pleased to have just discovered an official Tumblr app. just testing it out..
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk — not as unwise people but as wise…
— Ephesians 5:15 (HCSB)
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear
— Ephesians 4:29 (ESV)
Android App
The Kite Runner
Kirsty and I watched the Kite Runner the other day. The film was ok. But what really impressed me was the intro credits. All the names and titles etc. were presented/disguised in elaborate Arabic-esque script which then all the elaborations and lines were smoothly animated to reveal the actual English. Call me sad, but it was quite exciting seeking what each screen would morph into. Here’s a few screen grabs:
A Quick PHP Script
In order to be able to post code here on this blog, I just wrote a quick PHP script which uses regular expressions to replace all < and > with html codes > and <. So, here’s the script:
<?php
if ($_POST) {
$code = $_POST['code'];
$newCode = preg_replace('/</', '&lt;', $code);
$newCode2 = preg_replace('/>/', '&gt;', $newCode);
echo "<pre>"; print_r($newCode2); echo "</pre>";
}
?>
<html>
<head><title>Code Formatting</title></head>
<body>
<form action="" method="post">
<p><textarea name="code" id="code" cols="50" rows="20">enter code here</textarea></p>
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" /></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
The code makes a simple form into which you copy and paste your php or html. It then parses it and prints out a Tumblr-friendly copy which you then paste into your post between <pre> tags, and baba-bing…
PS: the code is online here: www.beautilitydesign.co.uk/code/code_format.php
Just testing a quick php script
<html>
<head>
<title>Code Formatting</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="" method="post">
<p><textarea name="code" id="code" cols="50" rows="20">enter code here</textarea></p>
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" /></p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
A Few Ground Rules (my first rant!)
What does my head in a little bit with design blogs is the lack of original material. How many blog posts have you gone to thinking they look interesting and all you find is a link…to a link…to a link…to something interesting.
So, this is my ground rule: this blog may not be the most popular, or the best (you may not even think it’s good!) but it will be original.
I’ll only posts links when I think they’re especially good. Other than that, it will be my blog; not a link to someone else’s! I’ll write my own posts, tutorials, provide my own images etc.
I hope you enjoy my own original entry into the design blogging universe.
Welcome to my play ground!
Currently…
Working on a new Valley Church website at the moment.
Also, conjuring up some exciting concept sites that I want to put together to see if they work and what anyone things.
I’m trying to think about what no one expects a website to do; websites that work in unexpected ways…ideas welcome
Tumblroid
Just playing with Tumblroid.
