Amiga manual Website - Page 5

Yesideez · 15 May 2010, 11:16

If you don't know PHP that kinda explains why you're using frames. I did the same before I learnt PHP because modifying one menu file inside a frame is a lot easier than editing the menu in loads of pages.

If you've got PHP enabled on the web space you can use one of the most basic features - including files.

With plain HTML you can create a site on your computer and play with it until it looks right then upload it but that's not the case with PHP - you need to either install Apache and PHP on your machine (effectively turning it into a server - best to install WAMP or XAMP - Google them!) or upload scripts to your web space for testing (which is what I do)

Imagine this file...

Code:

<html>
<body>
  <div id="menu">loads of HTML here for our menu</div>
  <div id="content">loads of HTML here for our main part</div>
  <div id="footer">some HTML here for our footer</div>
</body>
</html>

Let's call that something like "example.php" - it could end in .html but we're going to split the menu into a new file - "inc-menu.php" so our script is now:

Code:

<html>
<body>
<?php include('inc-menu.php'); ?>
  <div id="content">loads of HTML here for our main part</div>
  <div id="footer">some HTML here for our footer</div>
</body>
</html>

...and in "inc-menu.php" all we have is this:

Code:

  <div id="menu">loads of HTML here for our menu</div>

PHP blocks start with <?php and end in ?>
Upload those two files to your web space and see how the menu file is included in.

Josh · 15 May 2010, 13:02

@Yesideez:

You have PM ...

Cheers Josh

Josh · 16 May 2010, 23:58

Optical update (not finished yet). Hope it is something you like...

Cheers Josh

Retro-Nerd · 17 May 2010, 00:21

Nice! Reminds me of an Amigas OS, somehow.

lost_loven · 17 May 2010, 05:27

can't get the amiga 3000 Eng user manual..

http://amiga-manuals.npage.de/index.html

anyone help out? it comes up with a error being damaged..

please.

lost

zipper · 17 May 2010, 06:05

Same error .

Josh · 17 May 2010, 09:00

Maybe your Browsers doesn't do what they should doing... It's working fine.

@lost_loven:
You have copied the link to my page, not the link to the link what should be broken...

Try the direct link:
http://amiga-manuals.xiik.net/hardwa...Manual-ENG.pdf

Cheers Josh

lost_loven · 17 May 2010, 13:16

hmmm didn't work, i will try again tonight after work on a different computer here,
thank you. maybe its this vista64 or something corrupted on my end.

lost

TCD · 17 May 2010, 13:19

Nope, says that the file is corrupted here too. Tried it both with FF and IE.

Josh · 17 May 2010, 16:11

Strange... At me it works fine...

Anyone could make further tests?

Cheers Josh

@lost_loven: Please try this link too: http://www..com/file/lo4tqz...Manual-ENG.pdf

lilalurl · 17 May 2010, 16:21

I tried the direct link from post #87 and it downloaded and opened fine. Scrolled a bit in the manual and not seen an issue.

FF 3.6.3 and Foxit Reader for PDF.

What do lost_loven and TCD use for PDFs? Acrobat? Browser plug-in?

zipper · 17 May 2010, 16:33

Mystic, fails at job and at home; winXP, Win7 64; IE8 and Firefox, Adobe Reader 9.3. Perhaps Adobe?....Confirmed; Foxit reads OK.

Josh · 17 May 2010, 16:36

Ermm... only for better understanding;

Is it a problem downloading the file or is it a problem reading the file?

Cheers Josh

TCD · 17 May 2010, 16:37

Vista, Adobe 8.22 here.

Retro-Nerd · 17 May 2010, 17:01

No problems here with the Foxit Reader, after an JPEG2000 & JBIG update. Which comes automatically.

zipper · 17 May 2010, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh

Ermm... only for better understanding;
Is it a problem downloading the file or is it a problem reading the file?

Seems to be Adobe reading problem.

gulliver · 17 May 2010, 20:20

@Josh

Excellent work!

You should upload many of these manuals, which arent on your site:

http://amigarealm.whdownload.com/arc...als/index.html

BTW the kickstart eBook on your site seems it is having a dead link.

TCD · 17 May 2010, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by zipper

Seems to be Adobe reading problem.

Yep. Maybe you could 're'-convert it?

Josh · 17 May 2010, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliver

@Josh

Excellent work!

You should upload many of these manuals, which arent on your site:

http://amigarealm.whdownload.com/arc...als/index.html

Thank you. I will see what I can use from there.

Quote:

BTW the kickstart eBook on your site seems it is having a dead link.

Not anymore - fixed again. Thanks for telling! (it was dead, because the link doesn't shows to amiga-manuals.xiik.net...)

Cheers Josh

lost_loven · 18 May 2010, 02:58

tried with firefox and updated adobe reader to 9.3 and still no go

It downloaded fine but still damaged it says,.. download fine. ie can't find the file dns error server can't be found.

