NightmareWeaver.

The Tutorial

This weeks lesson started with a new topic - Dreamweaver. It all started good, the instructions were laid out fine and the topic was really easy to follow. Then i couldn't follow them at all. I couldn't find one of the options and due to a typo, my web page wouldn't load. It turned out that there was an issue with the tutorial sheet as it was constructed for a previous version of Dreamweaver and the lab's pc's are running the later one. I found this very frustrating as at first i thought the problem was me (again) and its a good job that Andreas was there to fix things as i would have been in this mess all day.


The Lecture

This week Daniel talked about the role of text within multimedia. We looked at the rules of point sizes and how they work in relation with eachother on a document. I have to admit i thought point sizes meant the size of the font. I didn't know that they actually mean the physical space taken up on the page instead. That was an eye opener. Then Daniel moved onto how as developers we will have to be carefull how we make a webpage. If we have no knowledge at all of the subject matter and have to produce a website for a paying customer it may all turn ugly as the designing we do may be out of sync with the content. I also found out that Daniel wants to start an Elvis Funeral Business!!! Oh My God.

Here are some popular Elvis Songs for the wake.

• CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE (oh sh*t i did!!)

• CRYING IN THE CHAPEL (Tight sod didn't leave me a bean)
  

• NEARER MY GOD TO THEE (Only if youve been good)
  

• SHE WEARS MY RING (The bitch)
  

• THE LAST FAREWELL (Until the enbalming)
  

• THERE'S NO TOMORROW (Not where he's going)
  

• THEY REMIND ME TOO MUCH OF YOU (And they aint angels - you work it out)
  

• THINKING ABOUT YOU (Wait till you read the will, Bitch)
  

• THIS IS LIVING (Are you taking the piss?)

• THIS IS MY HEAVEN (How do i get this coffin lid open?)
  

• WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES (Not as if i need em now is it?)
  

• WAY DOWN (This hole in the cemetary)

• YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE (Now you've remarried you bitch!)

• IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN' ( You shut the coffin lid on my pecker!!!!)

• INHERIT THE WIND - it is a well known fact that corpses can fart for up to 72 hours after the time of death!!!!
  

There we are Daniel. If you need any more i can keep them coming.

The Reflection.

When i am usung a software package i need to make sure that the relevent documentation is for its version. With software companies though this may be hard. We have Adobe CS3 at the moment. Theres a platinum version of this, an enterprise version of that. Version 8, 7, 6, 11..... Its a never ending spiral with only one benefactor - the software companies themselves. I mean are you going to upgrade your development software suite to the latest version every year? And what for? maybe a few extra icons and a different colour background. No wonder illegal filesharing has become the norm. I will be spending some time over the next few weeks playing with dreamweaver in the house in my spare time and in uni time. It looks good. Just need to buy the right book for it though.

ss out.