I haven’t forgotten about Picwala, but I have been busy.
I am helping a friend start a new project. While I can’t talk about the details, I can say that it will be a Facebook application. I am writing the back end in CakePHP, which is an interesting framework to say the least. Some parts I like, and others not so much.
The good news is, all this Facebook application coding is getting me motivated to make a Picwala application. We’ll see where it goes.
Having fixed all the browser issues, I’m starting the setup program.
It needs to
I completed the first round of testing with IE and Safari today. At first, neither IE nor Safari was working at all. In particular, they were acting like the css wasn’t even there.
After a bit of twiddling, I made the test script a proper HTML page with doctype etc.
And, added the link to the .css into the test script. It appears that when you insert innerHTML, and the inserted html contains a link to a .css file, only Firefox actually reads that file. The easiest fix is to include the .css link in the parent document.
There are some minor formatting issues still out, but it all looks easily solvable.
Anybody want to add a picture index to your web page? I am looking for beta testers, and can even host the pictures here if need be.
Picwala 2.0 is complete and working.
I have a couple of little bugs to swat, and need to test on Safari and IE.
And I’ll make a handy-dandy installation program to help set up an empty database and test everything.
I’m looking for testers. Anybody want to set up your own photo library?
The rewrite is going well.
To be done:
I am in the process of a complete rewrite for version 2.0
This will bring the following:
I’m back home in Seattle now.
Still jet lagged, and already starting to think about the next trip!
I am in Chiang Mai now. It’s still hot, but there is the odd breez and lots of shade trees. After Bangkok, this is an island of peace and calm. Walking through the old town, I come across a Wat or temple about every two blocks.
I went out at dawn to get a few pictures with the magic sunrise colors. Some time I will have to come back with a tripod and 20mm lens. Still, the pocket sized Sony didn’t do too bad.
I went for a long walk today from Sukhumvit to Lumpini park, then took the subway up to a canal, and a boat back to near my hotel. It was unspeakably hot and muggy, but I got a few good pictures.
Off to Chiang Mai tomorrow, which is much more photogenic.
I’ve cleared out the old tags, and have started to put up some of my own pictures here.
The space and SF images are down for the time being. I like them, but think they will only distract from the direction I am taking.
There are only a few pictures up at the moment, but I hope to be adding more shortly. Keep checking back. Clicking new on the pictures tab will bring up all the latest.