On (30 Jan 03) August Abolins wrote to Frank Vest...

Hello August,

 FV> I'll try to post a different solution in my next message. Not as
 FV> elegant, but might be functional. Please forgive the length and I
 FV> hope it makes it out to you.

 AA> Thanks!  That was fast.  I see by your example that a well commented
 AA> file would make a significant difference.   All I really need is a

Comments help a lot. I use them to keep my feeble brain from freaking.
:-))

The code for the example I posted was generated from the HTML editor I
use. "EasyHTML" is a neat program and freeware to boot. I don't know
the URL right off hand, but you can search for "ToniArts" and probably
find it.

 AA> View the code for
 AA> "nikaocalendar.htm" you'd see that the basic structure is easy to
 AA> follow; however, once the extra code and text gets added, it starts
 AA> getting really hard to find anything in amongst all that code.

I did view it. Scared me. :-)  The stuff in the  for the
java... is that really needed?

 AA> Your sample inspires me to forget about the typical INDENTing when
 AA> working with
 in tables and just keep everything close to the left margin AND adding a
 AA> comment label for each DAY.

Indenting is good in some cases. It can make the stuff easier to
follow. Key, at least to me, is the commenting. Couple that with the
indenting where needed and it's a lot easier to follow. FWIW, I
generally indent when I'm putting tables inside of tables.

 AA> Thanks.

You're welcome.

 AA> BTW..  did you try the "Test #2 and Test #3" samples?  Do
you think an
 AA> actual image of the calendar is a bad idea?  Did you try the Java
 AA> calendars?

Flip a coin. Each has advantages and drawbacks. From my experience:

Images have the drawback of size. This includes bytes and the actual
screen size. A large byte size might not be a problem for a DSL or
cable connection, but for a dial-up ISP connect, it can take time to
load. The screen size can be a problem as well. Unless the image can
scale to size, it can cause the scroll bar at the bottom of the
browser screen to appear and force the viewer to have to scroll side
to side to see the image.

Java is nice, but unless the script can take input from the creator
(that's you) it still requires that you edit something each time.

Of course, this is just my opinion. :)

Frank

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