2007-03-20 [Artsieladie]: Hmmm...Can't say that I have. I'll have to look at the two more closely with this in mind. :P

2007-03-26 [Artsieladie]: Hmmm....the Dracology banner/title's link info says it's a png, but it's not transparent. >?<

2007-03-29 [ArchangelGabriel]: OK, so what have we got so far?

2007-03-31 [xido]: No, it's not transparent because I made it, and my copy of Jasc is lacking in skills.

Lob, so far, we've got the above graphics, and I have outlined the wikipages to be included and organized. I will include all classroom material from my own pages onto yours, and we will split them as we talked about: Earth Dragons (myth, lore, publications, media, spirituality), Fantasy Dragons (myth, RPGs, publications, media), etc.

I can do all of that. Artsie has the graphics working. We still have yet to recreate that font without fuzzing it up. Even mine is grainy-looking. We have transparent bullets.

We should outline which pages will be incorporated as 'Classroom' pages (sectioned into units), and which are purely for information. We will make adequate links to all pages and sub-pages involved, so that it is easy to maneuver. We will also need a full list of pages on its own page. Like a Table of Contents. Our art galleries need to be integrated together, and could be sectioned into categories (sub-pages, listed on one gallery). If you and Artsie would like to worry about our graphics and galleries, I could work on organizing and linking, and together we could come up with the Classroom Units. The Dragon Handbook will end up being the only information that the Classroom will refer to.

Anyways, there is more to come. I will do what I can here shortly.
-will

2007-03-31 [ArchangelGabriel]: Ok, i suggest we finish the template before anything else.

The most important thing to do will be to decide upon codes, i would suggest <hd> to open the draco header, </hd> to close it, <div1> to put in a small divider, <div2> for a medium divider, <div3> for a large divider, <bd> for the bullet, <fd> for the flame and <dracologyt> for the title image

2007-03-31 [ArchangelGabriel]: On a side note, it's important that the dividers are thing and made up two separate graphics, this way when some one is using a small screen the images don't cause the page to spill.

2007-03-31 [ArchangelGabriel]: I think it's very important that we don't use the huge tag, it always looks quite messy..

2007-03-31 [Artsieladie]: If you put the <pre> tag to begin & end, it makes a less "jump-out-at-you" effect, too. I see the new Dracology image. It is a real png I see! Nice & clean & a little thicker, too. A little unevenly cropped, though. I only say this, b/c it will affect the centering of, if you want to center it on a page. One teensy-tinsy question: What happened to the red? :D

2007-04-01 [ArchangelGabriel]: It hasn't been centered, that's why it's off to one side... I just made a new image, i could make a different one if you like

2007-04-02 [xido]: So <hd> signifies a header? How do you know all these codes that are not on the Elftown page for pseudo html? ;D

"Lobsang: On a side note, it's important that the dividers are thing and made up two separate graphics, this way when some one is using a small screen the images don't cause the page to spill."

Is 5 pixels too high? I gave them some editing, to give a little change in the dividers. Edit it as you see fit. I agree, the huge tag is too large for most anything.

I like the transparent title banner. It is a little darker red, but not terrible. It might be nice to give it a little more contrast. And you know what I think would be great? A resting dragon on top of the letters 'RACOLOGY', or on a ledge above them. I think that would be cute and interesting. Even just a dragon head outline would be nice for effect.

We should use the large banner on Dracology's page, and we can size down the title banner for some other pages, I think.

Btw, m'lady, if you want an example of the spiral flame I was imagining, see Magic's Red (Fire) symbol: http://www.wizards.com/magic/playmagic/default.asp?dcmp=ILC-MTGCOMNEW
One major difference: let's make our spiral flame counter-clockwise instead of clockwise.

2007-04-02 [Artsieladie]: When I have a little more time, perhaps, I'll look again. I clicked in the middle & I waited for 35 minutes & it still wasn't loaded. This is why I don't click on all these youtube videos & such. It takes forever & you can't do something else on line in the meanwhile when something else is loading. I hate sitting & twiddling my thumbs. :P

2007-04-02 [ArchangelGabriel]: Trust me, i know pseudo html like the back of my hand - it's not in there.

2007-04-02 [ArchangelGabriel]: If you use the <img:Filename.xxx?x=0&y=80> to resize, that won't make it a live link.

2007-04-03 [xido]: I know you have a slower connection speed, so it's no worries. The fire symbol is also along the side of the viewer, and it looks like a little clockwise spiral fireball inside a circle.

I enjoy your knowledge of these secret codes. ;)

2007-04-03 [ArchangelGabriel]: Well, i've played around with ideas for the flame as you asked. The title at the bottom is a very quick, 5 minute, cobbled together image. Just an idea, i'll want some suggestions before i go further

2007-04-03 [Artsieladie]: Love the new images, [ArchangelGabriel]! Awesome! :D

2007-04-03 [ArchangelGabriel]: i'm not sure the dragon reallty works

2007-04-03 [Artsieladie]: I like the second one better. :D

2007-04-03 [ArchangelGabriel]: That's 'cause it's finished :P I'm not really much of an artist to be honest.. Maybe the wins could do with some work..

2007-04-03 [Artsieladie]: I've been playing around with a dragon, the word & some flame. "Course how it will end is anyone's guess. Even mine! lol

2007-04-04 [ArchangelGabriel]: i think if i do something about the wings it should be ok...