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DONE IN JAVASCRIPT AND IT SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING ON NETTYSCAPE (NETTY IS A SPECIAL
WORD FROM THE NORTH OF ENGLAND MEANING TOILET. HOHO). The version here works, after a
fashion.
VERSION HISTORY
VERSION ZERO
NOT RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. THIS VERSION WAS GOOD EXCEPT THAT IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL ON ANY BROWSER.
THE CHARACTERS MERELY WOBBLED ON THE SPOT. IT WASN'T VERY EXCITING. BUT IT HAD RANDOMIC BACKGROUNDS!
VERSION 1
RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. THE VERSION MANY PEOPLE SAW. IT WORKED ONLY UPON INTERNET EXPLORER
THIS ONE MADE THE CHARACTERS WOBBLE INTO VIEW FROM FAR, FAR AWAY.
VERSION 1.5
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THERE WAS A VERSION 1.5. BUT IF THERE WAS, IT ONLY WORKED ON IE, AND NOTHING ELSE.
IF THIS IS NOT A FICTIONAL RELEASE, THE CHARACTERS DID A LITTLE SPEECH AFTER WOBBLING, BUT IT WAS
DONE WITH TEXT. OH, I REMEMBER NOW, IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL, SO I DID VERSION TWO. OH, AND
I ADDED MORE DIRECTIONS THE CHARACTERS COULD ENTER STAGE LEFT FROM.
VERSION TWO
THIS VERSION ADDED SPEECH, USING GRAPHICS. THIS VERSION IS VERY EXCITING.
THIS VERSION ADDED MORE CHARACTERS. THIS VERSION IS MAJESTIC.
VERSION 2.one
VERSION TWO'S MAJESTY DIDN'T LAST MORE THAN AN EVENING. VERSION 2.one ADDED MORE
CONTROLS TO THE PAGE, AND ATTEMPTED TO GET A WORKING NETSCAPE VERSION, BUT FAILED.
VERSION 2.one.POINT.1 (Special Netscape Edition!!)
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT CHANGES I MADE TO THIS VERSION. OH YES: NETSCAPE DOESN'T COMPLETELY HALT
NOW. EACH TIME IT DOES A LOOP, IT TAKES A BIT LONGER, WHICH IS FUNNY. THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING
WAS THAT NETSCAPE CAN'T ADDRESS NAMED IMG TAGS IF THEY ARE CONTAINED WITHIN A DIV TAG. SO YOU
HAVE TO ADDRESS THE DIV TAG... WHICH IS STUPID, BECAUSE THE DIV TAG DOESN'T HAVE A SRC ATTRIBUTE:
THE IMG TAG DOES! DUURRRR!!!! I FORGOT TO ADD THE SPEECHES TO THE NETSCAPE BIT OF THE CODE.
YOU WILL NOTICE TWO BROKEN IMAGES AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN ON IE, BUT THESE ARE LOADED
ON NETSCAPE, SO THAT THEIR SIZES CAN BE READ. IT IS VERY FUNNY, AND ENTIRELY IN KEEPING WITH
POKEY THE PENGUIN. HAHA.
IT STILL CRASHES OPERA DEAD, WHICH IS FUNNY. IE ON WINDOWS PUTS THE SPEECHES AT
THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, WHICH MAKES YOU WONDER IF THEY KNOW WHAT += MEANS. THE MAC
PROGRAMMERS GOT THEIR += FUNCTION CORRECT, SO I DIDN'T KNOWTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL
I INVESTIGATED IT ON A PC.
VERSION 2.one.POINT.51q (Special Netscape Edition!!)
THIS VERSION IS THE GOOD ONE, WHERE IT MAKES IT WORK ON NETSCAPE. I ALSO ADDED FUN TO THE
SPEECHES, BY MAKING THEM WIGGLE AROUND WHEN THEY APPEAR. PNG IMAGES WIGGLE SLOWER THAN GIF
IMAGES, WHICH MAKES YOU WONDER IF THEIR HEART WAS IN IT WHEN THEY WROTE THE PNG CODE.
BUT IT'S AN INTERNAL PIXMAP!! SO WHY IS IT SLOWER!!??