h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Since changing from alabaster to goo I'm finding it more difficult to bring up the Who's Online box. I don't know if that's just coincidence - any suggestions? Thanks

I'm also having a problem animating smileys. Even when I copy someone's instructions exactly I still get problems. Any completely foolproof instructions? I'm feeling foolish

Animating smileys?

Umm you can't - at least not in forums.

On your homepage you can using the <SMILEY TYPE="rocket"/> tag but that's getting disable soon apparently.

Goo loads more slowly than alabaster so that's probably the reason for your first question. But hey, it looks soooooo much better that it's worth it. imho of course

Thanks for that about the smileys - I'll try it out soon. As for the Who's Online - it sometimes works just once and then not again - is that usual?

Yeah that is usual for me. I tend to use the "whose on line"" box as little as possible for just this reason. But on the other hand I use AOL as my browser so I suppose I deserve all the problems I get heaped upon me

Shame about the tag. Actually there is a community campaign here abouts to preserve it, always supposing that the italics ARE ACTUALLY TAKING ANY NOTICE OF US

(sorry needed to get that off of my chest )

Are you sure that it's not there. If you leave Who's Online, it'll stay in the background, and won't popup if you press it again.
It might be a background window without the focus!

Or even:
I once tried a program which claimed to speed up net access by cutting down on all the advert banners and popup window. This took Who's online out completely! Are you running any of these type programs?

Jonny

Don't you find that h2g2 slows down considerably occasionally or that your own network hangs?

It's this he's talking about I would guess. Then the Who's Online list turns into '404-error server could not be found' and then stays that way.

*doesn't take any notice of GreyDesk*



Don't worry, we're going to be moving on to the discussion of GuideML 1.0 very soon... and we haven't made up our minds about MARQUEE yet. But we're also not getting involved until we've got the time to make a decision, and it ain't yet...

A big THANK YOU to GreyDesk, Jonny et al.. All is well except one strange little sheep who keeps running backwards!! any suggestions?????

You need to add a direction for the marquee - try testing this page by Twinkle: <./>A615962</.> eh?

What about thanking H2G2 Support, just because its not a real name doesn't mean its not a real person. Don't be cruel.

Titania's right, the last line on your space:
"<SMILEY TYPE="sheep"/>"
Should be:
"<SMILEY TYPE="sheep"/>"
That should do the trick!

Jonny

SORRY I couldn't remember the names of all the helpful people on the page, so you were included in the 'et al.' I didn't mean to be cruel. Will you forgive me if I ? Pleeeeeeeeeeeese.

Thanks for that, Jonny and H2G2 Support. My sheep now runs from left to right and looks a lot er. I tried giving him a friend, but expected them to play 'follow-the-leader' not go trotting along side by side. Any suggestions please?

Not sure, but you could try something like this:

<SMILEY TYPE="sheep"/><SMILEY TYPE="sheep"/>

Might work - but we're no expert on the tag, as we tend not to use it.

Thanks for the suggestion - 'fraid it didn't like it.

Is this what you mean?:
<SMILEY TYPE="sheep"/>
<SMILEY TYPE="sheep"/> BYE FOR NOW!<smiley TYPE="sheep"/>

Note spacing after first smiley! To keep the sheep in phase.

Jonny

Thanks for that info. My page is being overrun with sheep