From: Mark A. Siefert <cthulhu@c...>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 00:43:19 -0600
Subject: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
Hello: I've just finished an update to the UFTWWWP. Instead of rambling off a
list of what's new, I think you all should just drop down and see what I've
done yourselves. Just one thing: There is a new URL:
http://www.uwm.edu/~cthulhu/FT/index.htm
Let me know what you think.
From: Allan Goodall <agoodall@a...>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 03:39:40 GMT
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 00:43:19 -0600, "I had no idea that Jay Leno's > chin had such magical powers." <cthulhu@csd.uwm.edu> wrote: > I've just finished an update to the UFTWWWP. Instead of Looks good, Mark. A very nice, clean design. It looks MUCH nicer than your old pages, and they weren't too bad themselves. Two things to check. First, the headings on each subsidiary page are cut off at the top. That is the Computer Files heading is missing the top three-quarters when the page is first loaded. When I highlight the text by dragging, it shows up with no problem. Now, this may NOT be a problem with your page. I just got a new computer and it came preloaded with Internet Explorer 4. IE4 may be the culprit. Second, I checked out your source code and you have the headings listed as Liquid Crystal. I presume that is the liquid crystal display font that looks a lot like the type face used on Full Thrust and More Thrust. Because I don't have that font on my machine, the page headings come out in a plain, italicized serif font. Unless you make the headings graphics, most people won't see them as you intended. Mind you, the default font is clean enough that the page looks just fine in a regular old font. By the way, where did you get that background? It's one of the BEST starfields I've ever seen on a web page. Nice work!
From: Thomas Heaney <Thomas@k...>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 17:56:41 +0000
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
In article <34c17728.33654223@smtp1.sympatico.ca>, Allan Goodall <agoodall@sympatico.ca> writes > By the way, where did you get that background? It's one of the BEST I dont know where Mark got it from, but I stole that background from someones Traveller page about a month ago and put it onto my FT page.:)
From: PCARON <Pcaron@c...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 09:16:29 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
> On Sun, 18 Jan 1998, Thomas Heaney wrote: > In article <34c17728.33654223@smtp1.sympatico.ca>, Allan Goodall :) > -- How do you get the background image? I know how to get a picture but I don't know how to tell Netscape that I want to download the background picture. Pete
From: Jon Davis <davisje@n...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 13:15:49 -0500
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
Mark, Your spell checker works great on your pages...:)
You're back again to the American 'Traveler' spelling.
It would also be helpful to change the title from
'The Unofficial Full Thurst Page'
to
'The Unofficial Full Thrust Page'
Unless, of course, you're now receiving support from
Coca-Cola and Pepsi. : )
From: Los <los@c...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 10:38:40 -0800
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
> PCARON wrote: > > I dont know where Mark got it from, but I stole that background from Well if you are using Navigator and win95, all you have to do is right click on the background and the last optiona at the bottom of the menu is Save Background as....
From: Mark A. Siefert <cthulhu@c...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 12:39:07 -0600
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
> Jon Davis wrote:
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Every time once in a while I get an E-Mail from someone who
tells me
that the title to this game is T-R-A-V-E-L-L-E-R. After I change it, I
get an e-mail telling me that it spelled T-R-A-V-E-L-E-R. MAKE UP YOUR
MINDS!!!!!!!!!!
From: Jon Davis <davisje@n...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 14:23:02 -0500
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
Gee... I guess the best way to check it out would be to check the spelling at the Imperium Games homepage, the publishers of the Traveller RPG system. http://www.imperiumgames.com/main.html
From: Stuart Ford <smford@e...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 13:52:06 -0600
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
> Mark, It's TRAVELLER... right on the Book 0 cover =) > -- Only to generate a bit more conflict,
From: Brian Bell <bkb@b...>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 12:22:14 -0800
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
> How do you get the background image? I know how to get a picture but First view the page sourcer the line: <BODY TEXT="#FFFFFF" BGCOLOR="#000000" LINK="#FF0000" VLINK="#FF9900" ALINK="#FFFF00" BACKGROUND="http://www.uwm.edu:80/~cthulhu/FT/deepspac.jpg"> Where it says BACKGROUND= tells the file name that is used as the background image. Enter the address in your web browser: http://www.uwm.edu:80/~cthulhu/FT/deepspac.jpg Right-click on the image (WIntel) or click and hold on the image (Mac OS). Then select "Save Image As" from the pop-up menu.
From: Allan Goodall <agoodall@a...>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 00:37:13 GMT
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 12:39:07 -0600, "Ahh... Arrogance and stupidity > all in the same package. How efficient." <cthulhu@csd.uwm.edu> wrote: > You're back again to the American 'Traveler' spelling. Okay, I'm dating myself, but the original box (plus all the old supplements I've held onto for nostalgia sake) spell it "Traveller". I remember reading a review where an American mentioned the "spelling mistake" and being perplexed. "'Traveller?' What spelling mistake?" The word "traveller" is spelled with two "l"s in the UK (and Canada) and with one "l" in the US. However, as it is a title, it has to be spelled "Traveller" regardless of the country. Funny enough (and completely off topic), Microsoft Word's spell checker says that "traveller" is spelled incorrectly even though I have it set for Canadian spelling. Canadian spelling is a weird mix of US and UK spelling. Example: UK: tyre, centre, programme, organisation, magasine US: tire, center, program, organization, magazine Canadian: tire, centre, programme, organization, magazine
From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 08:45:50 +0000
Subject: Re: UFTWWWP Update: 1-17-98
[snip] > Funny enough (and completely off topic), Microsoft Word's spell No, it is MAGAZINE for us Brits as well, Allan....