Very cool. I can (and will!) take lessons from your design skills. Great job.
June 14, 2005 ·
version 1.0 Scotty
Regarding the date jazz, as far as I'm aware (and as far as online horoscopes go) it all comes down to the time of the place you are in (commonly measured against Greenwich Mean Time); specifically as your birth chart is determined by the positions of astrological bodies at the exact time of your birth... and so, by extension, your horoscope is relative to your position on the planet at this time today (being in relation to GMT).
If you like (and you know what time you are born, location e…tc) you can go to astro.com and complete the required fields to recieve your (free) birthchart and (free) daily horoscopes. You will find that the time does make all the difference (no point having a horoscope for the day before!).
Not sure how easy it is to implement such an option for location/time in this widget.More
June 13, 2005 ·
version 1.0 Ricky Romero
Good suggestions, Erik! I'll add those.
The scrollbar bug should be reported to support@konfabulator.com as that's in the realm of the internal workings of the engine, by the way. :-)
June 13, 2005 ·
version 1.0 Erik
I have to echo the applause for the design, it's beatiful--and much better than a recent alternative. I do have a small problem, though--that is the text is a bit small at 1680x1050. Any chance of having text size a preference? Also, the scroll bar on the right is present when a horoscope goes long, but there is no ability to actually scroll...(?) Kinda strange. And what about a height-adjustable window? I know the width needs to stay fixed for the design, but not the height, so why not? Just a few thoughts...
June 13, 2005 ·
version 1.0 eh
Once again Mr. Romero, you've created a stylish and functional widget!
As an Aside:
Scotty, I could be wrong, but aren't those the same days you're talking about? For example, a North American June 12th is the same as an Australian June 13th... they're just off by half a day or so. But assuming you believe in astrology that doesn't really make much of a difference, does it? I dunno.