Comments on: What’s in the Bag? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/ Korea... in Blog Format Sun, 6 Jul 2008 22:24:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13233 Michael Mon, 04 Apr 2005 23:01:21 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13233 There was a documentary on KBS(?) some time back about the hundreds of toy (rat-like) dogs abandoned in Korea and kept in shelters, sad that people consider the animals a fashion accessory that can be tossed when they become a burden. Oh, and Mr. Marmot, I respectfully disagree with the other posters...please don't go with a "rice paper" background, it's kind of tacky... There was a documentary on KBS(?) some time back about the hundreds of toy (rat-like) dogs abandoned in Korea and kept in shelters, sad that people consider the animals a fashion accessory that can be tossed when they become a burden. Oh, and Mr. Marmot, I respectfully disagree with the other posters…please don’t go with a “rice paper” background, it’s kind of tacky…

]]> By: David Mason http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13232 David Mason Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:50:00 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13232 Yes. And, the ID line was much better at the TOP of each comment, so you could know right off who is speaking; for long posts esp i am always having to scroll down to see who wrote it, then back up to resume reading..... Yes. And, the ID line was much better at the TOP
of each comment, so you could know right off who
is speaking; for long posts esp i am always having
to scroll down to see who wrote it, then back up to
resume reading…..

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13231 sewing Mon, 04 Apr 2005 08:30:06 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13231 I agree with Jing and David that something in the background would be nicer. If nothing else, a lot of blank whitespace is actually hard on my eyes. I liked the idea of rice paper; or something similarly subtly-coloured but patterned/textured, without distracting from the text. I agree with Jing and David that something in the background would be nicer. If nothing else, a lot of blank whitespace is actually hard on my eyes. I liked the idea of rice paper; or something similarly subtly-coloured but patterned/textured, without distracting from the text.

]]> By: David Mason http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13230 David Mason Mon, 04 Apr 2005 08:11:48 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13230 Right, the stark white background is hard on the eyes. And what i liked about the previous comments section was indeed the alternating colors, and each screed in a box. And i liked the flags, so that we knew where the {ahem} opinionated gentleperson was posting from at the least (since few seem to have the courage of using their names). And i loved the drawing of the pavilion at the top! Mireuk rocks, but a handsomer one wouldn't hurt... Right, the stark white background is hard on the eyes.
And what i liked about the previous comments section
was indeed the alternating colors, and each screed in
a box. And i liked the flags, so that we knew where
the {ahem} opinionated gentleperson was posting from
at the least (since few seem to have the courage of
using their names).

And i loved the drawing of the pavilion at the top!
Mireuk rocks, but a handsomer one wouldn’t hurt…

]]> By: Jing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13229 Jing Mon, 04 Apr 2005 07:53:41 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13229 You know what I just thought of. Instead of making the background stark white, perhaps a textureized rice paper background would work. I mentioned the colour in an earlier post but didn't have the proper word in mind then. A soft peach or bone colour with texture. You wouldn't want it too dark or texturized otherwise it may make the text difficult to read. But yeah something akin to aged parchment would be grand. Perhaps some classical landscape paintings on the upper or side margins to give it an "oriental" feel. The blog is decent as it stands now, I just still feel that there is too much white. Though thankfully you've gotten rid of that awful central white block. The layout of the page used to look like text on the first third, empty white in the center, and links on the right third but actually more white space if you scroll down. At least now if you scroll down when reading, the page is only half white space. (Did you change the spacing to be relative to screen resolutions? I assumed you might have been using 1024x768 which could have been why you didn't notice a giant empty space in the page) The present format works if there aren't too many comments for one particular post. However, if the comments exceed 10 or so brief responses, reading subsequent responses is not as pleasant since there is nothing on the right side of the page to balance it out. You know what I just thought of. Instead of making the background stark white, perhaps a textureized rice paper background would work. I mentioned the colour in an earlier post but didn’t have the proper word in mind then. A soft peach or bone colour with texture. You wouldn’t want it too dark or texturized otherwise it may make the text difficult to read. But yeah something akin to aged parchment would be grand. Perhaps some classical landscape paintings on the upper or side margins to give it an “oriental” feel. The blog is decent as it stands now, I just still feel that there is too much white. Though thankfully you’ve gotten rid of that awful central white block. The layout of the page used to look like text on the first third, empty white in the center, and links on the right third but actually more white space if you scroll down. At least now if you scroll down when reading, the page is only half white space. (Did you change the spacing to be relative to screen resolutions? I assumed you might have been using 1024×768 which could have been why you didn’t notice a giant empty space in the page) The present format works if there aren’t too many comments for one particular post. However, if the comments exceed 10 or so brief responses, reading subsequent responses is not as pleasant since there is nothing on the right side of the page to balance it out.

]]> By: likejazz http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13228 likejazz Mon, 04 Apr 2005 00:02:46 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13228 Very good and unique design! I've become fond of this design. Very good and unique design! I’ve become fond of this design.

]]> By: The Marmot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13227 The Marmot Sun, 03 Apr 2005 23:11:37 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13227 David -- Thanks for the comments. I'm still working on the design, including the comments section. If you could, would you tell me what you liked, in particular, about the previous comments section (like alternating colors) so I might implement those features in the current design? David — Thanks for the comments. I’m still working on the design, including the comments section. If you could, would you tell me what you liked, in particular, about the previous comments section (like alternating colors) so I might implement those features in the current design?

]]> By: David Mason http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13226 David Mason Sun, 03 Apr 2005 23:06:00 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13226 FWIW, IMHO the new front page design is "OK", but I think the arrangement of these comments pages is vastly inferior to what you had before. I prefer the entire design the way it was more than a week ago... but it's up to you of course. May we presume that this is a Baekje Kingdom Bronze Mireuk (Maitreya) bodhisattva statue? Must be one of the miniature ones, I'm not familiar with it. Amazingly heavy jaw on that face, compared with the usual delicacy and almost femininity of classic Baekje works... Or could this be Goguryeo....? FWIW, IMHO the new front page design is “OK”,
but I think the arrangement of these comments
pages is vastly inferior to what you had before.
I prefer the entire design the way it was more
than a week ago… but it’s up to you of course.

May we presume that this is a Baekje Kingdom
Bronze Mireuk (Maitreya) bodhisattva statue?
Must be one of the miniature ones, I’m not
familiar with it. Amazingly heavy jaw on
that face, compared with the usual delicacy
and almost femininity of classic Baekje
works… Or could this be Goguryeo….?

]]> By: The Marmot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13225 The Marmot Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:42:37 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13225 Just playing with the background images... Unfortunately, you happened to be reading as I was doing it :) Sorry about that. Just playing with the background images… Unfortunately, you happened to be reading as I was doing it :)
Sorry about that.

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/04/01/whats-in-the-bag/#comment-13224 sewing Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:39:23 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1524#comment-13224 Excellent, yet another tasteful image! It's a brush painting of a waterfall and pine trees. Is this the marmot, or the ???? ???????? Excellent, yet another tasteful image! It’s a brush painting of a waterfall and pine trees. Is this the marmot, or the ???? ????????

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