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Updating website again!
#1  February 10, 2012, 04:21:29 am
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So yeah...since Megaupload is gone and all, I kinda have to fix things on my site...there's a few things that I'm thinking about doing with it, but overall it needs rehauled badly. I'm no expert at HTML coding so I can't do that much fancy stuff (plus I rarely work with HTML as it is, so I can't remember everything I learned 5 years ago in college >_>; ). If anyone would like to help spruce the site up, that would be great if they could be able to do so x_x;;


A couple things I'm considering (which people may or may not care about here):

1) I'm currently redesigning the Downloads page so that it's split up between the Midnight Bliss Project, Shock Project, and Unfinished Works. Once I get the new batch of spritesheets out, the main download will be on the main Download page itself. I'll probably post the spritesheets themselves on the individual pages later. I'd like to put the images into tables or something, as to make it neater or something...

2) I'm thinking of completely getting rid of the Touhou Games page. I doubt anyone really NEEDS me for downloading any Touhou games, and the pages themselves don't serve much purpose (the Touhou wiki pretty much takes care of anything I was trying to go for here). The Touhou Videos pages would be the only ones to remain.

3) On that note, I'm thinking of adding a section for my RPG Maker game, Touhou Fantasy. However, I'm not sure on the format I should use for said page...


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http://xenomic.freehostia.com/


Again, if anyone can critic/comment/help on this, that'd be fantastic. I know I know...the site itself is an abomination, but we all start somewhere....I suppose >_>;;

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Re: Updating website again!
#2  February 14, 2012, 11:51:29 pm
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Ok, so now I need some opinions on this (sure, I can just DO it, but ehhhh). I'm thinking of adding a Midnight Bliss/Shock section to my site (separate from my MB/Shock Project section, mind you), just for the hell of it (and as another place for people to actually get these/look at them or use themselves). Any ideas on how this should be handled, or if it should be done at all? @_@

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Re: Updating website again!
#3  May 14, 2012, 09:52:16 am
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Ok, so I'm once again about to update the site (it needs it a bit anyways) and now here's my main concern. For anyone that knows their CSS coding, I'm trying to make it so that I can change my Menu that I have in the site (this also applies to the Touhou Videos and Touhou Games menus) without having to change it on every single page. I know there's a way to add menus in the CSS so you can change it on there and have it reflect on all pages, but I don't know the coding per say...can anyone help with this? x_x;;

In addition, I am thinking of removing the Touhou Games pages and just replacing them with the Touhou Videos pages (for instance, clicking on the image for EoSD in the Games section right now takes you to the EoSD Games page, but if I go this route, it would instead take you to the EoSD Videos page). Reason for this is....well...is a game page really even needed for any of these games aside from a download link?
Last Edit: May 14, 2012, 10:45:42 am by Reimu Hakurei

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Re: Updating website again!
#4  May 15, 2012, 03:00:14 pm
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It's not strictly CSS, I believe, although I've never toyed with it recently, but you basically have a file which is basically your menu which you slide into every page of your website, and the CSS will control how it looks.

Therefore, if you change that file once, it'll be reflected across your website. The CSS would control how it looks (colour, style, size, etc) only as far as I know.

I had a quick look at your site, it's cute, it reminds me of the websites created in 2000.

I highly recommend not doing your site like this anymore and instead go for a blog like site which basically builds everything for you.

Ever heard of Wordpress? It's simple to use and you can register for a free at http://en.wordpress.com/features/
You'll get a www.yourname.wordpress.com (so in your case, www.xenomic.wordpress.com) url
The limitation with the free one is I believe there's some (safe, none annoying) ads placed on your website.

Unless you're trying to learn website code, I think with the tools around these days you're taking the very difficult and hard route. Wordpress allows you to quickly build pages/sections/news and then you can choose from millions of skins to apply to your blog (site). Plus, the site will look somewhat more professional.

I'm sure you get sick/tired of updating every page everytime you want to change the site, so with this, you need not to worry about it and just focus on writing/creating, instead of the site.

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As for your other questions, it's your site, do what you want =)

Feel free to post back here if you want more advice or have more questions.
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Re: Updating website again!
#5  May 15, 2012, 09:54:48 pm
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I was kinda trying to learn webcoding a few years back (back when I was in college and I was learning this kind of stuff) so I could have my own custom site. Though I didn't stick around in college (money issues and all that jazz) and I haven't messed with webcoding that much since then, so I've forgotten a lot of things about it.