15 May 2010, 11:16	#81
Yesideez (2b)\|\|!(2b) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cranbrook, Devon, UK Age: 50 Posts: 241	If you don't know PHP that kinda explains why you're using frames. I did the same before I learnt PHP because modifying one menu file inside a frame is a lot easier than editing the menu in loads of pages. If you've got PHP enabled on the web space you can use one of the most basic features - including files. With plain HTML you can create a site on your computer and play with it until it looks right then upload it but that's not the case with PHP - you need to either install Apache and PHP on your machine (effectively turning it into a server - best to install WAMP or XAMP - Google them!) or upload scripts to your web space for testing (which is what I do) Imagine this file... Code: <html> <body> <div id="menu">loads of HTML here for our menu</div> <div id="content">loads of HTML here for our main part</div> <div id="footer">some HTML here for our footer</div> </body> </html> Let's call that something like "example.php" - it could end in .html but we're going to split the menu into a new file - "inc-menu.php" so our script is now: Code: <html> <body> <?php include('inc-menu.php'); ?> <div id="content">loads of HTML here for our main part</div> <div id="footer">some HTML here for our footer</div> </body> </html> ...and in "inc-menu.php" all we have is this: Code: <div id="menu">loads of HTML here for our menu</div> PHP blocks start with <?php and end in ?> Upload those two files to your web space and see how the menu file is included in.

17 May 2010, 16:33	#92
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Mystic, fails at job and at home; winXP, Win7 64; IE8 and Firefox, Adobe Reader 9.3. Perhaps Adobe?....Confirmed; Foxit reads OK. Last edited by zipper; 17 May 2010 at 16:38.

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15 May 2010, 13:02	#82
Josh Lord of Amiga-Manuals Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kassel / Germany Age: 53 Posts: 552	@Yesideez: You have PM ... Cheers Josh

16 May 2010, 23:58	#83
Josh Lord of Amiga-Manuals Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kassel / Germany Age: 53 Posts: 552	Optical update (not finished yet). Hope it is something you like... Cheers Josh

17 May 2010, 00:21	#84
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Nice! Reminds me of an Amigas OS, somehow.

17 May 2010, 05:27	#85
lost_loven Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: winnipeg Posts: 358	can't get the amiga 3000 Eng user manual.. http://amiga-manuals.npage.de/index.html anyone help out? it comes up with a error being damaged.. please. lost

17 May 2010, 06:05	#86
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Same error .

17 May 2010, 09:00	#87
Josh Lord of Amiga-Manuals Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kassel / Germany Age: 53 Posts: 552	Maybe your Browsers doesn't do what they should doing... It's working fine. @lost_loven: You have copied the link to my page, not the link to the link what should be broken... Try the direct link: http://amiga-manuals.xiik.net/hardwa...Manual-ENG.pdf Cheers Josh Last edited by Josh; 17 May 2010 at 09:06.

17 May 2010, 13:16	#88
lost_loven Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: winnipeg Posts: 358	hmmm didn't work, i will try again tonight after work on a different computer here, thank you. maybe its this vista64 or something corrupted on my end. lost

17 May 2010, 13:19	#89
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Nope, says that the file is corrupted here too. Tried it both with FF and IE.

17 May 2010, 16:11	#90
Josh Lord of Amiga-Manuals Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kassel / Germany Age: 53 Posts: 552	Strange... At me it works fine... Anyone could make further tests? Cheers Josh @lost_loven: Please try this link too: http://www..com/file/lo4tqz...Manual-ENG.pdf

17 May 2010, 16:21	#91
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,289	I tried the direct link from post #87 and it downloaded and opened fine. Scrolled a bit in the manual and not seen an issue. FF 3.6.3 and Foxit Reader for PDF. What do lost_loven and TCD use for PDFs? Acrobat? Browser plug-in?

17 May 2010, 16:36	#93
Josh Lord of Amiga-Manuals Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kassel / Germany Age: 53 Posts: 552	Ermm... only for better understanding; Is it a problem downloading the file or is it a problem reading the file? Cheers Josh

17 May 2010, 16:37	#94
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Vista, Adobe 8.22 here.

17 May 2010, 17:01	#95
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	No problems here with the Foxit Reader, after an JPEG2000 & JBIG update. Which comes automatically.

17 May 2010, 20:20	#97
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	@Josh Excellent work! You should upload many of these manuals, which arent on your site: http://amigarealm.whdownload.com/arc...als/index.html BTW the kickstart eBook on your site seems it is having a dead link.

18 May 2010, 02:58	#100
lost_loven Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: winnipeg Posts: 358	tried with firefox and updated adobe reader to 9.3 and still no go It downloaded fine but still damaged it says,.. download fine. ie can't find the file dns error server can't be found.

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