July 23, 2007
On Track To 1.1
Here at mee.nu we have some cool stuff coming up with version 1.1, and I think it's time to tease you about it.
Wizardry
mee.nu will go to at least, oh, Web 1.7 as we add standard Ajax support. We'll be using the rather nifty mootools library plus some plugins to make your blogs faster and better and... Well, they're already as cheap as can be.
File Uploading
Uploading files one at a time can be a bit of a drag, so we have a solution for that coming too.
User Preferences
We'll be adding new template features so that you can customize your site according to user preferences and permissions, so that you can, for example, have user-selectable themes, or make a folder accessible only to your friends.
Documentation
Boring but necessary - more documentation is on the way.
Valid HTML
Another of those boring but necessary details: With the update we'll be making some changes to the templates to ensure they produce valid HTML 4.01 Transitional. At least until you add a Youtube video, anyway...
And... A Surprise Or Two
I can't tell you what they are, but trains and ships are involved.
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Wizardry
- Folder Wizard: Folders are the key to unlocking the power of mee.nu, but there are so many types and so many settings. The folder wizard will simplify creating categories, directories, user groups, archives, and all those other mysteries of life.
- Site Wizard: Want to add a forum to your site? Or a second blog? A journal, or a podcast, or a photo album? The site wizard will handle all the fiddly stuff for you.
- Layout Wizard: One column? Two columns? Three? Sidebar to the left or right? The layout wizard will automatically adjust your CSS and templates to make your site just the way you want it.
- Style Wizard: Pick and choose the elements you want - colours and fonts and images and shapes - to put together your own unique blog style.
mee.nu will go to at least, oh, Web 1.7 as we add standard Ajax support. We'll be using the rather nifty mootools library plus some plugins to make your blogs faster and better and... Well, they're already as cheap as can be.
File Uploading
Uploading files one at a time can be a bit of a drag, so we have a solution for that coming too.
User Preferences
We'll be adding new template features so that you can customize your site according to user preferences and permissions, so that you can, for example, have user-selectable themes, or make a folder accessible only to your friends.
Documentation
Boring but necessary - more documentation is on the way.
Valid HTML
Another of those boring but necessary details: With the update we'll be making some changes to the templates to ensure they produce valid HTML 4.01 Transitional. At least until you add a Youtube video, anyway...
And... A Surprise Or Two
I can't tell you what they are, but trains and ships are involved.
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Sounds great Pixy, your getting a lot of the features put in that I'm looking for! When do you think these items will start showing up?
Posted by: blackflag at July 27, 2007 06:35 PM (Mq5jS)
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They'll arrive in two parts - the first instalment early next week, and the second probably a week later.
That's with the exception of the surprises, which will follow two or three weeks after.
That's with the exception of the surprises, which will follow two or three weeks after.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 27, 2007 07:35 PM (PiXy!)
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You can see an example of how the results of the Style & Layout Wizards will come out here. I've also posted samples of the fonts available in the style builder: set one and set two.
There's another feature coming next week that some people might find... useful... but I won't spoil that one.
There's another feature coming next week that some people might find... useful... but I won't spoil that one.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 27, 2007 08:04 PM (PiXy!)
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Is it just me or are the smilies not showing up for any one else? At first I thought it might just be my page but no smilies are viewable on any of the mee.nu pages I have checked today.
Posted by: Raging Tachikoma at July 31, 2007 11:09 PM (3BRT6)
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Oops!
I moved the smilies server, and got the IP address wrong when I changed the DNS. I tested it, but I must have been hitting a cached copy in my proxy server.
Fixed now, though you might have to wait for the DNS change to propagate.
I moved the smilies server, and got the IP address wrong when I changed the DNS. I tested it, but I must have been hitting a cached copy in my proxy server.
Fixed now, though you might have to wait for the DNS change to propagate.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 01, 2007 02:13 AM (PiXy!)
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so how's it looking? new stuff coming along ok?
Posted by: blackflag at August 23, 2007 08:53 PM (Mq5jS)
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Nearly there. I got food poisoning earlier this month (not something I recommend!) which slowed things down a bit, but it's all back on track now.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at August 27, 2007 01:10 AM (PiXy!)
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