I've seen Wordpress used a lot, but I don't know just how customizable it is. There's a lot I want to do with my site (mostly for my MUGEN project and for my RPG Maker project), but I just don't know how to go about doing so (well, I think having them in thumbnail format or something would make the pages not so freaking huge for the MUGEN section, but for the RPG Maker section, not sure at all!).


And yeah, I do get sick/tired of updating every page...but that's generally due to well, the menu! If I can put the menu in one place where I can change it once and be done with it for every page, then I wouldn't mind this so much lol.

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#6  May 15, 2012, 10:30:40 pm
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In that case, it's best not to change into something you're not comfortable with.

I checked your host, it seems your package, the free one I presume, supports php.

Follow this tutorial:

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/include.php

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Basically, change all your pages to .php instead of .html, after you've understood the tutorial.

You will then make every page as you would normally in your favourite application.

The only difference now is where the menu should be, you add this code in all your pages instead:

<?php include("menu.php"); ?>

In menu.php you will create the menu you want there. Now, in the future, all you need to do is modify menu.php and it will reflect across the site.

Think of the menu.php file as the common1.cns of the MUGEN world, or state -2s and state -3s ... kinda.
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#7  May 15, 2012, 11:03:32 pm
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I'm assuming I can have multiple menu.php files right? So that not all of the menus are in one big menu.php file and therefore won't end up on all pages? Otherwise, this is exactly what I needed. Will take a bit to convert all of the pages to php but worth it in the end. ^^

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Re: Updating website again!
#8  May 16, 2012, 12:40:43 am
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You just need to rename the extension of the html files to php, there's no need to "recode" them. Renaming them to php just enables the use of php code inside it. It will still act/behave like html.

And yes you can have multiple ones, but this means you either gotta rename menu.php or change your code on all the pages to point to another. I prefer the former.
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#9  May 16, 2012, 01:32:13 am
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Yeah, I figured that out after I looked into it lol. This is definitely making the site a LOT easier to deal with though definitely ;_;

I do appreciate the help on this, I really do ^^. Now I just gotta figure out what I want to do with the rest of the site to clean it up some and whatnot. Making it look better than it is might be a good step forward eh? ^^;

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#10  May 16, 2012, 12:45:12 pm
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How you want it to look is up to you of course.

But it's why I suggested a CMS (Content Management System) route, a la Wordpress. You simply make the content in a little form, like a forum, and the system builds it for you. You're right in a way that it might not be as customisable as you wish ... it depends on code knowledge, some people can completely change how a theme (template) works for them. Others just tolerate it and put up with what they get.

This allows you to control how much you want on the site. You can have a front page with all the news, and everything else in its own page. I highly suggest you trying at least just to see if you'll like it. All the hard work is done for you, you just need to select a theme and build the pages ;)

But don't feel pressured. As I said, it's your site/preference, if you find it uncomfortable, etc, stick to what you enjoy most. No use adding more frustration.
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Re: Updating website again!
#11  December 01, 2012, 08:23:40 am
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So, I just found out, after talking with Ma-bo, that my site does not like to work with Internet Explorer. I guess from what I'm being told, some code that I'm using (probably in the CSS) doesn't work in IE like it does with FF and Chrome.





If anyone can check for me in their browsers to see if those pages work for you (or even if the front page has transparency. The news boxes are pink too. If those aren't there or very lightly visible, then the same problem is going on there), that would be swell. I'm no expert at CSS or HTML, so I don't know what coding is needed to make it work in other browsers @_@;;

Heck, if anyone can HELP with this problem so that it works in other browsers fine too, that'd be swell. Though truthfully, I'm honestly surprised that people use IE still. @_@;;


Oh yes, and it was updated since the last post too. Only on pages really...even though the Touhou Fantasy page still hasn't been touched at all since I don't know what I want to do with that >____>;;

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#12  December 03, 2012, 10:26:01 am
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Internet Explorer 8 Testing:

No news box (100% transparent)

No opportunity to test the rest of the size without being public about it -- can only do it at work.

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To be honest, don't worry about it. You'll be putting in too much time for little to no gain.
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Re: Updating website again!
#13  December 03, 2012, 10:46:22 pm
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I probably shouldn't, but thinking about it, I think it's because I'm using opacity in the CSS file, when it doesn't even work in any browser (I was trying to make the pink background a bit less transparent so it's not glaring. Yes, I need to figure out how to make the background not as jarring...).
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