!
HAHAHAHAHA
oh SHIT there was one more thing.. another DIV Portion error?!
me saaaad hahhaa
[9:40 pm] OK NOW ALL THE LAYOUT IS FINALLY DONE. I've decided the design is, well, okay. It doesn't hurt the eye.
Site ver 0.1 BETA is almost done!!!!
NOW FOR CONTENT UPLOAD AND USER ACTIVATION!
...
AND THAT's DONE TOO!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
[Open Source Adventure #1] Dad's Site
My dad wanted me to create a site for him.
I wanted to make it my first try to do it using all open source tools.
Might as well tell why I'm doing it?
Well I guess I am speaking on behalf of a group where they like
things more challenging, and a tad bit sensitive on the moral issues of
computing/IT field.
Well I guess I am speaking on behalf of a group where they like
things more challenging, and a tad bit sensitive on the moral issues of
computing/IT field.
And plus, it's something special. I stand out if I start supporting open source.
I like that idea. Standing out. And plus, if I do make the site look as professional
as those using pirated top-notch softwares - speaking of the college going part time
web developers - I can say I am a "superman"(Niche), and I like that idea.
Yup, so~ intentions aside, I will describe how I will ponder this meritable idea!
Oh and I do have to mention I never have even used these tools before hand.
So if I make a site that is awesome using them, I am going to be aroused and get high, immensely.
Yes my writing sucks.
Facts:
Site: www.onmorie.comTimeframe:
- 1st Milestone: within 24 hours - basic layout and rough draft goes online
- 2nd Milestone: within this week - Web 2.0 look and feel, redesigning.
Capabilities:
- Ease of backend management - i.e. uploading files, updating entries. Code-free mng.
- Blogging
- CMS
- Shopping Mall
- Forum
- Static hard data management
Tools I'll use:
1) Nvu:
best rated, of ones I know, webpage developing IDE-ish tool.Yes.. this platform independent piece of tool is thought to be the open-source counterpart of Dreamweaver. So let's see how good it'll be!
2) Gimp:
who wouldn't know this awesome counterpart of Photoshop.Singlehandedly the best in free graphic editing field, cross platform. Again, no deep experience with it.
3) FTP: Smartftp
Well.. I use this alot of times.
4) CMS: Drupal
It seems rightful that I start learning this thing already! One of the most recommended open-source Content Management System.==============================================================
So.. let's go on forth this adventure!!!
***update will be in a summation blog entry,***
after reaching the milestones.***
after reaching the milestones.***
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