Explicitly Me v2
Posted on Friday, February 10th, 2006 at 23:47.
I have upgraded to WordPress 2.0.1 and now proudly introduced the Explicitly Me mulligan.
Version 2 of Explicitly Me is the layout that I wanted from its inception. I am working on a brand new theme (especially now that my hair is buzzed), but couldn’t leave this theme undone.
The columns are centered horizontally and vertically. You can use your scroll wheel instead of a stupid JavaScript scroller.
JavaScript is still used to modify the DOM because of limitations with CSS. My site still won’t work in Internet Explorer and I still couldn’t care less. Get a better browser.
I am aware that Safari and Opera has issues with absolutely positioned Flash movies. I couldn’t find a fix. Actually, Safari 2.0.2 works fine. It’s the .0.1 update to the latest Safari that has the problem. This appears to be a bug when using the Flash 8 plug-in and these browsers.
Does anyone know of a way to have a JavaScript function called when the browser window size changes? That would help fix another potential problem.
I moved the Google Ads inside each story. This cuts down my ad exposures by half, but provides a better aesthetic.
Feel free to leave comments / suggestions.
Muuuuuuch better! Java scrolling was especially bad for photos–impossible to see some photos in their entirety without opening in a new window….
A lot better. With this one I can use the scroll wheel on my mouse.
I’m digging the new scrolling thing. Unfortunately my trackball doesn’t have a scroll wheel, so I have to do it the old fashioned way with the “down” key. But it’s cool.
BTW, I thought I’d check out your site using IE just for kicks, to see how crappy it really is. What TRASH! My golly, it’s one thing to know the facts about IE’s problems, but it sure is a lot more fun to see them firsthand and then be able to laugh with glee as you close the window and see trusty ol’ Firefox running smoothly beneath it =)
Also, there is new comment spam protection. You must enter my first name (“Jeremiah”) for your comment to be posted.
Still a few problems in Opera. Your Ad Sense ads scroll outside your rectangle. Also, Opera by default identifies as MSIE 6, so some Opera users might be confused by your error message. I primarily use Safarai, but have been playing with Opera to see how I like it as an alternative to Firefox for sites that do not work right in Safarai.
Opera identifying as Internet Explorer is not my problem. If Opera doesn’t identify as a better browser, its users deserve to get a warning page.
Opera 9 Beta 2 displays the Google Ad correctly and appears to identify as itself by default.