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25/09/05

New look for Blog

Permalink 01:41:43 pm, Categories: Web Design, 173 words  

I've just changed the CSS for the blog - just before University starts! Ben said he had a new design he had to get round to creating and I said I'd probably make a new design for my site before the new year started and I've made it! Now to see if he makes his "CSS: Reboot" deadline.

There may be some areas that aren't working quite right at the moment (I know some of the areas need a bit more padding and the body background doesn't quite seem to be sitting perfectly) but what you see is pretty much what it is going to look like. Thanks to Studio 28 and their Fatal IE Windows XP Visual Style for giving me the idea of the nice subtle fade effect.

Update: OK, so the background problem was actually a problem with the background image (damn Photoshop and its laters, I thought they were merged!) Everything else looks fine at the moment. If anyone spots anything that looks odd/old-style-blue, then comment here or contact me :)

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Comment from: Ben [Visitor] · http://ben-ward.co.uk
Hi Stu,

Nice work on the design. I don't know if mine will be ready. I've discovered some new nice things in TextPattern that leaves me wondering if I want to reconsider Wordpress again.

B2 is getting some big upgrades soon, too. They've released 0.9.1, which they reckon is 3x fast and should be a clean upgrade over what you've got. It could be worth you grabbing. 0.9.2 is the ‘big one’ for them, since it will kinda determine whether the project has much of a future against Wordpress, TxP and Expression Engine etc.
Permalink 26/09/05 @ 22:27
Comment from: IBBoard [Member]
0.9.1? not actually sure which version I'm using :D I might wait for 0.9.2 though, depending on how long they plan it for. Hopefully they'll be as useful as phpBB and offer DIFF files - much better way to do it when you've got a few mods or minor filtering changes to the code :)

Never heard of TextPattern though - typical that it's going to distract you, though :D
Permalink 27/09/05 @ 09:46

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