Re: Web Animation and Sound Advice Sought

C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre. "$Zero"
<zero@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> led the charge, yelling:

Dr Zen wrote:

"$Zero" <zero@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> led the charge, yelling:

Web Animation and Sound Advice Sought

anyone here got any tips on adding animation and
sound to your website?

i'm looking for the simplest way possible.

using raw HTML coding (windows notepad-generated).

Do you know any DHTML?

not yet. just basic HTML.


No JS at all? You need some JS to do what you're after, I think.

i handcode in microsoft notepad text files.

Yes, so do I.


i have a brandnew copy of Frontpage still shrinkwrapped in the box, but
i'd rather build things from the ground up. it helps my creativity
develop.

It's up to you how you do it but without JS, you're not going to do
it.


i was considering buying Dreamweaver, etc., but right now i just want
to handcode it all.

here's what i'm trying to accomplish:

upon someone landing on my website, i want to:

1] automatically toggle a few jpegs

Easy.

i would assume so. but what are the tags for it?

There aren't any. You'll have to use JS.


can i get them at w3schools.com? probably.

but which ones would YOU recommend?

Have a look at the code for my blog. It picks quotes. You'd use
similar code for a slideshow of images.



Do you mean pick one at random or go through a slideshow
type thing. Either way, it's easy enough.

slideshow.

though naturally, i'd like to know the other as well.

2] have a sound file play in the background

Easy. But fucking annoying. Don't do it.

was it it annoying?

Because anything that makes a noise or flashes is annoying on a
website. Music is particularly annoying. If you insist, include a
highly visible way of switching it off. Personally, I immediately ***
off any website that makes uninvited music at me.


anyway, this is for a multimedia type presentation.

audio is a good thing in that circumstance.

Not if it's unbidden.


automatically, as soon as someone lands on the site.

also, i'd like to use very low resource-hog ways to do
this in order to be compatible with as many browsers/
users as possible. unless, are broadband connections
the only feasible way for soundfiles?

Not if the soundfiles are very low fi.

how low? what frequency range? like telephone quality?

Very low. It's not to do with frequency but to do with sample quality.
As low as possible so that the resulting file is very small.


that'd be fine.

yes, i know, research it myself. i am.

i'm just looking for a few tips from anyone here who
already has some experience in it.

i'm entering a contest with prize money, etc. so,
anyone who wants to go partners with me is welcome
to come aboard for all the fun (and possible splitting
of any prizes) -- or you can just offer me a few tips
just for the heck of it, because you're so generous
and helpful and whatnot.

i have a really neat idea for this thinger.

-$Zero... SoThanksInAdvance... ForAnyUsefulTipsYouMightHave...

You need to be a bit clearer about what you want.

see above. and thanks.

i'm entering the HuffPo contest.

http://cf.huffingtonpost.com/


Yeah, look, I can't be bothered reading that. Can you tell me what
you're trying to do in a couple of sentences?
--

Dr Zen

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injured pride, harsh words,
stupid things and remember
that we only have each other
between here and the void.
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