It's a NEW Day!!

March 5, 2003 12:03 AM

Well, for the record, scrollbars are definitely the Drama Queens of the html/css world. They are so goddamn needy!!

You have all no doubt noticed the various phases of scrollbar drama here over the past week. First I set them up so they looked fine on Windows, but they were all screwed up on Mac . . . the text would crawl up under the right-hand scrollbar, becoming illegible (and no doubt causing some unpleasant chafing for the scrollbar).

So I fixed that, but the new scrollbar configuration "broke" my graphics in Windows, so that the sides of the green boxes didn't completely connect to each other.

Then I fixed that problem, but the only way I could manage to do it was to pull the scrollbars about 15 pixels out from the right-hand side of the display area. This was functional but looked kind of . . . stupid.

So for the record, scrollbars are now my BITCH. I have totally forced them to shut up and submit, and now they do exactly what I tell them to . . . they appear in a reasonably aesthetically pleasing manner on both Mac and Windows.

In Explorer, that is. Netscape apparently doesn't believe in inline scrollbars. Oh, well. Netscape is a whore.

And that reminds me of one very important design credit I neglected to mention before . . .

My Laptop.

This website was designed almost entirely on public transit, with my fabulous new iBook. I was even able to run the php scripts through the iBook's local OSX server while I was riding underneath the San Francisco Bay on the BART train . . . no live internet connection or remote server upload necessary.

Pretty cool.

One problem, though. I have owned my iBook for almost two months now, and it still doesn't have a name.

I've considered a few names, but I haven't found one that really fits.

So I appeal to the creative genius of my readers. Help me out! What do you think my iBook's name should be? What name would befit the beautiful instrument that is William Ted's digital sidekick, the Robin to my Batman, the Tonto to my Lone Ranger, the Macaulay Culkin to my Michael Jackson, the . . . uh . . . Snoop Dogg to my Jimmy Kimmel?

(OK. Forget those last two examples.)

Save this talented laptop from nameless obscurity!! Give it your best shot.

If I end up using the name you suggest, I promise to let you touch it.

The laptop, I mean.

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	March 5, 2003 12:03 AM Well, for the record, scrollbars are definitely the Drama Queens of the html/css world. They are so goddamn needy!! You have all no doubt noticed the various phases of scrollbar drama here over the past week. First I set them up so they looked fine on Windows, but they were all screwed up on Mac . . . the text would crawl up under the right-hand scrollbar, becoming illegible (and no doubt causing some unpleasant chafing for the scrollbar). So I fixed that, but the new scrollbar configuration "broke" my graphics in Windows, so that the sides of the green boxes didn't completely connect to each other. Then I fixed that problem, but the only way I could manage to do it was to pull the scrollbars about 15 pixels out from the right-hand side of the display area. This was functional but looked kind of . . . stupid. So for the record, scrollbars are now my BITCH. I have totally forced them to shut up and submit, and now they do exactly what I tell them to . . . they appear in a reasonably aesthetically pleasing manner on both Mac and Windows. In Explorer, that is. Netscape apparently doesn't believe in inline scrollbars. Oh, well. Netscape is a whore. And that reminds me of one very important design credit I neglected to mention before . . . My Laptop. This website was designed almost entirely on public transit, with my fabulous new iBook. I was even able to run the php scripts through the iBook's local OSX server while I was riding underneath the San Francisco Bay on the BART train . . . no live internet connection or remote server upload necessary. Pretty cool. One problem, though. I have owned my iBook for almost two months now, and it still doesn't have a name. I've considered a few names, but I haven't found one that really fits. So I appeal to the creative genius of my readers. Help me out! What do you think my iBook's name should be? What name would befit the beautiful instrument that is William Ted's digital sidekick, the Robin to my Batman, the Tonto to my Lone Ranger, the Macaulay Culkin to my Michael Jackson, the . . . uh . . . Snoop Dogg to my Jimmy Kimmel? (OK. Forget those last two examples.) Save this talented laptop from nameless obscurity!! Give it your best shot. If I end up using the name you suggest, I promise to let you touch it. The laptop, I mean. TRACKBACK (62)		Your Words vince March 5, 2003 11:05 AM You forgot to mention that Safari hates inline scrollbars too... But hopefully this will be fixed before the Beta is over. And for the record, I think you should name the ibook gladys.. Not sure why.. Maybe it is my obsession with Bewitched. See ya in a few hours... jhames March 5, 2003 12:17 PM Honey, I love the new design, regardless of the scrolling. But. You should call out the comments link just a little bit more, I associate the graphic with all the other heaers you created. Otherwise, c’est magnifique! Jeff March 5, 2003 02:06 PM Oh my, this is lovely. I'm all envious -- you truly are master of your domain. bran March 7, 2003 12:25 PM i suggest you name it sean and lovingly pet it each night before turning in.