Asymptomatic

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PageCat HTML Editor
October 03, 2002

I have added an HTML editor to the article editor of PageCat.  It's working out quite nicely.  I have a couple of features that I would like to add to it (for which I even have source code, just haven't integrated them yet), including a MS Word HTML cleanup script and a graphical table creator.

The MS Word thing is very handy.  If you've ever had to edit a web page someone else created in Word you know what I mean.  It puts all kinds of extra tags into the HTML that make it very hard to read.  It also uses all sorts of <font> tags, which are just yucky.  This script I stole from some other site has a bunch of regular expression replaces that do away with all of the Word yuckiness.

e-tools, test scores, urinal pucks
October 02, 2002

I’ve been thinking about Fluid software’s e-tools for D&D. It seems pretty comprehensive, although not as pretty as the original that came bundled with the Player’s Handbook. However, with output like this, you really can’t complain too much. (There are actually only two graphic files used throughout that entire page - very impressive.)

Anyway, I've been thinking of taking their sample HTML page (linked to above) and putting my character into it. And then I was thinking that it probably wouldn't be too hard to sprinkle some JScript into the thing to get it to be dynamic. Of course, I'm being a little bit crazy. Er... A lot crazy. But it seems like something that might be useful.

Vanguard, Economics, and PageCat
October 01, 2002

I was thinking today about an interview I had at Vanguard a few years ago. The place, even on first glance, was obviously not anywhere that I would enjoy working. But I continued on the interview, chalking it up to experience.

They had scheduled several people to interview me, and I was warned about one in particular regarding his attitude and tone. He was some kind of big shot that they had hired to do some VB work for them who worked for a magazine. As their "VB expert" he was elisted to do technical interviews on the day that I had mine.

I Love Roleplaying
September 30, 2002

Maybe it’s just the time of year that gets me thinking about it. Fall tends to have a particular smell that I associate with roleplaying. In years past, I have not usually been playing at this time of year, and suddenly get a craving for it. These days, I pay weekly, and I wish there was more time for it.

I've been thinking lately to develop a new format for Play By EMail so that players can respond in a one- or two-word command with the action that they would like their character to perform for that round. I just want a speedy response/resolution, because that tends to be my problem with the PBEM games. I don't get enough resoponses to continue, or by the time I do, I have lost interest. Maybe I have more problems that just speedy response... hmm.