Blogger Changes Html

It seems Blogger has once again changed things up ~ this time they've completely revamped their Html interface, so if you've been trying  use my tutorial How to: Setup and Adjust the Picture Window Template, or just working in the Html area of your blog, then you've notice things looking... well... entirely different...

new view

It's kind of like going to sleep with this...

photo credit - Leandro Cavinatto stock.xchng 

and waking up with this...

photo credit - Ehsan Namavar stock.xchng 

I get that change is nice but is it really necessary??

Ok, so my example is  a bit over-the-top but let's face it... after the fiasco of Blogger's "updates" last year and all the recent glitchiness with their interface, it's enough to make any Blogger want to packup and move to Wordpress.

Blogger seems quite proud of their revamp and boast it's newly improved functionality in this posting from Blogger Buzz. Here's the direct link: http://buzz.blogger.com/2013/04/improvements-to-blogger-template-html.html  And while these changes may be the cat's meow down the road, for now it means a boatload of unexpected work while I revamp the set of tutorials I just finished rewriting. *le sigh*

Sooooo... I'm currently working on some rewrites and will make an announcement once the changes have been published.

Best~

The Inner Workings

My son and I were perusing websites last night having a wonderful conversation all about movement, html coding, and Flash. I know, I know... it sounds really boring and technical until you hear about the possibilities...

Case in point ~ Imagine this lovely banner from the Always, Queenie Believe theme 'coming to life'...

Scrolling your mouse over objects on the stage they would appear to light-up or hovering over the title ~ applause and cheering could be heard coming to a crescendo and then fading off in the distance.

I have this personal wishlist of skills that my mind drools over ~ like this Flash based banner on my friend Rainey's blog or the whimsical drama created when you move your mouse over this heading found on the Dezignus blog ~

go ahead, try it... it's fun to play!

These concepts really aren't that far off from the section of footlights I created to light-up just below Always, Queenie Believe's banner but the skill set to achieve them lay just outside my current abilities.

I honestly don't see these dreams as any different than my friends who are planning their gardens to bloom at just right time throughout the season or the three dimensional scrapbooking technique they just haven't had time to explore yet. They're all daydreams that fill our minds while standing at the kitchen window sipping our morning coffee with no squirrels in sight. *sigh*

For now they may remain a smattering of daydreams my mind drools over in excitement but who knows ~ one day you may just see one of my banners come to life on a blog near you (or even yours). Wishing you all a wonderful weekend~

Enjoy~