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[ANN] Postbox stack
Hi, i am happy to release the latest stack….
Postbox
The postbox stack creates a content box with:
Header Text ( editable right on the page and sizable )
Image Postbox ( insert larger images and slide them to the desired view in the postbox )
Content ( place whatever you like in the content area )
There’s a host of features in the hud, to control the look and feel of this very versatile stack.
There will be free updates via sparkle for all owners, as this stack evolves over the coming weeks, with new additional options already planned for version 2.
Check it out in action
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Gary Simpson
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I have a copy now 
Very cool…
Do you already have a video demo of this? I would love to watch it… It would be cool if one could add a font stack to the header/title area.
Also, does your documentation give any recommendations for what original image sizes should be (or not exceed?)
Very cool…
Do you already have a video demo of this? I would love to watch it… It would be cool if one could add a font stack to the header/title area.
Also, does your documentation give any recommendations for what original image sizes should be (or not exceed?)
Its very true that a video should be produced to demo this stacks best feature, as its not entirely clear from the demo page what this stack is actually doing with the image.
I will try and explain a little further here:
What happens is this. Lets say you want 2 side by side in a two column stack.
You want an image in each, but are not entirely sure what the exact image size would be to fill each exactly.
This is where the stack comes into its own. You have a rough idea of the size of image you need, so just drag in an image that’s definitively larger than needed, and once placed you can go in the hud and with the sliders provided, slide the image around in the view-port i call the postbox, until you see the portion of the image you desire.
I agree with you on the font stack for a header option, The ability to add a custom font is something i think i will add.
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Gary Simpson
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Hello Gary,
Was just checking to see if you have done any additional development on this stack. I will probably purchase regardless as I can see it coming in very handy, but thought I would check since you mentioned possibly adding some font capability.
Hello Gary,
Was just checking to see if you have done any additional development on this stack. I will probably purchase regardless as I can see it coming in very handy, but thought I would check since you mentioned possibly adding some font capability.
Not as yet… i have been busy with other projects. remember once any stack is purchased, all updates are automated and free.
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Gary Simpson
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I am sure that by now you are quite tired of me coming up with suggestions for your stacks, but one effect that I kind of like can be found at http://fasisports.com/FASI/index.php
Very similar to the Postbox, but the title area for each Postbox can have a different color than the content area. Is that an option that could be added to your stack? I would think that would be easier than adding font options, but I could be wrong…
I am sure that by now you are quite tired of me coming up with suggestions for your stacks, but one effect that I kind of like can be found at http://fasisports.com/FASI/index.php
Very similar to the Postbox, but the title area for each Postbox can have a different color than the content area. Is that an option that could be added to your stack? I would think that would be easier than adding font options, but I could be wrong…
I never tire of hearing new ideas…. i had a look at the link there, and it does look pretty cool the way they have styled those areas. However they are using images to get that result, and this i feel is way to personal for any stack. But i will see what i can come up with when i return to further develop the postbox stack.
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Gary Simpson
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I never tire of hearing new ideas…. i had a look at the link there, and it does look pretty cool the way they have styled those areas. However they are using images to get that result, and this i feel is way to personal for any stack. But i will see what i can come up with when i return to further develop the postbox stack.
I also sent you an email to better explain my idea. Although it wouldn’t look like the example I posted, I think it would be great to be able to control the background color and transparency options for title/header area separately from the content area. Basically, being able to have a colored title area and a transparent content area or vice versa…
I also sent you an email to better explain my idea. Although it wouldn’t look like the example I posted, I think it would be great to be able to control the background color and transparency options for title/header area separately from the content area. Basically, being able to have a colored title area and a transparent content area or vice versa…
Whilst waiting for Gary to come up with a more permanent solution it’s not at all difficult to do what you’re looking for manually. All you need is to find the relevent stacks divs on your page (use the new (free) RW plugin Codafy or the firefox extension Firebug for this) and then apply some basic css via the page inspector. The attached screenshots from the Postbox demo page show a colored header and content area, which was achieved via the css below:
The red header:
#stacks_in_89_page56 .postbox_slice {
padding:10px;
background-color:skyBlue;
}
The blue content area:
#stacks_in_82_page56 .postbox_header {
background-color:red;
padding:10px 20px 1px 20px !important;
}
Pete
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Whilst waiting for Gary to come up with a more permanent solution it’s not at all difficult to do what you’re looking for manually. All you need is to find the relevent stacks divs on your page (use the new (free) RW plugin Codafy or the firefox extension Firebug for this) and then apply some basic css via the page inspector. The attached screenshots from the Postbox demo page show a colored header and content area, which was achieved via the css below:
The red header:
#stacks_in_89_page56 .postbox_slice {
padding:10px;
background-color:skyBlue;
}
The blue content area:
#stacks_in_82_page56 .postbox_header {
background-color:red;
padding:10px 20px 1px 20px !important;
}
Pete
Thanks!
I will probably give this a try - although I can see myself coming back here with questions 