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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 05-31-2000 11:37 PM

Dustin, you are correct, of course.

I am using Netscape 4.7 on the Mac and haven't seen it so far, but will report if I do.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 06-01-2000 01:40 AM

The delay (or "fade in") was tracked down to the anti-bookmarking code I installed on the site. I have corrected it and tested it with different browsers and all seems fine now. Whenever you see curtains opening, THAT'll be a gimmick.

For those who are dying to know why, it is because many members would bookmark the forum directly and fail to check the main page of the site whenever they got an error message (in other words, as I am doing routine maintenance on the forum) and flood my email box thinking the entire site is down. As an added bonus, this forces everyone to see the "announcement" page. Sorry to anyone who doesn't like the anti-bookmarking thing. It was something that just had to be done.

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John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 06-01-2000 03:41 AM

Curtains? Now, THAT would be

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Michael Barry
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 584
From: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 06-01-2000 08:11 AM

Speaking of curtains opening, has anyone seen Criterion's DVD of the movie RUSHMORE? When you insert the disc, the first thing you see is curtains that promptly open to reveal the main menu.

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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 06-01-2000 08:46 AM

Brad:

Thanks. Your "fix" worked, and the "fade-in" delay is gone.

I DO miss the ability to directly bookmark a thread to share with others. Now I have to explain how to go through the menus to get to a particular thread. I understand your need to have flexibility in reorganizing/amending the URLs, and the hassles of having to respond when people can't find something.

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99

posted 06-01-2000 01:51 PM

Isn't there a button where you can e-mail a particular thread to somebody?

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Brad Miller
Administrator

Posts: 17775
From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 06-01-2000 02:15 PM

John,

I'm always open to any suggestions that will make the site more "organized". I hate looking at a web page for a solid minute to find the link I need.

Joe,

There sure is! First you highlight the text and then click: EDIT/COPY. Then open your email program and put the cursor in the text box and click EDIT/PASTE.
(Sorry, no direct link.)

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Randy Stankey
Film God

Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99

posted 06-02-2000 04:22 PM

Rats! I thought this thread was about somebody announcing that they'd be in a certain town on a particular day/time for a conference or something and they wanted to let everybody know where to go for drinks afterward!

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