Thursday 10 November 2005
IT was brought to my attention by Bill
of Minnesota, US
that the Firefox browser
has difficulty with the Javascripts that run from the Submit
Answer button. As a temporary solution, I have taken off the Document
Type Definitions from the beginning of each web
page which now allows the user's browser to determine
the results. The site now works satisfactorily with:
- Internet Explorer 4+
(With sound)
- Netscape 8.0.4 &
Firefox 1.0.7 (With
sound for Windows
XP / 2000 if using the Apple QuickTime 7 plug-in)
- Opera 8.5 (With
sound)
Netscape
Communicator 4.8 has major difficulties in
rendering
the site and
is thus not recommended as a browser. Konqueror, Safari,
Omniweb, Icab,
AOL and MacIE
have not yet been tested.
In Internet Explorer 4+ make
sure
the following is selected:
- Tools
- Internet Options...
- Security
- Advanced
- Play animations in
web pages Ticked
- Play sounds in web
pages Ticked
In Netscape 8.0.4 make
sure
the following is selected:
- View
- Rendering Engine
- Display Page Like Internet
Explorer Ticked
In Firefox 1.0.7 make
sure
the following is selected:
- Tools
- Options...
- Web Features
- Enable Javascript Ticked
- Advanced...
- Move or resize existing
windows Ticked
- Change images Ticked
In Opera 8.5 make
sure
the following is selected:
- Tools
- Preferences...
- Web Pages
- Advanced - Browsing
- New pages Always
maximize
- Show scroll bars Ticked
- Smooth scrolling Ticked
- Show tool tips Ticked
- Advanced - Content
- Enable sound in
Web pages Ticked
- Enable JavaScript Ticked
- Enable plug-ins Ticked
The sound in Weronika's
Game does give it the right mood but is
not essential. I will add more levels in the future.
To make sure that I am not making it too easy for anyone,
the later levels will get more difficult!
Wednesday 2 November 2005
WELL, it's starting to get colder here in London with
temperatures expected to drop to 8°C by tomorrow night.
But that hasn't deterred Andrew
of East London, UK
who rides his restored French 1966 VeloSoleX
S 3800 out into the
forests of Epping! You might even see him one Sunday
afternoon if you pass by Bert
Miller's Tea Hut near the Robin Hood roundabout
at High Beach, Epping Forest! Andrew has
managed to register his machine for the UK and would
like now to meet up with other VeloSoleX riders
in the East London /
Essex area for
rides out. I know that there are a few Solexistes among
you situated in central London but even if you can't
get out, how about dropping me a line so that I can
pass your email address on to Andrew
who I'm sure would be more than pleased to exchange
some emails.
Joel
Levine from Atlanta,
Georgia, US
has dropped me a line asking whether anyone
knows any more information about the new US registration
requirements for any 2-Stroke mopeds entering the country
from 1 January 2006. If anyone has any more info or
web-links, please send them to me and I can add them
here for the benefit of other Solexistes in the US.
I believe something similar is going to happen over
here in the UK. I will have to do a bit of research.
One link I have received so far is http://www.epa.gov/otaq/roadbike.htm.
I have been informed by one reader that she is literally going round in circles trying
to find the entrance to Weronika's
Game which is hidden on my website! Well,
the only clue I am prepared to give is that one needs
to 'search' a little...
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