On 2013-01-24 2:33 PM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> On 24.01.2013, at 10:10, Chris Cunnington 
> <smalltalktelevision at gmail.com <mailto: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:
>
>
Inner shadows. OK. I think I mocked up a version, when you'd created a 
complete gif. I'll go back and get yours.

> 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 ;)
260 Kbytes? I didn't notice. I'll use yours. And I'll remove some of the 
framing.
>
> As for proper attribution, a small-print footer in the lower right 
> corner should suffice (e.g. "graphic based on artwork by AMENAZAGFX").
OK. AMENAZAGFX it is.
>
> - 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.
>
>
>

If there is credit for the site being decent, and not my usual 
half-baked job, it goes to Bert. Posts like this have tempered the 
process to make better a product. But I'd be lying if I said they didn't 
take a little getting used to. :p

Chris
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