Ryuu Blog

I'm sorry for my late blog posting.
I can't use my "productive computer" for internet related things at the moment. (I'm still waiting for my DSL connection here.)
Additionally my notebook crashed recently... (Still don't have an alternative one at the moment.)
So it's a little bit difficult last days. (I just use my sisters notebook with ISDN connection.)

But next days I will publish my next "real" posting.

Now I wanna use this posting for some short remarks.
At first I wanna thanks all visitors here. Recently I realised I had 20000 visitors since I started my Blog.
And now even more than 23000 visitors.
Thaaaanks a lot! I'm very happy!

It also seems there are much modifications and new features at Opera community. That's great! So thanks to all Opera cummunity administrators, too!
Well at the same time I fixed most new CSS bugs caused by the new Opera community layout/features. My design was broken suddenly. But it's no problem. Now it should work again.
I only made it "quick'n'dirty", so there are some CSS parts which I don't need anymore, but it works and is valid. I will clean my CSS file later (and fix last bugs) when I can use my productive computer again.

My last remark today.
The home button (on the left) now links to the english version of my private website. (Instead of German one). There I use the same design now, too. (For a more consistent layout.)
I planned these version like a blog related supplement. There you will also find more and new informations in future.

Best wishes,
Heiko


/* - Update: 31. March 2007 - */

Yesterday I noticed my design was also broken with Internet Explorer (IE). Well I use Linux so I noticed it too late. I'm sorry...
But I fixed the new bugs now. And I also have good news for IE users. I almost have full IE6 support now. Not full support like in my english website but much better than before. (Still experimental status).
I used some special CSS hacks to hide some CSS parts from other Browsers. I rolled out all CSS hacks in a second external CSS file. So the clean and valid CSS file is for all other Browsers and the other file (with some "dirty CSS parts") for IE6 only.

The menu is on the correct position and the menu buttons are transparent now. The background image is fixed and the text disappear correctly on the edge of the paper when you scroll up or down.
Only two things doesn't work. In contrast to the background the menu is not fixed and will disappear when you scroll down. Maybe I find a solution for that, but I can't promise.
Well it's difficult because IE6 supports "position:fixed;" only in the "body" tag... The fixed background is a trick only.
An other annoying problem is, IE6 render in "Quirks mode" here. This happen because of the XML declaration (<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>) in the XHTML code here... Well the declaration is ok because then it's really a 100% valid XHTML file, but then IE6 switch from "Standards Mode" into "Quirks Mode"... Blame Microsoft!
My home button also don't work, so I disabled it for all IE users.

There was also a little bug in my english website version. The background repeated again and again in IE. Now it should work, too.


/* - Update: 1. May 2007 - */

Next update. The menu is also fixed now and will not dissapear when you scroll down.
And my "home button" works in "About" page now. But not in "Blog" page.
I modified almost the whole "ie.css" file now. Unfortunately I need some "dirty" (means not valid) parts again.
There is only one problem: It works with Scripts only. When Scripts (Javascript etc.) are disabled in your IE, it doesn't work. Nothing is fixed then...
Well so far only two things doesn't work with IE6 now. My "home button" in "Blog" page and the "paper edge" on the bottom.
Well IE6 is really annoying!