Calling all wannabe coders!
I’ll start with the non-nerdiness…
I’ve had a lovely weekend with alice. Also some family friends came up from the isle of wight, was really cool to see them.
//Begin nerdiness//
Ok so down to business. The overhaul has spawned a new data system for a layout system I’m calling box. Basically it will be a little like My Yahoo but more versatile. Registered users will be able to select what they want to see and where, like yahoo, but users will also be able to easily write and share thier own ‘boxes’. The schema for these boxes is thus:
1 2 3 4 5 6 | <?php $title = "BOX"; $content = "Stuff here"; $author = "Tom Wright, Whaletattoo"; $desc = "Generic box, use this as a basic template."; ?> |
As demonstrated in this file: generic.box. Look at this directory for a selection of existing boxes: /boxes/.
As you can see the schema is very straightforward and allows calls to external scripts. The blog examples use another library on my server called blog.php. If you’re reading this, it has most likely been retrieved, cached and parsed using this. The news headlines use a different library which is much more accepting, but renders using javascript: feef2js.php. Use the examples to easily create your own boxes.
The customisation utility is in the works, it’s launch will coincide with the presentation of the whole system and the formal launch of Whaletattoo Networks Co as a subsidary of Nixoft Ltd.
