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

Since this is a banner and is still within the filesize limits it makes no odds.

I'm happy with it, we're just waiting for Clive now.

Amy the Ant

Art Manager for

I'm free.


sorry - couldn't resist.

You called? *snaps a salute* >

Are you happy with the new graphic? Is the article ready so that it can be uploaded and blobbed on Wednesday morning? How long has your hair been that shade of pink, Clive?

Ever since that unfortunate incident with formaldahyde - but let us never speak of this again.

Very happy thanks. MO for and Tent duties a true genius!

I'm working on the story now actually. Still got a bit more text to work in and then I'll need to proof it (like standardise some of the style of coding: whenever somebody speaks, I italicise it - sometimes I've forgotten so I would like to go back and correct things like that.)

I'll need to quickly review the cast list and remove any advanced plot-spoilers (something that dawned on me last weekend)

And then credit all researchers who took part and send it over piece-meal to Shazz. Which remidns me - I can't remember how you wanted me to send it.
Will a text file of the GuideML be alright?

*reads 's post again*

You want it for Wibble??? erk - I'll try.

This Wibble, or some future Wibble... it makes no difference really but if the graphic is needed for this Wibble then DoctorMO needs to know.

Right I see.

I hastened myself a bit and I think I've got the Cast List about done.

I've used the old storytime banner design on that one - but as part of this process if the new one is ready for blobbing might as well make a start of it. give me a second to finish uploading the GuidemL and I'll be back to furnish you with a link...

A text file is fine Clive. Notepad is good - just don't use 'Word' proper as it garbles the commas.

About starting the series - I believe that 'Quest' is rapidly nearing an end - I think one, maybe two weeks, so I would prefer to wait until then to start a new series. We could, however, get the graphic blobbed for next week so that we can create the archive page.

Thanks to MO and Amy for persevering with this and you Clive for your continued support for <./>ThePost</.>

shazz

A pleasure always.

Big group For s and editors

The timing is up to you as always boss. I'll try and have the coding finished soon and myself and legion want to tag on a few last posts to finish it off and point to the next one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A685398
Here is the cast list for you to review...scream if you want anything fixing and then I'll e-mail it you haste!

And just so you know - I'm looking forward to seeing this one in print more than the last one - I think the whole story arch and the characters are much improved upon. It's still built on the cumilative postings of random researchers but there is more a sense of coherence about their collective efforts.

The cast list looks great! Not too sure about the large gaps and I spotted a few s/p's which I can easily fix, but otherwise it works very well.

I am making myself wait to read the actual adventure because I like a good suspensful story.

shazz

Ah good we'er all happy then, I got them uploaded to ftp. and I can't wait either s

-- DoctorMO --

Unfortunately, the server decided not to send my last big update of code and I lost a good 3 hours worth of work this morning.

Having taken some time to cool off, I'm about ready to sit at the keyboard again without harbouring the faint desire to beat the monitor with it.

The big gaps in the cast list were designed deliberately - the idea was that you could 'navigate' the page using the links at the top. There are enough gaps between each biog that when you click on the link you should noyl be able to see the details of the person you called up - whereas before there were other details from other characters intruding above and below - which IMO just looked messy.

Clive.

Do you not write it in notepad and save it or are you typing it into H2G2?

-- DoctorMO --

Doing both but that bit I was typing straight into h2g2 - more fool me, huh?

There. All done. got back to where I'd done to this morning.

Oh well, I hope the lessen is learned?

-- DoctorMO --

Probably not.

To err is Human. But to really foul things up requires a computer.

Oh, like a cyborg? or just like a nerd?

-- DoctoRMO --

Moving into the final stages of the coding now. we are into the post-fonale closing scene bits.

Then I'll do all what I said before regarding going back and generally tidying up but the large body of actual work will be done soon. (say end of the week maybe? )

any time now?

-- DoctorMO --