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Re: Two NEW nits
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Date: 
Sat, 17 Oct 1998 00:52:02 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpien@ctp.com> writes:

> Nit 1: Can you give me both a forward range, and a backward range? when on
> 300-349, there's nothing to go backward a chunk. And make the chunk size match
> what chunk size you're showing, in both directions (except don't go below 1,
> of course, in the reverse direction...)  (1)

I was thinking of putting those at the top & bottom of the table-listing as
"more..." for each direction, plus keeping the forward at the top...sound
ok?


> Nit 2: While viewing an article, can you give me both a post AND a followup
> "button"? (2) As it is now, I have to go to an article list to get a post
> button. Sometimes I don't want to post in the same thread, I may have thought
> of something that starts a new thread. For example this nit really ought to be
> a new thread by itself as it's not related to Nit 1.

oops, this was an oversight.  And to think I wrote code to make sure it
displayed one or the other and not both.  :-p


> 1 - hrm.. there may be weirdness in doing that chunk sizing... if I am using a
> chunk of 20, and walk back from 10-30 to 1-10, is the forward chunk size now 10
> instead? Not a big issue but does mess with ones sensibilities, especially if
> you're as A-R as me.

interesting


> 2 - and make the graphics different, of course. (3)

natch  :)


> 3 - Which reminds me, are those copyrighted images?

Yes, all original works.


> Your terms of use page
> should probably explicitly deny use of these images (and the LUGNET logo,
> although I'd LOVE to use it on a link back here from my pages) without express
> consent.

Good idea.

BTW, we're thinking about what to have in a special GIF for linkage and
stuff.


> Or are the images themselves copylefted?

No.  They're copyrighted.

--Todd



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  Re: Two NEW nits
 
(...) Forward == the direction I am going based on the sense of the two numbers? If so, yes. (...) That was fast, thanks. (...) Well, they're *different*, but (and I hate to nitpick a nitpick (1)) not *meaningful*. A second sheet of paper doesn't (...) (28 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Two NEW nits
 
(...) Nit 1: Can you give me both a forward range, and a backward range? when on 300-349, there's nothing to go backward a chunk. And make the chunk size match what chunk size you're showing, in both directions (except don't go below 1, of course, (...) (28 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)

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