tiny_mce_gzip.php.patch

the upgrade also means that my WYSIWYG editor is back to the standard font and padding. i dunno how i feel about that.

UPDATE: to apply the patch, i highly recommend using tortoise SVN. because i like GUI's and not having to remember the command line syntax.

download the patch, and right click on it, like so:

tortoise will ask you where to apply it, choose the directory where you've downloaded wordpress 2.1.1. it should then tell you that it's found a similar file in wp-includes/js/tinymce. it'll bring up a split panel window showing the patch and the current version of the file. double click the file in the little window that shows up, close it, hit save, and then upload the changed file to your blog.

<span class="jsmail"><!--
document.write("<a href='mailto:put your scrambled address here' class='jsmail'> wp-admin [at] archgfx [dot] net</a>"))
// --> 

</script>

</span>

I also changed the 'contact us!' text to a human readable, but not copyable version of the email address. Now, get your email turned into an image, and we're going to use the image in CSS, so that even if a real person is browsing the site with javascript disabled, they'll still see the email address:

.jsmail {

display: block;

width: 129px;

height: 11px;

background: url('http://safemail.justlikeed.net/e/dd6330802be7d20f41dc95336e2acbfa.png') no-repeat 0 0;

text-indent: -9000px;

}

i like it. it's not completely accessible, but it's pretty good. it's reliable, and it won't be confusing to people with older browsers or strict security settings. Here's an example.

Kudos to MyBlogLog. they're pulling the same trick as feedburner's feedflare, calling images that are actually generated on the fly. It's a much better solution than javascript. the more companies that realize this, and starting running GD scripts in order to appeal to the myspace crowd, the less whining from people like scoble about wordpress.com's perfectly valid security settings.

i have yet to see whether it works, though. I don't know if i should have the community pointed at sbk.wp.com, or sbk.archgfx.net.

there's a simple choice. akismet is disabled.  akismet is great if you're willing to accept some false positives.  i'm not.

Seriously, you already got a custom template, and the right to run ads on a service that no one else does, and you want more?

I mean, there are people asking for this stuff every day on the forums. but they didn't get a sweet deal from matt. they got face value, possibly before there was even so much as a TOS.

They don't have the ability to change their template files, but they can buy a CSS upgrade. Components from other web companies? did you mean like meebo? or like flickr? del.icio.us? or perhaps you have an RSS feed you'd like to display?

wordpress.com stops you short in one place, and one place only. javascript. (well, flash too, but i've seen few complaints about that). the only reason you think that javascript is a limitation is because the host of a million splogs lets you add them. And you see where that got them. It's not a new limitation to the million of mypace users. or livejournal users. or xanga users. or msn spaces users.

so, yes, robert, i'd choose wordpress.com for any blog for myself or any of my friends. it's got the horsepower under the hood, without the stigma of being a dramafest for teenage girls. But then, I know more CSS tricks than most folks. and the flexibility of the sandbox is lost on those who don't.