Neocities

reaperman

2 years ago

i think it would be cute to have my guestbook linked by a love letter icon but. i'm unsure. edit: ok actually i have decided to do list: -get an idea for a different think to link instead of the guestbook on the list of links of the left sidebar -add a love letter icon at the bottom of said list that links to guestbook -find a different place for the tamanotchi (i might make my own n replace it)

whiona

2 years ago

New blog post: On mobile phones, the small web, and able-bodied privilege --> https://whiona.me/blog/2023/09-24-mobile/

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tsumugsfish 2 years ago

ive never considered this!! thank you for posting this + sharing your experiences, i'll keep it in mind while designing webpages. ^__^

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whiona 2 years ago

thank you for reading and i'm glad you gained something from my post! :)

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solaria 2 years ago

ive noticed this as well. theres this weird idea that phones=social media. but a phone is just a tiny computer really. and its so easy to make pages mobile accessable. if you have one column all you have to do is make sure your margins are percentages rather than pixels. and if you know enough css to make columns then you should know enough css to be able use media queries for screen width

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qrunchysnaq 2 years ago

This is a great post, and you've made a good argument for responsiveness in web design. And it really isn't hard to do, media queries give you a lot of flexibility. I can't be on my PC a lot bc I'm either at work, or trying to rest off fatigue or a migraine. Responsiveness shouldn't be seen as some kind of concession for the social media crowd (it's not), but allowing more people to access the indie web

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lhfm 2 years ago

Excellent blog post! I agree, but it kind of feels futile trying to convince zoomers who have little coding or technical experience who are nostalgic for a time they never lived in. "Best viewed in chrome at 1920x1080" is one thing, but I've seen people here on Neocities fail to comprehend that the reason why their site looks broken in the thumbnail is because it's a different resolution than their own computer.

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whiona 2 years ago

Fair point. Nostalgia is definitely a driving factor for this sentiment. I suppose if you never browsed the early web, it's easy to see all these fun, old screenshots and think that it was a better time for everyone. In some ways, it was better, but it was definitely an accessibility nightmare. We can bring the good parts of the old web forward with us to 2023, but some things are best left in the past!!

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whiona updated Welcome | whiona.me

2 years ago

Welcome | whiona.me

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fin600 updated The Starlight Cafe

2 years ago

izzie.html

astaryuu updated Star Dragon's Den

2 years ago

conlang/rokadong-grammar.html

6ooey

2 years ago

Added a new blog entry :3 I should finish up some pages next month (especially my art one oml)

teres updated teres

2 years ago

teres

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lupinus updated Vampire's Nest

2 years ago

Vampire's Nest

zombieweb updated enter

2 years ago

qrunchysnaq updated QRUNCHYSNAQ

2 years ago

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qrunchysnaq 2 years ago

Working on fixing up my code to be more accessible for screen readers. You might see some pages get updated without a log entry for a bit, as I don't feel the need to announce every step of this effort :P

whiona qrunchysnaq

2 years ago

hey, thanks for the follow!! love the colours on your site. your KOS-MOS drawing is dope :)

qrunchysnaq 2 years ago

thank you! :D

spacey-silly-site updated Spacey has a site now

2 years ago