I've added more options to the style of Links in Ink in the new Build 52 (http://www.markandtanya.us/scribbles/Build52.html). Now the width of the link borders can be adjusted or dropped down to zero (per iDorkas (http://idorkas.blogspot.com/)' request). The line style options now include dotted and double. More colors have been added. And I've reintroduced 50% opacity as an option for hovering over the links. This adds a good chunk of text to the code, but it looks cool.
That might be it as far as options go. Next Step: simplify customization.
Also, shout-out to Achim at tintenblog (http://www.tintenblog.de/). He's been using Build 52, but I couldn't tell because I read his blog through Google translator (he's German), which knocks out the Links in Ink code. Interesting discovery. [+/-] Hide/Show Text [+/-] Hide/Show Text
Sumocat, THANK YOU for adding transparency! I tried it and its awesome! :) I noticed the dashed lines are closer together for underlines...was starting to be fond of yellow underlines with colored digital ink! :)
Sumocat, I finally shook the rocks out of my head and figured it out. I use Inkgram to make the post to Flickr, then Build52 to ink it to the blog. It's all working great in Firefox too. www.texaswalker.blogspot.com
I tried and tried, but I can't get an image to show when I put its URL in the little box. I've tried several images, mine and others found on the web, even yours. I've tried two different computers and two different versions of IE.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Others are using Build 52, why not me??
Larry: it would help if I knew exactly how you were trying to do it. Otherwise, all I can say is paste the URL in the box and tap somewhere else to see the image. The URL should look something like this: http://www.markandtanya.us/scribbles/MoreoptionsaddedtoBuild52.jpg
Larry: I'll keep that in mind as an option, but with the ubiquity of tabbed browsing and the limitations of mobile browsers, I've found links automatically opening in new windows to be much more annoying than useful. In a full browser, opening a link in a new tab is simple to do by choice. On mobile browsers that can open multiple windows, multiple windows slow the system down. I'd much rather leave it up to reader choice than force it.
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Sumocat, THANK YOU for adding transparency! I tried it and its awesome! :) I noticed the dashed lines are closer together for underlines...was starting to be fond of yellow underlines with colored digital ink! :)
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iDorkas, at 2/05/2008 03:22:00 PM
Sumocat, I finally shook the rocks out of my head and figured it out. I use Inkgram to make the post to Flickr, then Build52 to ink it to the blog. It's all working great in Firefox too. www.texaswalker.blogspot.com
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Anonymous, at 2/13/2008 05:45:00 PM
Good to read. Just posted the news.
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Sumocat, at 2/13/2008 07:14:00 PM
I tried and tried, but I can't get an image to show when I put its URL in the little box. I've tried several images, mine and others found on the web, even yours. I've tried two different computers and two different versions of IE.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Others are using Build 52, why not me??
Thanks.
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Larry, at 2/16/2008 04:45:00 PM
Larry: it would help if I knew exactly how you were trying to do it. Otherwise, all I can say is paste the URL in the box and tap somewhere else to see the image. The URL should look something like this: http://www.markandtanya.us/scribbles/MoreoptionsaddedtoBuild52.jpg
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Sumocat, at 2/16/2008 04:50:00 PM
Ah, thank you.
I was trying it with the keyboard on my TC1100 and the keyboard on the desktop. So I hit the "Return" after entering the URL.
Clicking outside does of course work, but I wouldn't have gotten it in a million years.
Thanks again for your help.
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Larry, at 2/16/2008 05:38:00 PM
Larry: You're the second person to assume you need to hit enter after pasting in the URL. I'll have to update the directions to avoid that.
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Sumocat, at 2/16/2008 05:47:00 PM
Hmmm... let me also suggest (for the future) an option to open links in a new window. I prefer to use target="_blank" so that users remain on my site.
So on my first (now successful) try, I just inserted it into the code myself.
Once again, big Thanks for this.
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Larry, at 2/16/2008 07:17:00 PM
Larry: I'll keep that in mind as an option, but with the ubiquity of tabbed browsing and the limitations of mobile browsers, I've found links automatically opening in new windows to be much more annoying than useful. In a full browser, opening a link in a new tab is simple to do by choice. On mobile browsers that can open multiple windows, multiple windows slow the system down. I'd much rather leave it up to reader choice than force it.
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Sumocat, at 2/17/2008 01:00:00 PM
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