Okay, so before I started messing with the actual site templates for the rebuild, I oh-so-cleverly just did a backup of everything on all Moveable Type controlled ME-hosted sites. I’m going to start a total site mirror right after I finish this post (which I certainly don’t do frequently enough these days) and go to bed and hope it works. I’ve got sketches of the new site interface, and I just spent several hours working with the new search functionality built into MT so that when I go to put search fields on every page, they’ll work the way I expect them to. Unfortunately, the thing I wanted to be able to do with it most is not an option in the current version of the software, even with creepy Teel-workarounds, without completely re-writing the Search module of MT. Still, it will allow you to search through everything on ME, including (after I go through and manually update every single comic-related entry on the site) text in comics.
Here’s a fun thing: if you type something like “so much pressure” or “writing a novel” into the search field on the Main FYTH page, it will only give you results from my entries here on FYTH. But from the Search Results page, search entries for the same phrase, and you’ll see that it finds results across everything all over ME, including the one comic I updated. Neat, eh?
Anyway, I think the new design will be easy to use, and will not tax the servers as much as the current design, reducing the risk of errors (I hope). I’m thinking of making it backwards-compatible with older browsers, too, though I don’t really have any way to test that with my current setup. The first version may or may not support the color switched styles of the current version of ME, but a version certainly will eventually. Depends on how things go.
Now, I’m off to double-backup, and hopefully off to sleep. I’m supposed to meet Art to see Star Trek Nemesis at 4:10 at the Centerpoint in Tempe. I hope I wake up in time. Zoe, you’re welcome to join us, if you’re not on the other side of the world at the time. Heck, anyone’s welcome to join us. It’s not like we rented out the theatre.
My boss is a dumbass. So yesterday he called me at 6:00pm and tried to send me to the sw most corner of the state, 5-6 hours 1 way drive easy. I politly told him that I was unable to work overtime today, and not on standyby and would not be able to work. He said that was ok, and not unreasonable that I would not be able to work OT on friday. So this morning he sends me to thatcher to do a server rebuild, saying that its closer, and as long as I dont eat lunch and only spend 2 hours total rebuilding the server I wont get any overtime. I wonder what planet my boss is from. Just so you know, thatcher is about 3-4 hour drive from here. Bleh.
My boss is a dumbass. So yesterday he called me at 6:00pm and tried to send me to the sw most corner of the state, 5-6 hours 1 way drive easy. I politly told him that I was unable to work overtime today, and not on standyby and would not be able to work. He said that was ok, and not unreasonable that I would not be able to work OT on friday. So this morning he sends me to thatcher to do a server rebuild, saying that its closer, and as long as I dont eat lunch and only spend 2 hours total rebuilding the server I wont get any overtime. I wonder what planet my boss is from. Just so you know, thatcher is about 3-4 hour drive from here. Bleh.
Since this appears to be the thread where we post unrelated comments, I would like to state that Easyspace can suck any one of my toes it chooses. SUCK IT UNTIL YOU GROW THINGS IN YOUR MOUTH THAT OUGHT NOT BE THERE!!! Well, maybe remove your mouth from my toe shortly before that happens.
I am unhappy with their service for the first time in the three years of service I’ve received from them.
Damnit.
Since this appears to be the thread where we post unrelated comments, I would like to state that Easyspace can suck any one of my toes it chooses. SUCK IT UNTIL YOU GROW THINGS IN YOUR MOUTH THAT OUGHT NOT BE THERE!!! Well, maybe remove your mouth from my toe shortly before that happens.
I am unhappy with their service for the first time in the three years of service I’ve received from them.
Damnit.