[squeak-dev] squeak.org - next iteration - new error gif

Bert Freudenberg bert at freudenbergs.de
Thu Jan 24 20:31:50 UTC 2013


On 24.01.2013, at 12:05, Chris Cunnington <smalltalktelevision at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2013-01-24 2:33 PM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>> On 24.01.2013, at 10:10, Chris Cunnington <smalltalktelevision at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> http://box3.squeak.org:8624/error
>>> There is a nascent error message.
>>> 
>>> (If anyone is wondering about attribution for that image, I looked at the site it came from [1] and I do not see how it is supposed to be attributed. AFAICT, the maker has not indicated who they are or how they want to be attributed.).
>>> [1] http://www.officialpsds.com/Hole-in-Paper-3-PSD50497.html
>> 
>> It's great that you adopted my idea for the error page look. But it does not yet have that "ripped-open" feel, because in your version the inner shadows are missing, and the outer ones do not look smooth enough. Here are both for comparison again: 
>> 
>> <Mail Attachment.jpeg><Mail Attachment.jpeg>
>> 
>> IMHO the error page should not have any of the frames but just a plain background and the hole in the middle (the nav bar is fine on top). And maybe 260 KBytes for an error image is a bit much? Mine is 20 KByte. I'm old-fashioned I guess, a quarter mega byte seems large to me ;)
>> 
>> As for proper attribution, a small-print footer in the lower right corner should suffice (e.g. "graphic based on artwork by AMENAZAGFX").
>> 
>> - Bert -
>> 
>> PS: Perhaps proving my point above, the first version of this email bounced due to excessive size. Had to rescale your image, and save as jpeg.
>> 
>> 
> http://box3.squeak.org:8624/error
> 
> I've changed the gif. And it's much smaller. 
> I'll pull out the frames and background colors in the next rev. 
> 
> Chris


When I'm back home next week I could try and make this with your background color, which might be an even nicer effect than white. I like your color scheme better :) But I don't have the source file on my laptop with me right now.

- Bert -


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